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Old June 26, 2012   #7
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Originally Posted by Defiant20 View Post
Thanks, do you notice any difference in flavor picking them early?
I don't, but the alternative is possibly no tomatoes!

There's been at least one thread on taste differences if you pick at first blush. iirc, some people say there's no diff, others say they can taste a difference. I think it depends on your garden. If you need to ripen fully indoors to make sure you have tomatoes, it's worth picking them early. If you have so many plants that a few pecked or stolen tomatoes won't make a difference, then let them ripen on the vine.
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