Thanks Tomahtohs. I did pinch off all of the flowers. This seems all too familiar to me. I think I've done this several times in the past. It seems that if my tomatoes start to flower when they're this little then they'll probably never reach that vigorous growth stage. The leaves just seem so scrawny and narrow. I bet if I planted new seeds tomorrow they'd catch up in 6-8 weeks. I might try that just as a test and up-pot them MUCH sooner.

Just checked in (don't spend much time even on conversations lately).... glad to hear that it's what they thought and not the other. re: caffeine... reducing your caffeine intake really helps! And helps the stress management too. Take it from an ex-caffeine junkie. At my worst, 2 cups of coffee and 6-10 diet cokes a day!! (I LOVE diet coke in a can!) I've been caffeine free for 3.5 years now! Well, mostly caffeine-free, it's hard to avoid it completely... I was never a chocoholic (I didn't even like chocolate until my mid-thirties!) so I don't eat much of it... but I haven't given it up. I also drink decaf coffee... which does have small amounts of caffeine. I may have a caffeinated root beer by mistake once in a while (some, like barq's, has caffeine, some, like A&W, doesn't). I don't drink real coffee. In fact in the past 3.5 years the only real coffee I had was that first summer while touring in Scotland and it became more of a problem to get decaf than just drink the stuff... and I wasn't fully weaned. now, I'd just skip it! I cut back in a couple of steps... went from 8-10 diet cokes a day to 2, keeping my cups of coffee at 1-2, or drinking decaf if it was just as available. I was very proud of myself. I remember the conversation with my doctor, though, when telling him I had "cut back" from nearly a case of diet coke a day. "That's really good!" he said. "Now Quit." I have noticed the differences of being caffeine free. The withdrawal week was tough, but not as tough as I expected. Now, I am less cystic (my are mostly POS-polycystic ovarian syndrome), have less headaches, and show better stress management. Not too long ago I was out to dinner. When dessert was served I dug in, took one bite, and could "feel" the espresso hit my blood stream. And it wasn't pleasant. I was eating Tiramisu, made the "right" way! I don't eat tiramisu anymore, either!! Good Luck!

I was really looking forward to trying them with all the raves about them on this forum - we were very disappointed. I've had better tasting hot dogs from Oscar Meyer. And you're right, the texture was awful. I guess I'll go back to Boar's Head. I liked the texture of Hebrew National but they were so salty they were almost inedible. I used to get Sabrett's which were pretty good, but the last time I bought them (years ago) we got hold of a bad package and it turned me off, probably more the store's than the brand's but you know the drill. Maybe I'll try Nathan's before I quit trying.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. I don't think I was able to remove all of it, it was too tangled with healthy roots and I didn't want to damage them. It's not mushy, necessarily, it just had a lot of give to it when I touched it, like it wasn't as firm as it should have been. It was wet to the touch, not dry, if that makes a difference. Do you think I should try to separate the two stalks in case it spreads to the healthy one, or would that damage the roots too much?