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Will green tomatoes ripen if I pick 'em now?
It's supposed to frost within the week, and my tomato plants have lots
of green tomatoes on them. Should I pick them and bring the green tomatoes inside and let them ripen, and will they? Maybe a stupid question, but... John Kuthe... |
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Will green tomatoes ripen if I pick 'em now?
On Oct 5, 2:58*pm, John Kuthe > wrote:
> It's supposed to frost within the week, and my tomato plants have lots > of green tomatoes on them. Should I pick them and bring the green > tomatoes inside and let them ripen, and will they? > > Maybe a stupid question, but... > > John Kuthe... Here's a good read: http://gardening.about.com/od/growin...een_Tomato.htm |
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Will green tomatoes ripen if I pick 'em now?
On Oct 5, 5:02*pm, Chemo the Clown > wrote:
> On Oct 5, 2:58*pm, John Kuthe > wrote: > > > It's supposed to frost within the week, and my tomato plants have lots > > of green tomatoes on them. Should I pick them and bring the green > > tomatoes inside and let them ripen, and will they? > > > Maybe a stupid question, but... > > > John Kuthe... > > Here's a good read:http://gardening.about.com/od/growin...een_Tomato.htm Thanks Chemo! John Kuthe... |
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Will green tomatoes ripen if I pick 'em now?
"John Kuthe" > wrote in message ... > It's supposed to frost within the week, and my tomato plants have lots > of green tomatoes on them. Should I pick them and bring the green > tomatoes inside and let them ripen, and will they? > > Maybe a stupid question, but... > > John Kuthe... Yes they will. Don't take any that are dark green, they will have tough skin, thin meat when red. Choose tomatoes that are beginning to lighten, preferably those with some 'white' on them. I always box them shoulder side down. Check through them weekly. You'll probably use the last of them Thanksgiving week. Some people wrap them individually in newspaper, but I have never seen that slow ripening or provide any other positive benefit. A cooler, dark room is preferable to a brightly sunny and warm one. Don't put them in an area that gets to refrigerator temps or you will destroy the tomato flavor. If your promised frost is marginal, you can probably cover the plants with sheets or similar to get them through the low temps. Don't cover with plastic as that transmits the cold. Good luck Janet |
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Will green tomatoes ripen if I pick 'em now?
Chemo the Clown wrote:
> On Oct 5, 2:58*pm, John Kuthe > wrote: > > It's supposed to frost within the week, and my tomato plants have > > lots of green tomatoes on them. Should I pick them and bring the > > green tomatoes inside and let them ripen, and will they? > Here's a good read: > http://gardening.about.com/od/growin...een_Tomato.htm That's good information. I too have the concerns about the remaining tomatoes in the neighbor-shocking front-yard garden. I picked about a half-dozen wave last week. Interestingly, the skins are somewhat mottled and kind of tough. Tomatoes are good though. Some have started to ripen, and there are still quite a few greenies. I haven't heard that there's supposed to be frost in STL that soon. The ten-day forecasts online show lower 40s at one point. Highs only in the 50s and 60s though, which will sure slow them down. Brian -- Day 245 of the "no grouchy usenet posts" project |
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Will green tomatoes ripen if I pick 'em now?
On Mon, 5 Oct 2009 14:58:44 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe
> wrote: >It's supposed to frost within the week, and my tomato plants have lots >of green tomatoes on them. Should I pick them and bring the green >tomatoes inside and let them ripen, and will they? > > It they're witeish at the stem end there's a good chance they will ripen. But green tomatoes make excellent pickles, follow a fermented pickle recipe. You can also slice, dredge in seasoned cornmeal, and fry them (fried green tomatoes). |
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"John Kuthe" > wrote in message ... > It's supposed to frost within the week, and my tomato plants have lots > of green tomatoes on them. Should I pick them and bring the green > tomatoes inside and let them ripen, and will they? No. |
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Will green tomatoes ripen if I pick 'em now?
On Oct 5, 10:14*pm, "dejablues" > wrote:
> "John Kuthe" > wrote in message > > ... > > > It's supposed to frost within the week, and my tomato plants have lots > > of green tomatoes on them. Should I pick them and bring the green > > tomatoes inside and let them ripen, and will they? > > No. YES! Do the newspaper thing. One year when I was a teenager, we had at least three BUSHELS of green tomatoes that Dad rescued from an early frost. He brought 'em in to the garage, wrapped each one individually in newsprint and nestled them into grocery boxes. In our root cellar (under the front steps, entrance in the basement, gravel/ rocks floor, stayed between 40 to 60 degrees year round. Where we kept potatoes, squash, onions, Mom's canned stuff . . . ) We only lost a few and had fresh tomatoes until Christmas! Lynn in Fargo But that was in Bismarck! |
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