http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/fc667566-eb5b-425c-aa58-a57caa4ccdd5?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/fc667566-eb5b-425c-aa58-a57caa4ccdd5#ff7d11ab-0643-4be8-9ac4-5ced38356ee3 My mom let them flower too, and used stakes to keep the stems from weighing down too much, just like in an outdoor garden perhaps! Sat, 17 May 2008 22:32:20 GMT http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/fc667566-eb5b-425c-aa58-a57caa4ccdd5#ff7d11ab-0643-4be8-9ac4-5ced38356ee3 ElvenPath 2008-05-17T22:32:20Z http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/fc667566-eb5b-425c-aa58-a57caa4ccdd5#e1a5e227-9cf2-4a09-84ff-a188dc22649f I just let 'em go. I want those tomatoes as early as possible and tomato plants don't stunt easily. Sat, 17 May 2008 00:59:10 GMT http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/fc667566-eb5b-425c-aa58-a57caa4ccdd5#e1a5e227-9cf2-4a09-84ff-a188dc22649f Steve e 2008-05-17T00:59:10Z http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/fc667566-eb5b-425c-aa58-a57caa4ccdd5#e5128b1c-f7e2-4e4f-a947-f288d28aa52b I say let them flower, but prune side branches and stick them in the ground too. Fri, 16 May 2008 19:14:28 GMT http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/fc667566-eb5b-425c-aa58-a57caa4ccdd5#e5128b1c-f7e2-4e4f-a947-f288d28aa52b Băd-Dăwg 2008-05-16T19:14:28Z http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/fc667566-eb5b-425c-aa58-a57caa4ccdd5#a582057c-46cf-4043-81db-759ac87aee02 first i just have to say that i really appreciate the wisdom and generosity of this tribe. it seems like every other day i have some simple little question that i really should know, and that i feel silly asking about, and yet i ask, and you all answer, and don't make me feel like an idiot. so thank you! so my question of the day is, how big do tomatoes need to get before you let them flower? mine are about a foot tall and it seems like i pick the flower buds off every single day. they're actually twice that tall, i trench planted them, they've been growing since mid-february. and they really want to bloom! i've only grown starts from the nursery before, and i remember them being at least 3 feet tall before they even started to think about flowering. so maybe mine are happier? or maybe they're more stressed? they've been in the ground a whole 3 weeks or so. what would you say is a minimum height? and if i do let them start fruiting, will they really slow down their vegetative growth, or will they keep growing since it's so early in the season? Fri, 16 May 2008 16:35:18 GMT http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/fc667566-eb5b-425c-aa58-a57caa4ccdd5#a582057c-46cf-4043-81db-759ac87aee02 maria pureza 2008-05-16T16:35:18Z