The question was asked:
We have a lot of green large tomatoes - when do they turn red and is there something we can do? The garden is quite crowded.
The answer: Green tomatoes are what we are finding in gardens all across Toronto - after a cold and damp summer our tomatoes haven't been getting the sun they love.
There are two strategies I can think of to try:
1. Check to see if they are ripe enough to harvest - if so take them off the plant and ripen indoors
Click on the title above for more information on how to identify if the tomatoes are ready to harvest and a number of ripening techniques. This could be a great activity for a classroom to adopt - tracking which technique worked best.
2. Keep them on the plant and wait to see if they'll ripen in a couple of weeks - we can often grow healthy tomatoes into late October without risk of them being lost to frost or cracked with too much moisture.
Any other suggestions?
