cristate/ king flower on tomato

[FennelandFern]

Hello all,

I;m growing marmande tomatoes for the first time this year and I've got what looks like a cristate flower. Could someone direct me to a picture of one so I can be sure?

Issy

[FennelandFern]

[PurpleHeather]

Is that the beefsteak type?

If so, nip it off. The bull dust about them being a funny shape but tasting delicious........Is just that... Total rubbish.....

Put the energy into the proper ones.

[manicscousers]

all of ours have them on, always do, we leave them on  ;D

[terrier]

Too late! I've already nipped 'em off my Marmandes and Costuluto  ;D

[amphibian]

They don't taste better and are often weird shapes which result in dense patches in the fruit. I leave them though, those weird huge twisted fruit appeal to me somehow.

[FennelandFern]

Hello,

It opened today - looks like an epic mutant. I can't see why they would taste any better, but I'm leaving it on. If I get a monster supermarmande tomato, then at least it will be something to scare my colleague with!

[manicscousers]

there are some pictures of funny tomatoes in fun pictures, strange shapes ;D

[tonybloke]

Too late! I've already nipped 'em off my Marmandes and Costuluto  ;D

most of the 'beefgsteak' types produce cristate flowers, don't nip them off!

[Robert_Brenchley]

They taste exactly the same as any other tom. If you don't fancy eating them, use them for cooking!

[Jeannine]

Leave them on, you can get some smashing shapes.

XX Jeannine