pick off flowers or leave???

DelawareDave · March 21, 2015

I have patio cherries, and dwarf beef steaks. They were just potted from 5" square containers to 9" rounds and buried about 3" up there stem to first set of leaves. All are 16-20" tall and both types are determinate bush type tomatoes. They all are just starting to flower, Should I pick them or leave them on???

Worth1 · March 21, 2015

Due to the size of the containers and the growth habits of these varieties I would say leave them on.
I dont even have to think about it.

Worth

DelawareDave · March 21, 2015

Worth1: thanks that's what I figured, but I've always grown heirloom tomatoes outside in my garden so I have no experience with dwarf type tomatoes

KarenO · March 21, 2015

I agree with Worth, definitely let them be. Have a great garden season!
KarenO

maf · March 21, 2015

Yes, some people will say that plants that flower too early will suffer in production terms later on. I say it is a trade off worth making: some earlier tomatoes in exchange for a slight reduction in production at a time when there is a glut of tomatoes.

March 21, 2015	#2
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Due to the size of the containers and the growth habits of these varieties I would say leave them on. I dont even have to think about it. Worth

March 21, 2015	#3
DelawareDave Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Delaware Posts: 34	Worth1: thanks that's what I figured, but I've always grown heirloom tomatoes outside in my garden so I have no experience with dwarf type tomatoes

March 21, 2015	#4
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	I agree with Worth, definitely let them be. Have a great garden season! KarenO

March 21, 2015	#5
maf Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: England Posts: 512	Yes, some people will say that plants that flower too early will suffer in production terms later on. I say it is a trade off worth making: some earlier tomatoes in exchange for a slight reduction in production at a time when there is a glut of tomatoes.