blossoms ?

encore · April 24, 2019

I had started my peppers weeks earlier than my tomatoes, they are getting to be 7 inches or so tall, they are a month or more away from being planted out and are already starting to get blossoms, question is:; 1- should I pinch those blossoms off? 2- wait until they are just about to be planted to pinch them off? 3- leave them on? thanks---tom

SQWIBB · April 24, 2019

I usually pinch off before going outside.
Then I don't bother.
This year I didn't pinch any blossoms off.

guruofgardens · April 24, 2019

I pinch off all of the blossoms until planted outside.

zipcode · April 25, 2019

Depends. If you pinch now they will grow vegetatively more, but only if they have the soil/space/light to do so, otherwise they will grow weak.
If you pinch when they go outside, the plant will slow down now in putting size, which can be good if they were planted too early.
In any case I would not leave them on unless you think the plant is very vigurous.

April 24, 2019	#1
encore Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: wisconsin Posts: 536	blossoms ? I had started my peppers weeks earlier than my tomatoes, they are getting to be 7 inches or so tall, they are a month or more away from being planted out and are already starting to get blossoms, question is:; 1- should I pinch those blossoms off? 2- wait until they are just about to be planted to pinch them off? 3- leave them on? thanks---tom

April 24, 2019	#2
SQWIBB Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Philly 7A Posts: 739	I usually pinch off before going outside. Then I don't bother. This year I didn't pinch any blossoms off.

April 24, 2019	#3
guruofgardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: zone 5 Colorado Posts: 942	I pinch off all of the blossoms until planted outside.

April 25, 2019	#4
zipcode Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Romania/Germany , z 4-6 Posts: 1,582	Depends. If you pinch now they will grow vegetatively more, but only if they have the soil/space/light to do so, otherwise they will grow weak. If you pinch when they go outside, the plant will slow down now in putting size, which can be good if they were planted too early. In any case I would not leave them on unless you think the plant is very vigurous.