Tomatoe ripening

Good evening all, We are growing three Elegance tomato plants in our small greenhouse. The plants were grafted specimens and have done exceedingly well. The plants were stopped at five trusses and we have loads of superb fruits but they seem reluctant to ripen in spite of the hot ward(hot) weather. Wayering has been regular and feeding with Tomorite has also been regular. What else can we do to get the fruit to ripen or am i being too impatient. Is Elegance a late ripening tomatoe? Any advice would be much appreciated Curious.:cnfs:

 

Good evening Curious and welcome to the site. The first rule of gardening is patience.:lollol::gnthb: If you want to hasten ripening though, you cand place an apple or banana at the base of the plants. The fruit gives off a gas ( ethynol, I think ) which encourages ripening. Probably wrong about which gas, but that`s nothing new.:hehe::hehe::hehe::gnthb:

 

Dear Diatheplant, Many thanks for taking the trouble to respond to my query. I will try to exercise patience. Curious

 

Dear JWK, Thanks for your reply. The greenhouse is well ventilated. We have adequate vents and a door at either end of the house. Curious

 

I'm intrigued as to why the plants were grafted.

Other than that, its a waiting game, once one or two start the rest seem to carry on the process.
As Dai says its down to ripening fruit giving off the right gas.

I think its ethylene.

 

I kNEW it began with an E.:yho::yho::gnthb:

 

Jings ! It's July ! I think you just need to have a bit of patience. Plenty of time for tomatoes to ripen.
If you want to get them ripe before July the best way to do it is restrict the number of trusses. One or two trusses will give an earlier crop. Otherwise hold your horses and wait for those tomatoes to ripen.

 

Many thanks to all of you for taking the trouble to reply to my query. I will try to exercise patience and hope the wait will be worthwhile as I feel sure it will be.
On the subject as to why the plants were grafted they were offered as such by a commercial seedsman. They are reputed to be grafted on to a sturdy stock and be healthy. So far all claims have been met. The amount of friut is enormous.
Again thank you all. Curious.