Smooth Hound
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green tomatoesa familiar subject  ive hundreds of green tomatoes in my greenhouse, but no signs of any going red, is it green tomato chutney, or do you think one morning ill go in there and theyll all be red  its getting on in the yr 
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Fia
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Bung a bunch of bananas nearby? Something to do with the gas they give off...
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nina
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No sign of any of ours reddening up yet either-thought it was just ours.
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Smooth Hound
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| Fia wrote: | | Bung a bunch of bananas nearby? Something to do with the gas they give off... |
these are on the plants
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Fia
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As they're in a greenhouse is that a problem?
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Smooth Hound
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well i dont know  ill give it ago
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Smooth Hound
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do i just put them in whole , or should i split them chop them or what
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wellys
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My tomatoes finally started to turn red on 18th August last year. I was so pleased I made a note of it.
WellyS
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Smooth Hound
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18th, thats another week, thats good,
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peppercat
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mine aren't showing any signs of redness yet either so don't panic. Previous years I've had them still ripening in October and only given up and made green tomato chutney for Halloween! so lots of time yet.
erica
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pete_inthehills
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yeah, you don't need to worry about the colour of your toms just now. I had one turn red about a month ago and only now are they starting to show colour.
You can ripen a few by picking them and putting them in a paper bag with a banana as suggested earlier.
All I can suggest is that you keep the door shut to keep the temperature up and wait.
they'll turn eventually.
pete
inthehills
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Smooth Hound
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great
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Smooth Hound
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3 this morning little red ones 
think i was over enthusiastic and picked them early they were a bit acid though
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Forget-me-Not
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Green tomsMine started turning in the last week.
Beth
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pete_inthehills
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I'm making tomato and pasta soup with mine tonight...but the plants did get a head start down south in my Mum's greenhouses
pete
inthehills
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Smooth Hound
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peppercat
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Mine are still as green as green, however I've just picked 3lbs of broad beans (weight after podding) and similar quantity of redcurrants so rather glad I don't have the tomatoes to pick just yet!
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pete_inthehills
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I've even got some new fancy varieties. The one called black cherry does not look very nice. Its the colour of a bad bruise...a dark purple-red. Not very appetising.
If I get can the photo upload thing to work, I'll post a picture.
pete
inthehills
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annepan001
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Top tip, just in case you're not doing this already ... if your tomato varieties are of the indeterminate type make sure you nip out the side shoots so there's just one main stem, and take off all the leaves under the trusses which have reached a decent size.
This will do a couple of things ... removing the leaves will give the plant a bit of a shock, so they'll be more keen to get the fruit ripened, and nipping out the side shoots will prevent the plant from diverting nutrients into producing lots of leaves, so they'll go to the fruits instead. And removing the leaves also means the fruits will get more sun, so they'll ripen faster.
Last year we tried the 'lazy' approach - minimal side shooting, minimal leaf removal, and got some very green, very leafy, very lush and healthy looking plants, and not much fruit. This year we've tried the opposite approach and have had several kilos of ripe fruit already and lots more on the way.
BUT, we also harvested the last of the green tomatoes (Sophie's Choice and Blondkopfchen) at the beginning of December, last year, which we put in the fruit bowl with the bananas, and they all ripened by the end of December, so we had 6 months of fresh tomatoes. 
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Smooth Hound
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im getting a couple a day now, of the little ones, the big ones are all still green, and also got tiny peppers developing
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JamesB
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we had a few per week for the last month or so. As Ann said, make sure you nip the side shoots. We were lazier last year and didn't get many red tomatoes.
We've had quite a few close to the ground so have put in egg boxes in a dark cupboard, worked fairly well last year.
JAmes
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rainbowstar
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my tomatoes are out side and still very hard and green, is there still enough time for them to ripen?
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Smooth Hound
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im getting loads of tomatoes now all sizes and shapes
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andybebbington
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| Smooth Hound wrote: | | im getting loads of tomatoes now all sizes and shapes |
must be the supper greenhouse i built picked my first tom today no more changing colour tho
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Smooth Hound
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it is a good greenhouse yes
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Maria
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Still getting red toms here. Even had some to share today with ZC. Funny, keep getting the odd sour one though...even though they look and feel ripe. I'm wondering if one of my varieties is a sour tom...do such things exist?
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Smooth Hound
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they do now
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