Is it too early for my tomato plants to blossom?

Question

My cherry tomato plant is only about 9 inches high, and already has three blossoms on it. My roma tomato plant is about 14 inches high and also has three blossoms on it.

Is it too soon for them to blossom? Should I pinch off the blossoms until the plants have gotten larger?

Answer 1

Don't pinch them off. The plant knows when it is ready to blossom. I am in zone 7B and planted my tomatoes a month ago. I already have 7 tomatoes and lots of blossoms.

Answer 2

If you have a standard cherry tomato plant that is 9 inches tall and it is already blossoming. You have a stressed out plant. They should not be flowering at this time. Get rid of these blossoms, If the plants are in pots, they are probably root bound.

The entire reason veggie plants are there is to make seeds for the next season. That is what they are genetically programed to do. When they are stressed they will speed up the proccess to create seeds, which begins with a flower. Pinching them off will not keep them from flowering again, it will allow the plant to focus its energy on growing and not on making tomatoes. But first find out why they are stressed and fix that.

Answer 3

No, they are ready to produce some tomatoes. If you pinch it off, it may not bloom at all anymore. Just make sure you keep them staked and tied. I just planted my plants last week. They are only about 6 inches tall. You are way ahead of me. :)

Answer 4

I live in NC and I have 30 tomato plants and all of them have blooms on them, can't wait for a tomato sandwich!

Answer 5

whether the blossoms set fruit relies upon on the evening temps. If the nights are too heat, there will be no fruit set. not something you're able to do approximately it yet anticipate cooler nights. yet a minimum of relax certain that your plant life are not sick, that is merely the character of the beast.