Al Reid wrote:

Hi,

Currrently, one third of my tomatoes are red but they have an
unripened green circle three quarters of an inch around the stem.
I've never seen this before. Why is this and should I pick them now?

Thanks,
Ed

Pick one and taste it. If it tastes good pick more. If not, wait a few days and try again.

You are lucky. I don't even have a tomato that is even blushing. Great big plants, lots of green, but nothing even starting to
ripen.

Same here. Great huge Brandywines, small green San Marzanos and Ultragirls. Even the Sweet Million are still green. I just lopped
off all their tops and cut out all the blooms ... all the ones without developing fruit of a certain minumum size. I'm in southern
Ontario and I figure there's only about 6 good weeks left in the season .. if we're lucky. I'm fearing an invasion of green
tomatoes.



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Al
(Long time gardener but new to rec.gardens.edible)

Long time gardener and occasional visitor to rec.gardens.edible.

EV