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  • Megabloom on tomato plant: leave it or pinch it?

    I have one of those extra large fused blooms on my Black from Tula plant and was wondering if I should pinch it out. The plant is about 35cm tall and will be planted in its final pot in a couple of weeks.

  • #2
    Personally I would pinch it out.

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    • #3
      If you have other plants at the same stage, you could leave it for a mega-tomato, but if you're relying on it for early crops then pinch it out because it will put a lot of energy into that one at the expense of the rest of the truss.

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      • #4
        I would leave it alone. Even if it gives a large tomato or not you will get the next set of tomatoes at same time.
        Last edited by drunkgardener; 15-04-2013, 03:03 PM.

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        • #5
          i would pinch it out as if you do get a mega tom then you will have to support it somehow,unless it was already a beefsteak,then the result would be interesting...

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          • #6
            Thanks for your inputs, everyone. I think I'll pinch it as it is the only large black tomato that I'm growing this season so yield will have to trump novelty. Has anyone actually left a megabloom to grow on and did it substantially affect the growth of the whole plant?

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            • #7
              I grew some Raf tomatoes last year. A Spanish variety - large and very tasty! Most of the plants had a 'megabloom', which I'd never seen before. I left them and they turned into a very large, double tomato. They ripened and were fine to eat, apart from a hard core. This year's plants are already showing these large flowers, which are ready to open. I'm going to pinch someosome them out and leave the others. We shall see...

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              • #8
                Unless your trying for a huge tomato I'd pinch it out. Tomatoes from mega blooms are usually gnarly and horrible looking

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                • #9
                  I always leave megablooms. I can't say that I've noticed any impact upon the rest of the plant. As I understand it they're formed when its cold (so some cultivars are more susceptible) the later trusses don't have them.

                  I also find that the tomatoes on megablooms have more flesh. Which is what you grow tomatoes for.
                  Last edited by MarkPelican; 23-05-2020, 02:38 PM.

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