Not sure what came over my tomatoes. A friend says it's just because it's getting, but it's not THAT cold. Maybe like 10C some nights.
I've given it some calmag and nitrogen yesterday, not sure how long it takes to see the effects…
Should I prune the leaves/fruits ? Would it help ?
by Aelrift
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Mine are like that but it’s still warm enough that they’re putting outgrowth over the dead parts. I would just prune those bits off and not worry until your closer to a frost.
If you’re in the northern hemisphere I would suggest pulling the plant and hanging it upside down. The rest of the tomatoes will ripen that way but tomato season is over!
I don’t know that looks more dead than alive at this point. If that is close to the mature fruit size pick them and they might ripen!
Water it?
Unless you have a thermometer recording lowest nightly temperatures *and wind chill*, anything you read is going to be coming from not at your tomato plant. You could have a cold pocket where it is and it only takes **once** to do the damage.
There are other factors, like if the plant was dehydrated to begin with, then more damage can be done quicker.
Your plant got colder than 50˚F/10˚C.
I grew these before I can’t remember the name exactly but aren’t they a bumblebee sunshine or something like that ?
Pick what you have left and make green salsa (excellent flavor) or fried green tomatoes. You can also pickle green tomatoes, but that is an acquired taste.
As for the plants, they will not recover at this point.
Temps at 50 ° f / 10° for an hour or 2 will finish off tomatoes.