Currently kicking myself for leaving my two best tomatoes of the season on the windowsill overnight. Apparently my garden pest is quite determined. Fml
Any tips for deterring possums?
by IndependentSkirt9
10 Comments
Scared_Tax470
I’m sorry for laughing, they were really determined! Well, to deter these pests don’t put the tomatoes on the windowsill. If you’re trying to finish ripening them, they do fine in a paper bag or in a bowl on the table–they should be kept out of direct sunlight anyway. I hope you have other tomatoes that will lessen the sting of these!
Kyrie_Blue
The audacity!
Ashamed-Status-9668
Well rats.
Pdx_pops
Putting out water and leaving the partially eaten fruit out has worked for me.
Bitreleviox
Marinated Marsupial….more moist morsels of marinated marsupial meat.
mslashandrajohnson
My opinion (may not be an accurate scientific statement) is that tomatoes ripen in the dark.
Set them in low cardboard trays (as in from cases of car food tins) on the dining room table. You aren’t using the table anyway. Give it a task.
Make sure the fruit is separate: not touching. This helps to prevent problems from spreading.
Check on them daily.
moomoobean123
OMGG!! They must’ve been really, really hungry lol
in_da_tr33z
Critter damage aside, when you ripen tomatoes inside, you should flip them upside down so the bottom, which is the best part, doesn’t become mushy.
urcrazyifurnormal
😆😂😆
They’re just smarter than we give them credit for.
Antique_Limit_6398
I once, stupidly, left an entire basket of tomatoes on my back patio. I’d been picking and adding to the basket all day, and just forgot to bring them in. Basically, left out a buffet for the raccoons. The next morning, the porch looked like the scene of a very gruesome murder. Tomato guts everywhere. It’s a mistake you only do once.
10 Comments
I’m sorry for laughing, they were really determined! Well, to deter these pests don’t put the tomatoes on the windowsill. If you’re trying to finish ripening them, they do fine in a paper bag or in a bowl on the table–they should be kept out of direct sunlight anyway. I hope you have other tomatoes that will lessen the sting of these!
The audacity!
Well rats.
Putting out water and leaving the partially eaten fruit out has worked for me.
Marinated Marsupial….more moist morsels of marinated marsupial meat.
My opinion (may not be an accurate scientific statement) is that tomatoes ripen in the dark.
Set them in low cardboard trays (as in from cases of car food tins) on the dining room table. You aren’t using the table anyway. Give it a task.
Make sure the fruit is separate: not touching. This helps to prevent problems from spreading.
Check on them daily.
OMGG!! They must’ve been really, really hungry lol
Critter damage aside, when you ripen tomatoes inside, you should flip them upside down so the bottom, which is the best part, doesn’t become mushy.
😆😂😆
They’re just smarter than we give them credit for.
I once, stupidly, left an entire basket of tomatoes on my back patio. I’d been picking and adding to the basket all day, and just forgot to bring them in. Basically, left out a buffet for the raccoons. The next morning, the porch looked like the scene of a very gruesome murder. Tomato guts everywhere. It’s a mistake you only do once.