Grosse Lisse - Not Ripening

[Rayband]

Just found this group, hoping someone can enlighten me on why my heavy
cropping tomato plants havent ripened.

I live just outside brisbane,QLD. The plants are in raised beds and get most
of the days sunlight. They have been fed with a basic tomato feed...I
believe these should of ripened weeks ago.....

Many thanks if you read this!!

[ant[_2_]]

Rayband wrote:
> Just found this group, hoping someone can enlighten me on why my heavy
> cropping tomato plants havent ripened.
>
> I live just outside brisbane,QLD. The plants are in raised beds and
> get most of the days sunlight. They have been fed with a basic tomato
> feed...I believe these should of ripened weeks ago.....
>
> Many thanks if you read this!!

More potassium, less nitrogen? Maybe there's so many fruit on, they aren't
getting enough food to go round?

--
ant

[gardenlen]

g'day rayband,

tomaotes are a summer crop for our region and i find if you can keep
them gong through witner maturing and ripening are a whole lot slower
no matter waht you do, could be to do with the hsorter hours in the
day, the plants grow well but the fruit is slow.

i would leave them on the vine and maybe patient a bit more.

also as this is the slow period for plants maybe no feeding? i don't
do any feeding at all preffering to rely on green mulch hays for
nutrients for my gardens.

i have tomatoes growing the fruits are very slow waht i would expect
though.

better season for cabbages, broccoli, cualiflower, silverbeet etc.,.



On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 20:41:35 +1000, "Rayband" > wrote:

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[Andrew Gabb]

Rayband wrote:
> Just found this group, hoping someone can enlighten me on why my heavy
> cropping tomato plants havent ripened.
>
> I live just outside brisbane,QLD. The plants are in raised beds and get most
> of the days sunlight. They have been fed with a basic tomato feed...I
> believe these should of ripened weeks ago.....

Different climate, but one trick down here to use with tomatoes is
to withhold water for about a week, which sets the fruit. ("We're
all gonna die! Lets make children!")

Andrew
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Andrew Gabb
email: Adelaide, South Australia
phone: +61 8 8342-1021
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[Rayband]

Thanks for the responses, i have a couple of things to try.
I will hold off riping the things out for a few more weeks....
In future leave them alone for winter.......

Thanks again.

[ant[_2_]]

Rayband wrote:
> Thanks for the responses, i have a couple of things to try.
> I will hold off riping the things out for a few more weeks....
> In future leave them alone for winter.......


Not so! this could be a great thing to do... as soon as they're ready, they
might ripen up and you'll have the earliest tomatoes ever. Although I fear
they might go turgid and watery.

Canberra gardeners have great fun every year, trying to get tomatoes by
Christmas. I did it once, but the plants were disgusted and wouldn't give me
any more until march. The late and early frosts, the cold soil that persists
into spring...

I don't think i've ever managed to grow tomatoes up on my mountain. A nice
challenge for the future.

--
ant

[John Savage]

"Rayband" > writes:
>Thanks for the responses, i have a couple of things to try.
>I will hold off riping the things out for a few more weeks....
>In future leave them alone for winter.......

Don't waste your green tomatoes. Turn them into green tomato chutney:
tomatoes + onions + a few spices & chillies. I reckon a google search
would turn up a good selection of recipes.
--
John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)

[Chookie]

In article >, "ant" >
wrote:

> Canberra gardeners have great fun every year, trying to get tomatoes by
> Christmas. I did it once, but the plants were disgusted and wouldn't give me
> any more until march. The late and early frosts, the cold soil that persists
> into spring...

Gosh, I can't manage it easily in Sydney! Trying again this year. Planted
punnets of Broad Ripple Yellow Current, Tommy Toe, Wapsipinicon Peach and
Purplr Cherokee. We'll see if I can manage any fruit before Christmas. I
have hopes that the cherry tomatoes might manage it. Will also try Peter
Cundall's trick of adding potash when I plant them out.

