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Tomatoes and cold weather?
Still got lots of outdoor tomatoes on the plants, but the weather is beginning to get very cold. I wouldn't like to lose any of those tomatoes which are left, so is it too early to remove them from the plants, and if I do how do I store them and encourage those not yet ripe to ripen? Alan -- Reply to alan(at)windsor-berks(dot)freeserve(dot)co(dot)uk |
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: Still got lots of outdoor tomatoes on the plants, but the weather is
: beginning to get very cold. : : I wouldn't like to lose any of those tomatoes which are left, so is it : too early to remove them from the plants, and if I do how do I store : them and encourage those not yet ripe to ripen? : : Alan I should have brought them in by now. A ripe tomato or banana next to them in a warmish place will encourage the ripening |
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On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 15:21:53 +0000 (UTC), "Robert"
wrote: : Still got lots of outdoor tomatoes on the plants, but the weather is : beginning to get very cold. : : I wouldn't like to lose any of those tomatoes which are left, so is it : too early to remove them from the plants, and if I do how do I store : them and encourage those not yet ripe to ripen? : : Alan I should have brought them in by now. A ripe tomato or banana next to them in a warmish place will encourage the ripening will just make them change colour? -- Martin |
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"Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... Still got lots of outdoor tomatoes on the plants, but the weather is beginning to get very cold. I wouldn't like to lose any of those tomatoes which are left, so is it too early to remove them from the plants, and if I do how do I store them and encourage those not yet ripe to ripen? Alan -- Alan, Don't pick the fruit. It will encourage then to rot at the top. Cut off each truss with the fruit still in place. Lay them on a windowsill where they will catch the maximum sun during the day, lift them away from the window at night to keep them away from cold draughts. I did this with mine a few weeks ago and have ripened well. Do it right away. If they have already been frosted, it will be too late. - Arthur |
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"Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... Still got lots of outdoor tomatoes on the plants, but the weather is beginning to get very cold. I wouldn't like to lose any of those tomatoes which are left, so is it too early to remove them from the plants, and if I do how do I store them and encourage those not yet ripe to ripen? The time to bring them in is about two hours before the first frost of the year. Up to then they will still ripen on the plant if they get any sun. Seriously green tomatoes don't always ripen when you bring them in. After the first frost the plant goes to green mush and the tomatoes go all brown and yucky. As to when the first frost will be......... Cheers Dave R P.S. you could always bring in about 50% of them - the largest and nearest to ripening. Then let the remainder have a chance to grow a little on the warm days and gamble you can get the rest in before a frost. |
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David W.E. Roberts wrote: "Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... Still got lots of outdoor tomatoes on the plants, but the weather is beginning to get very cold. I wouldn't like to lose any of those tomatoes which are left, so is it too early to remove them from the plants, and if I do how do I store them and encourage those not yet ripe to ripen? The time to bring them in is about two hours before the first frost of the year. Up to then they will still ripen on the plant if they get any sun. Seriously green tomatoes don't always ripen when you bring them in. After the first frost the plant goes to green mush and the tomatoes go all brown and yucky. As to when the first frost will be......... Cheers Dave R P.S. you could always bring in about 50% of them - the largest and nearest to ripening. Then let the remainder have a chance to grow a little on the warm days and gamble you can get the rest in before a frost. We had our first frost a few days ago here in southern Germany. The more tender plants are now decorating the front entryway. Back in Ohio we would bring in any green tomatoes, with vine still attached, if possible. The preferred storage method was in a cardboard box top lined with newspaper. Whenever possible, we'd sit them in the sun during the daylight hours. Those that never ripened would be made into the classic fried green tomatoes. - Al |
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"The Hoopeses" wrote in message ... snip We had our first frost a few days ago here in southern Germany. The more tender plants are now decorating the front entryway. Back in Ohio we would bring in any green tomatoes, with vine still attached, if possible. The preferred storage method was in a cardboard box top lined with newspaper. Whenever possible, we'd sit them in the sun during the daylight hours. Those that never ripened would be made into the classic fried green tomatoes. Still frost free in coastal Suffolk - although it is turning colder. The tomato jungle is still ripening, and there are hundreds (thousands?) of green tomatoes still developing. The plants are still flowering, although I don't know if they are still setting fruit. Still gets up to 16C or more in the shade when the sun shines. T-shirt weather in the sun on the back patio, so on sunny days the plants must be getting plenty of warmth and sun. I wonder when the first frost will be? Could we make it to mid-November (or even December) with fresh home grown tomatoes? Buy your tickets for the sweepstake here :-) Dave R |
