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| Hi all, Is there any harm if my early girls start to flower before I can start getting them outside and planted? They're getting to be a good size, but I was surprised to see flower buds yet, since they're not huge. They're in 6" nursery pots and under T5 65000k HO florescents. |
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| The simple answer is no. You'll get plenty of "but..." responses I'm sure. Just make sure they don't get root bound before you can set the plants out (which is likely about May5-15 in your zone depending on where in the world you are). This means you should move them up in pot size possibly this weekend and maybe around April 15th. |
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| Thank you! I repotted them about two weeks ago into the plastic nursery pots, I had had them in peat pots and they were either too dry or overwatered, and starting to look unhealthy. I'll probably repot next weekend. I'm rearranging my light shelves this weekend to accommodate the growth of both the early girls and the cherry tomatoes. I probably started them too early, though I was hoping to have good sized plants when it came to planting time, LOL, guess I'm succeeding. I have brandywine and big beef tomatoes that I started later. Avoided the peat pots this time and have them currently in the 3" nursery pots. |
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| Exactly. Some will say remove those blossoms, but it depends on what you want. I wanted an early tomato, so in my case I left it on and got my "June" tomato. Kinda sets the tone for my whole summer if I can get a June tomato. Otherwise it would have been at least 2 weeks later. |
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