Started tomateos to early....!!!

Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:18 pm

Hi Everyone,

There may already be a post about this but couldn't find anything on it anywhere.

I am in philadelphia and started my tomatoes to early (early march). A few of the plants are starting to flower already, should I let them go or pinch the flowers off?

Any advice would be appreciated. I plan to plant outside in 7 days.

Thanks

Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:53 pm

I started my tomato plants very early, in mid December. Didn't pinch any flowers off. Those earliest blooms have now been giving us tomatoes for about two weeks. Earliest tomatoes ever, plus flavor and texture is excellent!

Wed Apr 25, 2012 6:44 pm

We all start things too early! I agree with HendiAlex--just leave the blooms on and plant out in a week. If the night and day temps are right, the blossoms will be pollinated and you'll have tomatoes earlier. If you pinch off the flowers, you definitely won't!
Being in blossom should not affect the plant's reaction to transplanting.

Wed Apr 25, 2012 7:21 pm

Great Thanks!

Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:00 pm

My tomatoes and peppers usually have the first flowers on them by the time I plant them. I don't know where you are. I am in SW Ohio and I planted tomato seed 2/17 this year, pepper seed very end of Jan. Tomatoes have been in the ground for over a week, peppers about to go in.