FLOWERING EARLY

[Z Z]

MY TOMATOES, PEPPERS & EGG PLANTS ARE ABOUT 8" & ALLREADY FLOWERING SHOULD I LEAVE THEM ALONE OR PINCH THE FLOWERS OFF IN HOPES TO COME BACK IN A FEW WEEKS WHEN THE PLANTS ARE BIGGER? ZZ

[The Cook]

Mother Nature takes care of all of that. If the plants are mature enough to produce fruit, the blossoms will set fruit. If not, the blossoms drop.

[DigitalVinyl]

If you are in the NorthEast's heatwave that may be a contributing factor. The plants think it is july-august and time to reproduce or die with the coming fall. I've seen quite a few flowers tomatoes and pepper at the stores.

DiGiTAL ViNYL (no email) Zone 6b/7, Westchester Co, NY,

[Maryc]

I have never pinched off the flowers and the plants get pleanty bi enough by the time there are fruits on the vine

-- Maryc