When the heat is on lycopene production(makes maters red) stops.
I like to throw banana peels or an old apple or peach near the plant not just for the nutrients, but for the ethylene (banana gas:) that will both induce the ripening of fruit & blooming of flower buds too.
Also the bigger the variety the longer it will take to mature, like a German Johnson vs a cherry.
Hopefully the cooler weather this week will help…
Best, Vanessa
2248 Rumson
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I second this question- I'm having the same issue. Lots of big green tomatoes, that have been on the plants for weeks.
Sarah
1802 Bennett
On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Megan Huffman
<meganhuffman0@gmail.com> wrote:
The problem with my tomatoes is they are not rippening - not turning red. They are large and there is a ton of them. Can anyone help me?
Megan
313 Cooke
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> I've noticed some of my tomato plants have not been doing so well. It
> may be due to the "late blight."
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> See the link at the bottom for images of blight-stricken plants and fruit.
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> Mark
> 1108 Tonsler
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> http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/11302678/
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> NC scientists warn of early tomato blight
> Posted: 8:21 a.m. today
> Updated: 8:41 a.m. today
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> RALEIGH, N.C. &mdashNorth Carolina scientists say unusual reports of a
> tomato-killing fungus could be the result of an abnormally hot spring.
>
> North Carolina State University researchers say a form of blight has
> been found on tomatoes in two eastern counties ? Northampton and Sampson.
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> The variant "late blight" was found earlier than usual in the growing
> season. It can also infect vegetables. The fungus is best known for
> causing the Irish Potato Famine in the 1800s during which one million
> people died and one million more left Ireland.
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> Scientists say most commercial farmers are aware of the fungus, but
> local farmers and community gardeners might want to apply fungicides to
> their crops or consider early harvests. The scientists say another
> alternative is to grow genetically engineered, blight-resistant tomatoes.
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> http://www.longislandhort.cornell.edu/vegpath/photos/lateblight_tomato.htm
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