Re: Colder weather

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• Subject: Re: Colder weather
• From: R* C* I* <r*@UVI.EDU>
• Date: Mon, 8 Sep 1997 08:45:26 -0400

At 08:16 AM 9/5/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Will [tomatoes] ripen even if it's cooler at night?

In my experience, ripening will slow or stop. Small tomatoes will have a
better chance of ripening than big ones. I suggest taking them off their
supports (if possible), and covering them with 4-mil plastic. (The Book
illustrates the procedure.) What i used to do is remove the top bar of the
frame, leaving the netting intact. Then when the weather warmed up again, i
could reassemble the frame!

>Will they ripen if I pick them and put them in a sunny window?
>
>TIA-
>Cheryl
>Indiana, Zone 5

The books all say to store them in the dark. I believe i read in this list
that if a light green star forms on top of the tomato, it will eventually
ripen. Now that i live in the tropics, it's unlikely that i'll test this out.

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|  Cousin Ricky      USDA zone 11, Virgin Islands    |
|  rcallwo@uvi.edu   formerly zone 6, Massachusetts  |
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