About 3 weeks ago, I purchased 3 plants from the nursery (all different
varieties) and they started growing quickly, but have hardly grown much in
the last week. I suspect the cold nights. They are planted into the
greenhouse soil.

They're about a foot tall and all 3 have produced approx 4 flowers each.
Should I pinch out the flowers? thanks.

Bertie

"Bertie Doe" wrote in message
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About 3 weeks ago, I purchased 3 plants from the nursery (all different
varieties) and they started growing quickly, but have hardly grown much in
the last week. I suspect the cold nights. They are planted into the
greenhouse soil.

They're about a foot tall and all 3 have produced approx 4 flowers each.
Should I pinch out the flowers? thanks.

Bertie

No as they will keep flowering as they get taller. You need to pinch out the
side shoots coming out of the leaf joint, unless you have bush varieties


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"Robert (Plymouth)" wrote in message


No as they will keep flowering as they get taller. You need to pinch out
the side shoots coming out of the leaf joint, unless you have bush
varieties


Thanks Robert, I'll be patient. Things will hopefully improve when the
weather warms up.

Bertie

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About 3 weeks ago, I purchased 3 plants from the nursery (all different
varieties) and they started growing quickly, but have hardly grown much in
the last week. I suspect the cold nights. They are planted into the
greenhouse soil.

They're about a foot tall and all 3 have produced approx 4 flowers each.
Should I pinch out the flowers? thanks.

No. Unless your tomato plants have male cucumber flowers.

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Should I pinch out the flowers? thanks.

No. Unless your tomato plants have male cucumber flowers.

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Hi Bertie,

Tomato plants grow fast untill the first flowers. Then the plant prefers to put its energy in to producing shoots from the V formed between the leaf branch and the main stalk. Pinch out these little shoots as you see them, and the plant will put its energy back in to growing up and setting more flowers hence more friut. Not nipping them out produces a tomato bush with lots more allbeit smaller tomatoes. Don't pinch out the flowers when they die back thats where you'll see the tiny tomatoes.

Tony

Hi Bertie

Don't pinch out the flowers as this is where your tomatoes are to come from. However Tomatoes do need sideshoots taking out and just the one main stem being left and they need regular feeding with a liquid tomato feed.

All the best

kathryn
www.carreglefn-nurseries.co.uk

Another tip for you Bertie.
Take an empty plastic bottle, cut off the base, throw away the top. Placethe bottle neck down at base of the tomato plant and put a stick in it to stop it falling over. Now you have a funnel to channel your liquid feed and watering direct to the root of the plant

Tony