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Why are my tomatoes not ripening?
"Every Man" wrote in message ... Very strange. I'm in eastern Virginia -- Northumberland County, along the Potomac River. Last year as we were building our house we planted a dozen or so tomato plants along the back of the lot and harvested tomatoes all summer and into the fall. This year, I have 26 plants, all heirloom varieties. They are in raised beds that are filled with half-and-half compost and topsoil. I prune my plants so there are 3-4 main stems. I have lots of foilage, healthy plants, no pests, and lots of green tomatoes. However -- only two of my plants are ripening. I have been picking an occasional ripe tomato from these two plants for 3 weeks; the rest of the plants show no sign of ripening although they are loaded with tomatoes. On a similar note: After typing that message I got busy pruning dead leaves and dying shoots. I noticed that many of my yellow pears would drop off the vine if I just touched them. So I removed about 30 tomatoes, all green, that were ready to drop. I have no idea if they will ripen indoors. One did, so I have hope. So is this a sign that the plant was going to drop its unripe fruit? Does this sound like a sign of stress? Paul |
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