Flowers on plants in pots
I started some AG plants indoors the last week in April. The weather was bad
and the plants had to be held until the ground could be worked. Each week, I
started 2 more plants as backups. Finally, we got a few nice days and the
patch was tilled and 2 plants put in. Another was added 10 days later. The
rest were held as potential backups.
The oldest plant would have been planted about a month earlier than it
actually was. The plants have not started to vine yet but the oldest plants
have blossoms on the stem. Perhaps up to a half-dozen. Similar behavior is
occurring on some that are still in peat containers. Is this normal? Do
plants have a flower clock?
I still have several plants originaly intended as backups but will probably
discard them soon. I have found that a few cucumber beetle scouts have found
these potted plants.
The ground is still soft and damp in my small patch (14x20) . I will have to
put down some pieces of plywood and inspect the plants that are in the
ground. Of those with blossoms, do I leave them flower?. They appear to be
all male flowers.
Vining should start anyday if we can get some warm weather. We had another
thunderstorm and deluge yesterday. Any solublized nutrients were probably
washed out of the top 6 inches of soil. Looks like another "pray and spray"
day here in western NY.
Will these early blossomers have much of a chance?
Paul in PERINTON, NY
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