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Re: Harvest of Green Tomatoes

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> I'm replying on my results of ripening green T's. As stated in an E-Mail
the
> first part of Sept., I used 3 methods:
>
>       a) nearly ripe:  kitchen counter (NOT a window--avoid sun)
> >     b) totally dark green (should have a "WHITE STARBURST" @
>          blossom end of tomato B4 picking to ensure ripening):
>          shallow box on shelf in basement--with no cover on anything
>          & none touching
> >     c) yellow/pink:  hang whole plant/s by roots on line in garage &
> >        cover a bit with a piece of plastic (to trap some of the
> >        ethylene gas they give off & maybe hasten the ripening a bit)
>
> RESULTS:  (a) & (c) gave perfect fruit after 7 days---bright red, juicy, &
> delicious served in any way.....     (b) was a disappointment---after 13
> days a few were reddish, hard, & not very juicy. Maybe I should have
waited
> a longer time for these.
>
> Anyway, next year I'll have a method to use to save & enjoy those not
quite
> ripe T's instead of throwing them in the compost pile!!
>
> Keep the faith!
> Gay Stoufer
> Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Zone 5
> gswanstoufer@hotmail.com
>

Hmmm. I use a variant of b for all mine regardless of color.
I put them in shallow cardboard boxes (open top) with a single
layer of newspaper wrapped each one so they don't touch.  Top
of each tomato is open to the world.  Have to inspect all the tomatoes
every other day to remove any that get ripe, and the occassional one
that needs to go straight to the compost.  Worked fine for most of them.
All the tomatos were used.  Though I did have a recipe book for
green tomatos so I was often picking through the boxs specifically
to get a red for the salad and a green for the salsa...  -
Ron Souliere  Lincoln  Ne  USA  Earth  SOL  Milkyway...


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