It's been green for weeks and weeks, only took about 3 days to get to this color once it started turning! Now I have to decide how I want to eat it!
by RetiredNH
24 Comments
Particular_Living_91
Looks ready!
CReisch21
Yes!!!💯
Excellent-Bass-855
Can you pick it? Yes you can!
Individual_Bid_5606
Yes. It’s time.
shanghainese88
You don’t have to pick it.
You can eat it right there on the vine like the squirrels in my yard.
Inner_Republic6810
Sergeant Beefsteak of the Tomato Police Corps here. Permission to pick granted.
Mou_aresei
My rule of thumb is to leave a tomato on the vine for a week more after it turns red. It gets much more flavour. If you notice any cracks though, pick right away.
Optimus_Prime_10
That or you let the birds get it.
sbinjax
If you don’t, I will!
Flat-Ostrich-7114
If you don’t , I will
nikko1212
Yes!! 🙂
BackFew5485
Once they start to blush is when I snip them. They don’t get any sweeter ripening on the vine. Plus once they turn bright red, our American Robins love to eat them.
ASecularBuddhist
I’d wait 2 days or so.
notgoodchemist
You CAN pick tomatoes as soon as they get color in them. They will ripen on the counter. Not much difference in flavor. Not at all perceptible if you are eating them with/on something.
SKRIMP-N-GRITZ
Yes you can!
Spiritual_Nose_6647
Now or never.
Bc212
Yes,so the plant can put more energy in other tomatos.You can pick them at the breaker stage and let them ripen on the counter
Leakyboatlouie
Pretty sure you should call the tomato inspector first.
Kidding.
Pick it, eat it and enjoy it. And don’t give a second thought to the fact that it’s in the deadly nightshade family.
demanda000
I cut em off the vine .
BuffaloSabresWinger
Yep!
brewatwag
Looks good. Feel it
Witchywomun
I pick them as soon as I start to see them blush. I have a container that I put everything in to finish ripening, in order to maximize exposure to the ethylene gas, my husband refers to it as “the incubator”, lol.
Dogmoto2labs
Pick and have it for dinner!
ConflictFine1534
Once you cut it from the vine, place it near some bananas to speed up the ripening. I learned this from Millennial Gardener when I was about to pick my first tomatoes a few weeks ago.
24 Comments
Looks ready!
Yes!!!💯
Can you pick it? Yes you can!
Yes. It’s time.
You don’t have to pick it.
You can eat it right there on the vine like the squirrels in my yard.
Sergeant Beefsteak of the Tomato Police Corps here. Permission to pick granted.
My rule of thumb is to leave a tomato on the vine for a week more after it turns red. It gets much more flavour. If you notice any cracks though, pick right away.
That or you let the birds get it.
If you don’t, I will!
If you don’t , I will
Yes!! 🙂
Once they start to blush is when I snip them. They don’t get any sweeter ripening on the vine. Plus once they turn bright red, our American Robins love to eat them.
I’d wait 2 days or so.
You CAN pick tomatoes as soon as they get color in them. They will ripen on the counter. Not much difference in flavor. Not at all perceptible if you are eating them with/on something.
Yes you can!
Now or never.
Yes,so the plant can put more energy in other tomatos.You can pick them at the breaker stage and let them ripen on the counter
Pretty sure you should call the tomato inspector first.
Kidding.
Pick it, eat it and enjoy it. And don’t give a second thought to the fact that it’s in the deadly nightshade family.
I cut em off the vine .
Yep!
Looks good. Feel it
I pick them as soon as I start to see them blush. I have a container that I put everything in to finish ripening, in order to maximize exposure to the ethylene gas, my husband refers to it as “the incubator”, lol.
Pick and have it for dinner!
Once you cut it from the vine, place it near some bananas to speed up the ripening. I learned this from Millennial Gardener when I was about to pick my first tomatoes a few weeks ago.