"phorbin" wrote in message
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In article , ask@itshall
says...

:-)) Well Peter Cundall always says to treat tomatoes badly so they
think
they are going to die and thus flower early. I assume his reasoning for
that is to get crops from them. Whatever Pete says is good enough for me
as
his advice has always been woth following so I'd never think of
deflowering
at planting.

LOL

But isn't deflowering considered one of the rites of spring ...along
with the maypole, Beltane blazes ...and ...and (whispering) Morris
dancing.

Peter Cundall is now in his 80s so I think his days of deflowering would be
behind him. But when it comes to gardening advice, he's always been worth
listening to.