> I don't think I've ever managed to grow tomatoes up on my mountain. A nice
> challenge for the future.

I would imagine! I'd suggest somewhere NE-facing, and out of the wind --
maybe one of those sunken gardens. Do you have chooks to help with the
creation of organic matter?

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may
start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled."
Kerry Cue

[ant[_2_]]

Chookie wrote:
> In article >, "ant"
>> I don't think I've ever managed to grow tomatoes up on my mountain.
>> A nice challenge for the future.
>
> I would imagine! I'd suggest somewhere NE-facing, and out of the
> wind -- maybe one of those sunken gardens. Do you have chooks to
> help with the creation of organic matter?

Out of the wind, ho ho ho! No such place, sadly. No chooks, you need to be
here all the time, and the foxes are very active. Chook manure is pretty
amazing stuff but it's no good fresh, it'll fry everything for miles.
Sadly, I think tomatoes are something I'll have to keep buying. Maybe a
sunken garden might work... worth a try.

--
ant

[Jonno[_1_]]

ant wrote:
> Chookie wrote:
>
>>In article >, "ant"
>>
>>>I don't think I've ever managed to grow tomatoes up on my mountain.
>>>A nice challenge for the future.
>>
>>I would imagine! I'd suggest somewhere NE-facing, and out of the
>>wind -- maybe one of those sunken gardens. Do you have chooks to
>>help with the creation of organic matter?
>
>
> Out of the wind, ho ho ho! No such place, sadly. No chooks, you need to be
> here all the time, and the foxes are very active. Chook manure is pretty
> amazing stuff but it's no good fresh, it'll fry everything for miles.
> Sadly, I think tomatoes are something I'll have to keep buying. Maybe a
> sunken garden might work... worth a try.
>
For those who failed the marijuana class, by a premature bust, try
growing tomatoes in the hydroponic setup. Also the hint of a bit of
copper wire through the stalk of the plant may be a good one. Will get
back to you all re this working, or other problems.
You never know till ya have a go....

[Geoff & Heather]

We live in Newcastle and I have just picked a couple of nice ripe cherry
tomatoes that have grown - self seeded in a crack in the driveway - no water
no food and about 5 frosts - only three fruit - but a tough little sucker
all the same !!

I've got some Diggers Club "Siberian" tomato seedlings coming on in pots at
the moment. They are supposed to like the cold - I might put one out in a
couple of weeks, but leave the rest until the first week of Oct when we
should be safe from frosts - I'll let you know if we get fruit before Xmas.

Cheers,
Geoff

"Chookie" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, "ant" >
> wrote:
>
>> Canberra gardeners have great fun every year, trying to get tomatoes by
>> Christmas. I did it once, but the plants were disgusted and wouldn't give
>> me
>> any more until march. The late and early frosts, the cold soil that
>> persists
>> into spring...
>
> Gosh, I can't manage it easily in Sydney! Trying again this year.
> Planted
> punnets of Broad Ripple Yellow Current, Tommy Toe, Wapsipinicon Peach and
> Purplr Cherokee. We'll see if I can manage any fruit before Christmas. I
> have hopes that the cherry tomatoes might manage it. Will also try Peter
> Cundall's trick of adding potash when I plant them out.
>
>> I don't think I've ever managed to grow tomatoes up on my mountain. A
>> nice
>> challenge for the future.
>
> I would imagine! I'd suggest somewhere NE-facing, and out of the wind --
> maybe one of those sunken gardens. Do you have chooks to help with the
> creation of organic matter?
>
> --
> Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
> (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)
>
> "Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You
> may
> start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled."
> Kerry Cue

[Rayband]

Just to say about 2 weeks after your responses the 6 plants started to ripen
all by themslves!

Now with all the vines exposed we have a bumper crop of slow ripening toms,
not bad for winter grown!!

So no green chutney here!!