4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[Treekeeper]

They are all still green. Does anyone know how to get them to go red when there's no sunshine?????

[sjp]

yes

first take out the growing tip then remove all but the top 3 or 4 leaves ,stop feeding them but keep watering them this makes the plants think there dying so they start the ripening process also remove any trusses that only have flowers on or very small toms

 

second way is to put the green toms or slightly ripe in a brown paper bag or cardboard box in a dark cupboard for a week or two this method they are not very tastey but they do for cooking

it's how shop brought toms are ripend hence why they are tasteless

 

you don't need sunlight to ripen toms

[chickencam]

When were they planted? They need quite a long season to grow to full size and ripen.

 

I agree with the advice to take the top growing tips out of any shoots, and hopefully with the better weather for the next week or so they will begin to ripen.

 

Are they indoor or outdoor? If they are outdoor keep a close eye out for blight and if you see brown patches on the leaves that die back quickly take as many green tomatoes off as you can because they will rot very quickly.

[Milly]

I had to pick a pile of green tomatoes tonight as they seem to be getting blight and I thought it was better to get them green than not at all. But brown paper bags seem to be in short supply these days - so I might try the cardboard box idea. Or cook them green for a change.

 

Milly

[Alis girls]

I use 2 mushroom bags from supermarket one inside other so the clear bit is covered - just sort of borrow a handfull

[WarrensWorld]

Keith Floyds, Geen Tomato Chutney Recipe.

 

Ingredients

15g/½oz root ginger

8-10 chillies

2kg/4lb green tomatoes, chopped

500g/1lb apples, peeled, cored and chopped

250g/8oz raisins, chopped

625g/1¼lb shallots, chopped

2 tsp salt

500g/1lb brown sugar

570ml/1 pint malt vinegar

 

Method

1. Bruise the ginger and tie in a muslin bag with the chillies.

2. Place all the other ingredients in a preserving pan and suspend the muslin bag among them.

3. Bring to the boil, stirring until the sugar has dissolved, and simmer until the desired consistency is reached.

4. Remove the muslin bag. Pour into warmed sterilised jars, cover and label.

 

Excellent with Pork especially Jumbo sausages........

 

We planted 15 Patio Pearl Tomato plants, this year,(thinks) a few less next year.......