[Jamie Butterworth]

Is it bad that my tomatoes are flowering already

[Lardman]

That depends on whether you like tomatoes 

[mclarkuk1]

Not in a million years. 

Flowering tomatos is always a good sign!!

[Ice]

It also depends on the variety and the conditions they have been kept in.

[Jamie Butterworth]

They were sown in january and have been kept in a cold greenhouse, they have kept getting potted on

Hopefully ill get some early toms then

[Paul Plots]

It sounds good to me. 

[mumofstig]

YAY! I've  just checked my toms, in small pots in the greenhouse, and they have flower buds, as do the aubergines and peppers

I've just had my compost/grow bag delivery so I can plant them up in their 'proper' places now!  Fleece at the ready though...just in case 

[Nicki85]

My toms are all flowering... think it is all this heat so early on.  They are still in small pots but I will have to wait till some people take the ones I don't need off my hands- I have so many!! Then i'll pot on the ones I am keeping to many to pot on all again and not enough space now the squash and courgettes are also in the green house

[Paul Plots]

As far as I can remember tomatoes kept in small pots often start flowering earlier than those potted on more speedily.

Perhaps they think "this is it... no more space to grow in so better get on with the seed production...flowering time!"

There again.... they might not think at all.   

[Growster...]

Great to get them flowering early!

I always train mine by twirling them round a string tied to the greenhouse roof, so 'twirling' with flowers getting in the way, or dropping off might become a bit risky...

Interesting you've done this in a cold greenhouse though - sounds very right to me!

[Springlands]

Great to get them flowering early!

Interesting you've done this in a cold greenhouse though - sounds very right to me!

I have always started my toms in a cold greenhouse - my old granddad and my dad always said that you got the strongest plants that way whether they were for outdoors or indoors plantings and they always had good toms. Noticed some small flowers on my 100s and 1000s today.

[Kristen]

Is it bad that my tomatoes are flowering already

Yup, bad in the sense that you now have to start a feeding routine for them ... one more job to do

My Toms, sown mid Feb, already have "fruits" about 1.5cm diameter where the flowers were. Based on previous year's experience it will take a disappointingly long time from the first fruits being a "decent size" to being "red" and a certain amount of faffing around with Banana skins to try to get some Ethylene gas to help them ripen - but once the first ones are ripe they will produce the Ethylene that will hurry-up the others ... but I'm getting ahead of the game, sorry Jamie!

[Paul Plots]

Is it bad that my tomatoes are flowering already

Yup, bad in the sense that you now have to start a feeding routine for them ... one more job to do

My Toms, sown mid Feb, already have "fruits" about 1.5cm diameter where the flowers were. Based on previous year's experience it will take a disappointingly long time from the first fruits being a "decent size" to being "red" and a certain amount of faffing around with Banana skins to try to get some Ethylene gas to help them ripen - but once the first ones are ripe they will produce the Ethylene that will hurry-up the others ... but I'm getting ahead of the game, sorry Jamie!

We had a little pile of cherry tomatoes sliced in half on the edge of the plates of sandwiches today... no bananas though  :blink:

We are so looking forward to not buying them from the supermarket and having ones with real flavour.   

[Lardman]

We are so looking forward to not buying them from the supermarket and having ones with real flavour.   

I can't bring myself to buy them any more - not even for cooking. 

[Paul Plots]

We are so looking forward to not buying them from the supermarket and having ones with real flavour.   

I can't bring myself to buy them any more - not even for cooking. 

Personally I agree with you whole-heartedly but my parents find it hard to wait round to the time when I have them growing again in their greenhouse. The small cherry tomatoes on the vine are not bad for flavour - I was surprised. But... no match for the ones you can grow yourself.