2006-07-27 13:59:04 · 6 answers · asked by jacobs5 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
When I started growing tomatoes I advice I got from an old time nuseryman was to leave only 5 hands (bunches) of blossoms and only 5 blossoms to a hand for a total of 25 blossoms to a plant. That way the strength of the plant will go to the fruit. Also, after you have the 5 hands you need to pinch off all others and pinch the tops off the plants. Have been doing as he said for 40 yrs. and I have nice tomatoes.
2006-07-27 21:35:23 · answer #1 · answered by Leslie S 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Pinching off blooms will reduce the amount of tomatoes and (might) result in a larger tomato. You can always fry the green ones!
2006-07-27 21:04:20 · answer #2 · answered by gilly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you don't pinch off the blooms. the blooms is where the tomatoe comes from.
2006-07-27 21:07:41 · answer #3 · answered by Sassy L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
leave blooms alone..pinch off the suckers...( they grow in the " V " where 2 branches split! ) this forces the others to grow..
2006-07-27 21:16:20 · answer #4 · answered by bigg_dogg44 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are so many different strains and varieties I think whatever your trying to accomplish has already been.
I leave mine alone.
2006-07-27 21:02:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
duh! if you pinch off the blooms, you won't have any tomatoes!
2006-07-27 21:26:34 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