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| I guess I am the boy that couldn't wait for Christmas. I inspected my plants today after I was away and always noticed that this one has been the same size for a bit and have many more this size. So I decided to take it off to see which ones ripen first this or the ones that are the same size still growing. It is probably not a good idea but I got to take indoor photos and do a comparison and let it ripen on the sill. It is the Rutgers F1 Ramapo Hybrid. That is a regular solo cup to measure the size. And the main reason is that I have many birds in my yard now eyeing them down so If I can take them off before, then I could possiblly have more. My Guess is that it will take about 1 week on the sil. |
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| Patience grasshopper. If you wait until 1st blush to pick they'll ripen just fine on your countertop. Picking a green one like that will probably result in a fruit lacking much flavor. |
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| Agree. Picking at blush or color break is one thing. Picking when fully green is something else entirely. Lycopene development is triggered at break but hasn't yet been triggered in a fully green fruit so when and if it finally does ripen the flavor (especially the brix) and texture will be substantially affected.. A lesson learned. Patience always pays off in the end. :) Dave |
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- Posted by Tomatovator1 none (My Page) on Tue, Jul 16, 13 at 21:19
| I have been growing Ramapo F1 tomatoes for the last 3 years. It is my favorite hybrid and just about my favorite tom all together. I'm in western PA and don't expect ripe Ramapo tomatoes till at least mid August. Don't rush it. They will ripen on the vine in a month or so. Ripe tomatoes usually signal the end of summer but they will continue to produce into October. Picking them when completely green does not hasten ripening. |
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- Posted by thebutcher 6b (Philadelphia are (My Page) on Wed, Jul 17, 13 at 13:31
| Yeah I guess drinking and gardening don't mix. :) I thought it was blushing a little but it wasn't. Thanks all for the info. I am just worried about the birds sitting on the fence staring at them. |
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- Posted by Tomatovator1 none (My Page) on Wed, Jul 17, 13 at 13:46
| I too have picked tomatoes thinking they were blushing only to find that they were not. Either just wait for it or slice it up and have some fried green tomato slices. It's all good. |
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| its good for batting practice |
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- Posted by thebutcher 6b (Philadelphia are (My Page) on Sat, Jul 20, 13 at 15:32
| ok I saw 2-3 tomatoes start to turn color, should I leave them on or wait a little you can see the rest that are still greenish. I just hope them birds don't get to them, I told my cat to keep a look out and meow 3 times if he sees anything funny happening. Thanks again all |
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| If you don't have any predators you could leave them. But they will ripen just fine on the counter and taste good too. |
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- Posted by thebutcher 6b (Philadelphia are (My Page) on Sun, Jul 21, 13 at 17:35
| Thanks Ed, I did notoce beak marks i think, they tried to get in or it could of been caused by the sun. Anyway I pulled 2 more off and I put a "group photo" of the original one with the 2 new "Ramapo's" from today and yesterday. The original one is on the bottom right. The bright green one was a stupid mistake that I pulled off 2 weeks ago. The other small ones are the "4th of July Hybrid" that is growing in ground. Thanks again everyone, - Mr Beno |
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