[Diana in Wisconsin]

I would take those first blooms off, then. You have plenty of growing season ahead of you and taking off the blooms will give you stronger, bushier plants. They’ll put their energy into roots, versus fruit. (And yes, a Tomato is a FRUIT! So is a Pepper.) Did you know that the “fruit” on a Strawberry is actually each of the annoying little seeds and NOT the juicy berry? That’s just the “host.” It’s true!

Leave the cherry tomato alone, because you’ll be old and gray before you get all the blooms off of a cherry tomato plant, LOL!

[Red_Devil 232]

I think figs are similar to a Strawberry. Didn't the Supreme Court make a ruling ... declaring the tomato a fruit?

I will leave my Cherry tomato alone.

Thanks for that info. How long should I continue to nip the buds off?

[Red_Devil 232]

I just opened the last jar of tomatoes I put up last year. We are having a chuck roast, carrots, potatoes and onions cooked together for the last few hours.

My wife and I can not believe how wonderful and freash these home canned tomatoes have been! Just nothing like them!