early blossoms

better boy · June 9, 2014

I've been growing tomatos for a few years now , but never had this problem-my transplants have been in the ground now for 3 weeks, they are about 18" or so tall, and some are starting to put out blossoms, a few have tiny tomatos --should i nip thses off, or let them grow??

dpurdy · June 9, 2014

Better Boy,
I never nip off flowers when my plants are in the ground. With the breezy weather of late, we've had extremely good pollination in the garden. My plants have been in the ground for about the same amount of time as yours, and I have many fruit on my plants and lots of blossoms. This is a good sign that I'll have an early harvest this year.

I went out and took a couple of pics of a couple of tomato plants that have fruit developing.
dpurdy

kath · June 9, 2014

I don't even take off the blossoms that appear before putting transplants in the ground...so my vote is to keep 'em.

Not a problem!

Stvrob · June 9, 2014

Why would you want to nip them off?

KarenO · June 9, 2014

It's June! Let them grow, those are your first and maybe best or even only tomatoes in a bad year. The plants will keep growing as long as they get what they need. Enjoy them
KarenO

OkieDan · June 9, 2014

Leave them on. I had one set in the window seal, and ate it in a BLT yesterday.

AaronRiot · June 9, 2014

Just the advice I was looking for, thank for this, I'll let mine just do their thing as well.

June 9, 2014	#1
better boy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: massachusetts Posts: 14	early blossoms I've been growing tomatos for a few years now , but never had this problem-my transplants have been in the ground now for 3 weeks, they are about 18" or so tall, and some are starting to put out blossoms, a few have tiny tomatos --should i nip thses off, or let them grow??

June 9, 2014	#3
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	I don't even take off the blossoms that appear before putting transplants in the ground...so my vote is to keep 'em.Not a problem!

June 9, 2014	#4
Stvrob Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,413	Why would you want to nip them off?

June 9, 2014	#5
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	It's June! Let them grow, those are your first and maybe best or even only tomatoes in a bad year. The plants will keep growing as long as they get what they need. Enjoy them KarenO

June 9, 2014	#6
OkieDan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2014 Location: Sapulpa, Oklahoma Posts: 63	Leave them on. I had one set in the window seal, and ate it in a BLT yesterday.

June 9, 2014	#7
AaronRiot Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Toronto-ish Canada Posts: 14	Just the advice I was looking for, thank for this, I'll let mine just do their thing as well.