Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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August 19, 2010 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Zone7 Delaware
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Do You Store Your Tomatoes Stem Side Up or Down?
How do you store yours? Stem side up or down? I have always stored mine stem side up on my kitchen table or counters. Some people say store them stem side down which to me means upside down because they will fully ripen better. What say you guyz?
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August 19, 2010 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Farmington, Michigan. Zone 5b/6a
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I split the time about 50-50 here
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August 19, 2010 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: North Charleston,South Carolina, USA
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stem down until the final days, because it might be to soft,on the top.
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August 19, 2010 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Kentucky
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Stem side down here, Squirrels have been a problem this year but they must be picky cause they only eat vine ripened tomatoes. So I have been having to pick a bit earlier what I have found is that if you remove the stem and place them stem side down that in a few days were the tomato is green where the stem was, will turn brown when the tomato is fully ripe. Just thought I would share that so far its held true for the varieties I have grown this year.
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August 19, 2010 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Putnam Co., TN
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Stem side down here as well since the shoulders are last to ripen. That way I don't miss seeing something that's become overripe. (The only exception is if there's a blemish on the shoulders that looks like it could spoil quickly).
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August 19, 2010 | #6 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Mid-Ohio
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Stem down to protect the soft bottom. Too many times I have looked in a box of tomatoes and seen juice running out of a good looking fruit because the bottom rotted out.
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August 19, 2010 | #7 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: southeastern PA
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I also store mine stem-side down--also, I love looking at my newly
ripened tomatoes and the blossom end is so much more attractive. |
August 19, 2010 | #8 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2007
Location: NE Ohio
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August 19, 2010 | #9 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9
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Interesting thread. I have run into the same issues that have been mentioned here. Will have to try the stem side down deal and see how it works
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August 20, 2010 | #10 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: S.E. Michigan (Livonia)
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stem side down.
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August 20, 2010 | #11 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Zone7 Delaware
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Wow I am a minority! LOL Is there evidence that keeping them stem down makes for better ripening? Or are they gonna ripen the same way at the same speed no matter how you place them on your table?
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August 20, 2010 | #12 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: New York Outback 5b
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I belong to your group, BigdaddyJ, never knew that I should put stem side down--great thread, btw. I'll start storing the tomatoes stem side down and see if there's difference I'd like to know if it improves ripening too.
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August 20, 2010 | #13 | |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3
Posts: 3,218
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Actually I do it both ways. If there are cracks that might get moldy without light and air, I store stem up, or even prop on their side. Or turn them now and then as I admire my take.
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August 20, 2010 | #14 |
Tomatovillian™ Honoree
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: NE Co
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Oh my gosh. Here I am 81 years old and find out that I have been doing some thing wrong all my life. I promise to change, so that if one gets a little over ripe it will not make a mess on the table.
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August 21, 2010 | #15 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Brampton, Ontario Canada
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I put them stem side down on the counter. I am not sure if it ripens anything better. But the tomatoes ripen bottom up so the bottoms tend to get soft first. So I just do it stem side down to protect the softer bottom.
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