On Tue, 24 May 2011 08:52:58 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

How long does it take tomatoes to ripen once they have stopped growing
in size?

I think your variables are
1. Variety
2. temperature
3. ?? sunshine?

I've picked full grown tomatoes on Sept 12 & eaten them on
Thanksgiving. [once-- not worth doing again]

OTOH- I've picked all the 'even close to ripe' ones, gone on vacation
for two weeks, and found lots of over-ripe tomatoes on the ground.

Jim