TOMATO GROWING THREAD 2020

a nearly ripe Sungold. Is there something wrong? Not sure whether to eat or throw away

 

Taste it and see.

 

@Redwing
nope. just couldnt do it in case it was nasty and it might put me off tomatoes. Im funny like that. In the bin it goes.

 

Well atleast cut it open first and see what its like inside.

 

Sungold looks like that when not ripe as do many other varieties it is usually green gel around the seeds. Do as pete suggests and cut it open or leave it in a warm place to ripen a little more, I pick sungold at that stage of ripeness (a) because i like the tang of the green gel (b) if you leave sungold on the plant too long they split.
Regda Sandy

 

Wondering if it's time to take the growing points out of some of my polytunnel tomatoes.

I've got a horizontal cane suspended from the apex, and let some grow to their full potential just in case we get good weather into autumn.

 

I appear to be growing mutant black pineapple tomatoes! I’m used to cat face toms but I’ve never seen anything like this! At least 10 other tomatoes like this!

 

Im pretty sure that by this time last year and years previous to that I was picking my tomatoes a big bowl full very regularly. This year apart from the occasional Sungold I have plants covered in green tresses with no hint of a colour change. Im also growing Piccolo. Is my mind playing tricks on me or are they really late this year? Im starting to lose patience (not that thats ever been my strong point)

 

@JWK no they are in hottest sunniest part of the garden. Usually ideal spot for them. Im thinking they may have been late starting off due to unavailability of plants this year. I thought they'd catch up.

 

Just a question,
Is there any real evidence that tomatoes need sun to ripen, I mean I know it sounds like a stupid question, but I'm thinking of the old method of putting unripe ones in a drawer, indoors at the end of the season.

Due to the fact I planted Physalis next to my toms this year they have been overshadowed and get almost no sunshine, the plants are stunted, but the toms are ripening.

So is it more that they will only start to ripen when they reach a certain size or age.

Also we have the gas effect, and once one starts to ripen the rest do as well.

 

Picked and tasted the first of my toms, Gardeners Delight grown from seed supplied from our very own JWK, Delight it was, full of flavour, sweet and juicy.

My dilemma, do I eat them all or save some for seed?

I will save some seed, I just have to.

Thankyou so much John