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My tomatoes are very slow and still a lot of green I no it's only late August is any body having the same trouble I live in the north/west thanks PS a photo of my Pearl tomato bush is it best to grown this type out side Dave




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They look fine to me, especially if they are outside. My similar ones in the conservatory are a only a few weeks ahead and still have lots of green ones - you have nothing to worry about. If the cold weather arrives before they are all ripe ( which is very likely) and you can't bring them in the green ones can be ripened indoors if they are spread out somewhere, (perhaps an unused bed?) with one or two red ones or a banana or banana skin with them. In the meantime when you pick some make sure you always leave one or two red ones on the plant as this encourages others to ripen.

21 Aug, 2014

 

I live in Northwest. My tomatoes are still green and growing too. Seems a little later than usual this year but when I looked at my notes for previous years, it's normal. Just impatient for that first ripe tomato !

22 Aug, 2014

 

Be pleased they ripen in stages, a glut is a nuisance as to what to do with them all, I freeze the excess for cooking

22 Aug, 2014

 

90% of the tomatoes on my 13 plants were eaten by 2 weeks ago, and the plants were put in the bin. I just have a small bowl with a few green ones, and 2 plants left in the garden with green toms now beginning to ripen.

24 Aug, 2014

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