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When are our tomatoes going to ripen Every single plant has fruit on, some have huge fruits, but they are all still green. Some other people on the allottment have loads of red toms and others still have green like us!
Should they be ripening soon, esecially with all this sun?

I am in the same boat ,mine are in the greenhouse .

Im sorry to say this but today i have picked loads of tomatoes, we have had red (orange, green, black, purple, pink, yellow and all the other colours) Ready.
They will be ready soon just keep waiting

i was reading that it is the heat that ripens them not the light and that in greenhouses small amounts/moderate watering twice daily. If like me you've been opening all greenhouse windows (and sometimes forgetting at night) and also waiting till they're dry to water this might account for it. i shall water more and keep the heat in

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Digging Doc

I also have loads of green Toms just looking at the sun....I'm sure they have there factor 65's on!!!!!
I am very happy with my tomato's each day I get just a little handful of red toms to add to that nights salad. So at the moment I have no waist and no Tomato relish etc on the go in the kitchin.

ohhhh, silverfox, don't you eat them within minutes Still warm from the morning sun

That would make me happy too! It must be all that salad.


Got some plum toms ripe and some Matina (which are very tomatoey indeed) and a few Gardeners Delight.

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Manda.

"Wouldn't it be nice
For maybe an hour
To not have a care."

Wow, my toms are really far behind!

Big plants and lots of toms, but they're no where near even turning yet!

I'm going green with envy

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Shortie

"There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children; one of these is roots, the other wings" - Hodding Carter

Shortie, I thought you would be red with envy

My little cherry tomatoes are ripening fast - don't know what type they are! The big ones are still very green though I think some of them might be begining to turn! Roll on the day - all sorts of preserves I want to make!

Was scratching around the back of the cupboard having a clean out and came across some Plum Gumbo I made two years ago. It has aged beautifully and is very mellow in taste!

ooh squirrel whats plum gumbo sounds interesting - recipe please?

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Manda.

"Wouldn't it be nice
For maybe an hour
To not have a care."

Will have to scratch around, but basically a plum chutney but I know it had orange in it as well, which is what made it so different!

yuk! would like the recipe without the orange plz.

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Manda.

"Wouldn't it be nice
For maybe an hour
To not have a care."

I have had a look through all my books, but it is not there. I must have got the recipe out of a library book! Will pay a visit and see if I can find it some time!

no worries squirrel, ain't got no plums this year - tree planted, so maybe next year?!

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Manda.

"Wouldn't it be nice
For maybe an hour
To not have a care."

Must find the recipe because it was one of the better ones I have made!

My Gartenperl cherry ones are producing which the children love...well my daughter loves! She keeps picking them for me and bringing them in!

My Idil ones (small yellow pear shapped ones) are only just flowering! And my Ailsa Craig ones are still green!

Sorry for horrendous spelling

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Rachel

Trying to tame the mad thing called a garden and failing

My Garden Mayhem...inspirational blog for me I hope!

My Tumbler & Moneymaker toms are all still green & nowhere near ready to pick but they are outdoors & I was a bit late planting them out this year so I'll have to be patient.

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Into every life a little rain must fall.

All my toms are outdoor as well. We are eating Gardeners Delight, Moneymaker and Marmande at the moment with most of the others just on the turn.

My Gardeners delight are ripening in the garden the ones in the greenhose are about the same but the other two varieties (Cedrico & White beauty) are still green & growing!

They must be about 3" across by now

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ntg

Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
A large group of professionals built the Titanic

http://grief-encounters.blogspot.com/

I've been eating my outdoor GYO Gartenpearle since July and very delicious they are. The Gardeners delight are also ready but Marmande, Ailsa Craig and Golden Sunrise are big and green so still something to look forward to.
I must post a pic of the real Ailsa Craig.

Boy are you lucky! I haven't even got any toms yet, still yellow flowers and not many at that!
I 'm (optimistically) putting it down to the fact that I live in the North West (poor weather early on) and the fact that its my first time growing them (probably did all the wrong things)
Im just patiently waiting and keep telling them to sort themselves out and join in !! Yes the neighbours do think ive lost the plot!!

Don't worry Supersam, they'll get there in the end & you'll have a better idea of what to do next year. Mine were slow to get going this year as well.

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Into every life a little rain must fall.

Thanks Sue, Im living in hope, spades crossed, etc. I notice you are from M/c, Im in Stockport so perhaps the weather has had a lot to do with it even though they were started off indoors. I'll keep you posted.

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