The truth about the double flowers in tomatoes, remove or not
You do not know or not to remove double flowers on tomatoes? Together, let us listen to the experts. At the end of the article you make a conscious conclusion.
Agriculturists know - so it seems fans. And agronomists may have different opinions. Double flowers on tomatoes is the case. All right! It does not happen? Read and make sure the supporters of both theories are correct, delete or not delete double flowers!
Theory one, and decisions are different.
Double flowers on tomatoes can be in four cases
- Variety or hybrid is prone to the formation of flowers, that is to hormonal disruptions. As people are genetically prone to be overweight. Such tomato can, not waiting for flowers, pick the first brush with buds. This is not a rule. I watched double flowers in large-fruited tomatoes only.
- Bush is a bit stuffed. If the power is balanced, everything is normal, a lot of fruit. But if you went greasing, then around the accused terry flower, though because it has no fruit. Although the real culprits of excess nitrogen and superheated soil greenhouses. Outdoors, double flowers are rare.
- Seeds were collected from the first trusses of tomatoes (it is necessary in the second)
- Virus
The virus is rare. To distinguish it easily. The fruits of the double flowers are formed. Where did he come from? Insects carry...
Further opinions are divided
Some of these flowers are removed, so as not to interfere with others to grow, beautiful. Fair approach generally unattractive tomato is not only a large weight but also a large amount of waste. And sometimes, just ugly. That is, the proponents of that view, get rid of unpleasant work, and a little speed up the ripening of fruits rovnenko.
And if you have a virus, you'll know about it, if you remove double flowers? One can hope for the best and wait and then remove the ovary.
Others looked forward to what miracle grow at this time. Sometimes there are very interesting specimens. Usually, the winners of competitions for the biggest tomato grow out of these colors. Especially double flowers on tomatoes like Americans. There's the ugliest tomato with more weight - happiness.
Someone leaves a double flowers just because bush can bring a lot of tomatoes, and let's bring in their own pace. Tomato plants a little nobody.
There are ideological adherents remove double flowers, they say, the juices pull, delay the development of other fruits. The same is true, the question is how to you such a delay is critical.
There are ideological supporters of abandonment of such colors. According to their observations, if greasing is not critical, tomatoes growing out of terry colors will not allow the plant to fatten.
So, if you double flowers were fastened, and you think, what to do with them, ask yourself three questions:
- I am not against big freak?
- I'm interested to see what happens?
- I'm not afraid that my other handsome mature later?
If all answers are "yes", let alone double flowers. Do not break off.
If you do decide to remove the double flowers, do not forget that the bush overfed. And how will you solve this problem? The plant itself is trying to solve, decided to grow gigantenka you interfered ...
How do I behave? I do not touch the double flowers.
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