Please tell me i am not the only one that does this...

[haza1981]

I leave them on ...not sure but don't they help pollinate the other plants?

[Bountyhunter]

I leave them on ...not sure but don't they help pollinate the other plants?

The flowers wont come off unless they are ready but if they are sheltered then the flowers stay on for ages. They literally fall off when you remove them so they have already done their job.

[ddiogyn]

I must say i did notice that my cordon tomatoes growing against the south wall have produced all their trusses on the north side (facing the wall, where they're shaded, but also receive a lot of reflected heat). I was tempted to turn them so the fruit would get some sun, but then i discovered that this would increase the risk of greenback. That said, the bush tomatoes are producing trusses all over the place.

[HotStuff]

I have a bad habit of doing a similar thing with my Chilli plants, as soon as the petals start going brown and I can see there is a baby Chilli forming I have this overwhelming urge to remove the petals.

[Bountyhunter]

I must say i did notice that my cordon tomatoes growing against the south wall have produced all their trusses on the north side (facing the wall, where they're shaded, but also receive a lot of reflected heat). I was tempted to turn them so the fruit would get some sun, but then i discovered that this would increase the risk of greenback. That said, the bush tomatoes are producing trusses all over the place.

Thats it, throw a spanner in the works lol.

My cordons are on a south facing wall and i have the opposite problem, not enough toms at the back where it is more shady

[crazii_c]

i actually have a habbit of pulling off the flowers once they've been pollinated. there was no other reason behind it apart from it becoming a bit addictive, lol they come off so easily!!!

[ninjajane]

I do it when the flower with a tug pulls away, to make sure it was pollinated. And yeah Hot Stuff, I have to pick the dead flower off the chillies just to see my baby chilli formed

[Bountyhunter]

i actually have a habbit of pulling off the flowers once they've been pollinated. there was no other reason behind it apart from it becoming a bit addictive, lol they come off so easily!!!

I do that when all the loose once are gone. If the stem doesnt snap then its ok. I dont think i have foofed one up yet......so far.

I also take all the flowers off the cucs when the toms flowers have all gone, but thats another story.

The pepper flowers will be ready to pull off in a while. Oh happy days ha ha

So, i dont need therapy then? lol