The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Growing => Vegetables => Topic started by: egbert on August 23, 2010, 09:57:38 pm
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Hi
Just been out to look at my tomato plants which are just lined up against the south side of the house. They are chock full of green toms - but not showing much sign of going red. I would prefer them to vine ripen than bring them indoors but with the rubbish wet August we are having, does anyone know when really I should be giving up on growing them outside and bringing them in . . . It still seems fairly warm outside despite the rain, but we are almost in September and it will be getting cold soon.
What are you all doing with yours?
I am in the Midlands so should have ok weather really.
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cut all the leaves off then they will get as much sun as possible
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green tomato chutney mm :P gorgeous on ham butties ....drool will try to find recipe its somewhere around
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Try putting Banana skins near the tomatoes. They will help to ripen them.
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Nicky is it ok to take all the leaves off?? Am worrried about killing them if I do that?! Am clueless
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At the moment i only have stems and tomatoes in a bid to get as many ripe as possible the light must get to them
well thats my theory anyway.. i pick mine as soon as they start tto colour and ripen in house. that way next can ripen
has worked so far anyway