ONCE MORE... Flowers on plants in pots?

In a message dated 06/22/2000 12:31:04 PM !!!First Boot!!!, 
PDelm30578@aol.com writes:

<< 
 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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  >>
I still hope someone can clarify this for me. Two of the plants are now in 
the garden and they look strange with blossoms but no vine. 
Yesterday was warm but the wind gusted up to 40 mph.  All plants in the 
ground survived (all 3!).
Paul in NY.

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