Ready for pickin?

Kikaida · June 30, 2015

Didn't want to hi-jack the previous thread on this subject. Seeing how its sustained in the mid 90s during the day, my fat tomatoes don't seem to be ripening. I mean some are but really, really slowly. Mainly the smaller ones. These are Old Germans and for me are my prize tomatoes thus far and I'd hate to muck things up by picking them too green...give it more time or pick away?

heirloomtomaguy · June 30, 2015

Patience. I know its tough but wait it out at least for a blush. Never know they could get bigger.

digsdirt · June 30, 2015

The color break indication for picking is on the blossom end of the fruit. Can't tell anything by looking at the top of the fruit.

Dave

wildcat62 · June 30, 2015

I would wait.

Kikaida · June 30, 2015

Thanks, I'll wait.

As a side note, my Pineapple just showed a little orange!

pauldavid · July 1, 2015

They look good Kikaida. They will be worth the wait.

Gardeneer · July 1, 2015

I don't see a color break, on the pictures either.
CB has to be obvious to detect at a distance, to me.

Gardeneer

korney19 · July 1, 2015

Looks like you got a week yet...

digsdirt · July 1, 2015

I guess I don't understand why, based on those photos, you'd think they were even close to picking. There sure isn't anything in the photos that would indicate that. So what am I missing here? Is there in fact color break visible on the bottom of the them (blossom end) that isn't shown in the photos?

Dave

Ed of Somis · July 1, 2015

was think'in the same thing...

taboule · July 2, 2015

Anticipation, anticipation
Is makin' me late
Is keepin' me waitin'

CamuMahubah · July 2, 2015

Reminds me of Xmas time as a kid and seeing presents under the tree on the 18th of December!

My biggest tomato is golf ball sized and a month away from picking..

ZEN

Anthony_Toronto · July 2, 2015

Tomatoes reach full size long before they start to break.

Kikaida · July 3, 2015

They reached full size and were green as grass...then they turned a light, buff color starting from the bottom up. Perhaps the pictures don't convey that.

Father'sDaughter · July 3, 2015

The color you want to look for at the blossom end is whatever the final color of the ripe tomato will be. I know I get a little over anxious when mine start turning that lighter shade because I know the real blushing will be showing itself soon!

June 30, 2015	#2
heirloomtomaguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: glendora ca Posts: 2,560	Patience. I know its tough but wait it out at least for a blush. Never know they could get bigger. __________________ “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

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digsdirt Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: No.Central Arkansas - 6b/7a Posts: 179	The color break indication for picking is on the blossom end of the fruit. Can't tell anything by looking at the top of the fruit. Dave __________________ Dave

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Kikaida Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Valencia, CA Posts: 258	Thanks, I'll wait. As a side note, my Pineapple just showed a little orange! __________________ Fun FIRST, safety second...

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digsdirt Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: No.Central Arkansas - 6b/7a Posts: 179	I guess I don't understand why, based on those photos, you'd think they were even close to picking. There sure isn't anything in the photos that would indicate that. So what am I missing here? Is there in fact color break visible on the bottom of the them (blossom end) that isn't shown in the photos? Dave __________________ Dave

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Kikaida Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Valencia, CA Posts: 258	They reached full size and were green as grass...then they turned a light, buff color starting from the bottom up. Perhaps the pictures don't convey that. __________________ Fun FIRST, safety second...

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wildcat62 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2014 Location: Zone 6 Northern Kentucky Posts: 1,094	I would wait.

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pauldavid Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NE Louisiana, Zone 8A Posts: 1,179	They look good Kikaida. They will be worth the wait.

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Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,916	I don't see a color break, on the pictures either. CB has to be obvious to detect at a distance, to me. Gardeneer

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korney19 Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Co-Founder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Niagara Frontier Posts: 942	Looks like you got a week yet...

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Ed of Somis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Somis, Ca Posts: 649	was think'in the same thing...

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taboule Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: MA Posts: 903	Anticipation, anticipation Is makin' me late Is keepin' me waitin'

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CamuMahubah Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Alliance Nebraska Posts: 169	Reminds me of Xmas time as a kid and seeing presents under the tree on the 18th of December! My biggest tomato is golf ball sized and a month away from picking.. ZEN

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Anthony_Toronto Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 413	Tomatoes reach full size long before they start to break.

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Father'sDaughter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MA/NH Border Posts: 4,917	The color you want to look for at the blossom end is whatever the final color of the ripe tomato will be. I know I get a little over anxious when mine start turning that lighter shade because I know the real blushing will be showing itself soon!