my tomotoes are still green, some are very large and some are quiet small both on the same stem.Ones i planted later i have already had a good crop from they are all planted outside in sun area.How do i make them ripen.they have been fed on a weekly basis for three months only being a A/G for this season not got much of a clue i ve been told to pick the toms and put in paper bag in dark warm place is this correct others say just leave the toms to ripen outside, on the vine
2006-08-22 06:09:59 · 13 answers · asked by ken k 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
My parents have grown their own gardens for years. Although I don't garden, my mother-in-law swears by the brown paper bag method... it wouldn't hurt to try both ways, that way you will know for sure which works best for YOUR garden. Try the brown paper bag method first.
2006-08-22 06:18:36 · answer #1 · answered by carolina_girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine are the same, still green. I've only picked one so far and it wasn't completely red. I've heard you can ripen them in paper bags too but I think they have to be turning color a bit for that to be truly effective. As for me, I'm leaving them on the vine for now. Good luck.
2006-08-22 13:17:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the will ripen in a brown paper bag...if you leave them outside they should ripen, but you run the risk of having them rot on the vine. Good Luck!
2006-08-22 13:17:40 · answer #3 · answered by chartneck 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally I'd leave them outside to ripen but that's just my opinion. I'd worry more once weather cools and we get frost in the morning
They could be green because thry're not getting full sun. Could be this lack of rain in some areas stressing the plants. It could be you planted them late. It could be these are late maturing varieties anyway.
2006-08-22 13:16:40 · answer #4 · answered by Funchy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there are are several that are green, I would pick some (and put in the paper bag) and leave the others on the vine.
2006-08-22 13:17:03 · answer #5 · answered by Michelle O 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pluck them off of the vine, then sit them in your window sill in the kitchen where there's lots of light. Once you cut off a plants source of oxygen, (chlorophyll, which makes plants green) they turn a deeper color.
It will not only make them turn red, but they'll taste better, too.
2006-08-22 13:18:17 · answer #6 · answered by still waiting 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leave them to ripen on the vine!
2006-08-22 13:16:01 · answer #7 · answered by JAYMIE M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call your local Garden Center.
2006-08-22 13:16:58 · answer #8 · answered by kayboff 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try watering them 3 times a day
2006-08-22 13:15:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my tomatoes are still the same..plants need light...my grandpa puts them on the window sill and they seem to turn red..takes a while tho
2006-08-22 13:16:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