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Tomatoes
MMflower
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Hi, I've a few questions about the tomato plants I'm growing for the first time! 
- What seems to be eating some of the plants (please see picture attached) and what can I do about it? 
- My 8-10" young plants are starting to grow many side shoots. Should these be removed? (the varieties I'm growing are tumbling Tom and SunGold)
- I notice some of these plants are already starting to flower? Is it too early and should I be removing these?
Thank you all in advance!
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I'll second that.
A vote from me for slugs
Inspect under the bucket and under the rim might be a tiny little thing with a big mouth 
Removing the flowers (or not) depends on the plant's stage of development. If not yet planted out - either in the ground or in a container - remove the flowers. Let the plant concentrate its energies on establishing itself. More flowers will come along. If planted out, leave them.