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from "David W.E. Roberts" contains these words: Still frost free in coastal Suffolk - although it is turning colder. (snip) I wonder when the first frost will be? Could we make it to mid-November (or even December) with fresh home grown tomatoes? Buy your tickets for the sweepstake here :-) We've not yet had a frost at garden and sea level, though there was snow on the mountains yesterday morning and the coldest wind so far.Last weekend I went to collect seaweed on a pebble beach and found a tomato plant growing there. It had one truss of small green fruit so I cut it off and have it on the windowsill to see if they ripen. Janet. (Isle of Arran) |
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"Janet Baraclough" wrote in message ... The message from "David W.E. Roberts" contains these words: Still frost free in coastal Suffolk - although it is turning colder. (snip) I wonder when the first frost will be? Could we make it to mid-November (or even December) with fresh home grown tomatoes? Buy your tickets for the sweepstake here :-) We've not yet had a frost at garden and sea level, though there was snow on the mountains yesterday morning and the coldest wind so far.Last weekend I went to collect seaweed on a pebble beach and found a tomato plant growing there. It had one truss of small green fruit so I cut it off and have it on the windowsill to see if they ripen. Forecast is down to 1C tonight so there is a risk of frost. To pick or not to pick, that is the question.... On the topic of unusual places to find tomato plants, there was one growing between the tracks at Sherringham station with a good crop of green tomatoes about a month ago. The station is at the end of the line so no trains passing through at speed. As to where the seed came from....:-) Cheers Dave R |
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X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de 1067691630 40757331 81.6.239.147 (16 [122774]) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Path: kermit!newsfeed-east.nntpserver.com!nntpserver.com!newsfeed.media. kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!newsf eed.arcor-online.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!chelodge.gotadsl.co.UK!not-for-mail Xref: kermit uk.rec.gardening:173616 "David W.E. Roberts" wrote in message ... "Janet Baraclough" wrote in message ... The message from "David W.E. Roberts" contains these words: Still frost free in coastal Suffolk - although it is turning colder. (snip) I wonder when the first frost will be? Could we make it to mid-November (or even December) with fresh home grown tomatoes? Buy your tickets for the sweepstake here :-) We've not yet had a frost at garden and sea level, though there was snow on the mountains yesterday morning and the coldest wind so far.Last weekend I went to collect seaweed on a pebble beach and found a tomato plant growing there. It had one truss of small green fruit so I cut it off and have it on the windowsill to see if they ripen. Forecast is down to 1C tonight so there is a risk of frost. To pick or not to pick, that is the question.... Took some of my own advice (not always a good move) and picked a good number of green tomatoes, mainly still on the truss. There was no frost, and the outdoor plants are still flowering and setting fruit! Now watching the 'ripening race' between picked and unpicked tomatoes and the unpicked seem to be winning. So I will persevere with the outdoor plants until they get hit by a frost. |
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There was no frost, and the outdoor plants are still flowering and setting
fruit! Now watching the 'ripening race' between picked and unpicked tomatoes and the unpicked seem to be winning. So I will persevere with the outdoor plants until they get hit by a frost. Where do you live? Here in suburban Surrey we have had enough frost to kill the Pumpkin, all the Toms are badly frosted. I wonder if we are in for a cold winter. The frosts seem to have started earlier. |
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"Philip" wrote in message .. . There was no frost, and the outdoor plants are still flowering and setting fruit! Now watching the 'ripening race' between picked and unpicked tomatoes and the unpicked seem to be winning. So I will persevere with the outdoor plants until they get hit by a frost. Where do you live? Here in suburban Surrey we have had enough frost to kill the Pumpkin, all the Toms are badly frosted. I wonder if we are in for a cold winter. The frosts seem to have started earlier. Sunny seaside Suffolk - the sea seems to buffer us from the colder weather, it can be 4C colder or more 10 miles inland. We do get frosts - just not as early or as often as other places. |
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Tomatoes and cold weather?
Subject: Tomatoes and cold weather?
From: "Philip" Date: 01/11/2003 17:04 GMT Standard Time Message-id: There was no frost, and the outdoor plants are still flowering and setting fruit! Now watching the 'ripening race' between picked and unpicked tomatoes and the unpicked seem to be winning. So I will persevere with the outdoor plants until they get hit by a frost. Where do you live? Here in suburban Surrey we have had enough frost to kill the Pumpkin, all the Toms are badly frosted. I wonder if we are in for a cold winter. The frosts seem to have started earlier. I know that a couple of weeks ago it was snowing on the M8 outside glasgow. I think that was some kind of record for these parts. -- Rhiannon http://www.livejournal.com/users/rhiannon_s/ Q: how many witches does it take to change a lightbulb? A: depends on what you want it changed into! |
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and Tim Henman is winning in the final in Paris...
-- Martin The end times are truly upon us, all we need is the prince of evil to rise...wait didn't Michael Howard get crowned tory leader? -- Rhiannon http://www.livejournal.com/users/rhiannon_s/ Q: how many witches does it take to change a lightbulb? A: depends on what you want it changed into! |
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