Plants are starting to flower..?

Ghawdex · April 9, 2015

Hello all,

I have about 3 plants that are starting to flower, isn't it too early for them?

Should I pinch them off?

http://imgur.com/cnryUic

JamesL · April 9, 2015

Depends on if you want early tomatoes or not. It may or may not, depending on who you ask, affect later season production. I have done both and not noticed a production difference either way.
These days I buzz them with the toothbrush to make sure they pollinate and give me that early tomato. Especially when you have plenty of plants without early flowers.

efisakov · April 9, 2015

I planted my with flowers. Plants do drop flowers on their own if it is to cold, to hot, not enough nutrients etc... I would take a chance.
Just my opinion, others might have different one.

Worth1 · April 9, 2015

In my experience they will fall off anyway.

Worth

Lindalana · April 9, 2015

I keep it. In shorter summer areas one can not refuse early tomatoes.
Though for zone 5? aren't you a bit on early side with this size of plant?

April 9, 2015	#1
Ghawdex Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NY Posts: 22	Plants are starting to flower..? Hello all, I have about 3 plants that are starting to flower, isn't it too early for them? Should I pinch them off? http://imgur.com/cnryUic

April 9, 2015	#3
efisakov Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NJ, zone 7 Posts: 3,162	I planted my with flowers. Plants do drop flowers on their own if it is to cold, to hot, not enough nutrients etc... I would take a chance. Just my opinion, others might have different one. __________________ Ella God comes along and says, "I think I'm going to create THE tomato!”

April 9, 2015	#2
JamesL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 1,992	Depends on if you want early tomatoes or not. It may or may not, depending on who you ask, affect later season production. I have done both and not noticed a production difference either way. These days I buzz them with the toothbrush to make sure they pollinate and give me that early tomato. Especially when you have plenty of plants without early flowers.

April 9, 2015	#4
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	In my experience they will fall off anyway. Worth

April 9, 2015	#5
Lindalana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 857	I keep it. In shorter summer areas one can not refuse early tomatoes. Though for zone 5? aren't you a bit on early side with this size of plant?