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Old 18-07-2007, 07:54 PM posted to rec.gardens
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Default Flowering plants.

"Billy Rose" wrote in message
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In article .com,
wrote:

Hello I have tomato and jalapeņo plants, should I remove the first
flowers to promote a healthier plant
or am I thinking wrong.


Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong,
wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong.
Tomatoes and jalapenos have been doing this for a long time. You might
get a bigger plant with fewer peppers, maybe, but why mess with "Mother
Nature"?
--
Billy



What about removing some flowers after there are already some tomatoes
growing? I always get a billion green tomatoes that all ripen in the same
week. Will removing some flowers hasten the ripening of the existing fruit?