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To grow these tomatoes to maximum size, remove most of the flower buds or young tomatoes so that only a few per plant are allowed to ripen.
Perennials.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 12 June 2025
This gives the plants adequate time to make new growth and form flower buds for next spring.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Snip fading flowers off of dahlias so the plant continues to put its energy into producing new flower buds rather than seeds.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 June 2025
Pinch flowers and flower buds off seedlings before planting seedlings.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 12 June 2025
This gives the plants adequate time to make new growth and form flower buds for next spring.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Snip fading flowers off of dahlias so the plant continues to put its energy into producing new flower buds rather than seeds.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 June 2025
Pinch flowers and flower buds off seedlings before planting seedlings.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
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“Flower bud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flower%20bud. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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