Wednesday, January 25, 2012

What's the secret to getting tomatoes to ripen on the vine?

I have cherry tomatoes growing on the vine, but they still look green how do I encourage them to ripen?

What's the secret to getting tomatoes to ripen on the vine?
Hi

If you've got to the stage of green tomatoes there's not much more you can do, it's up to the weather now, remove a few of the leaves as Cornish maid suggests, this will ensure most of the feed goes to the fruits and not the leaves, Here's a tip to continue your crop}...look for sucker growth, these are extra chutes that grow from between the stem and the leaf where the leaf is attached to the stem, remove these when they're about two inches in length, dip in rooting powder and plant on to extend your growing period, be careful not to remove the trusses instead of the suckers, trusses grow between the leaves.

Hope this helps. Ray. West York's. U.K.
Reply:Make sure that leaves are not covering the toms, if so, take them off. Make sure also they recieve plenty of sun and a good feed from a product like Phostgen
Reply:You need to prune the tops back. If you prune the tops it makes the plant put energy into ripening the fruit instead of growing more foliage.
Reply:just give em time evently you'll have so many cherri tomatoes you wont know what to do with em.


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