Question to those growing Indigo rose tomatoes (Blue OSU)

[Leeds_lad]

Do the tomatoes come out green then go blue, or start blue and simply get bigger?
I'm asking because I have a tomato one one of my plants that I haven't noticed until now, it's already a deep blue colour yet it doesn't feel ripe at all.....

[chris]

Mine are blue the sun side, green underneath

[Leeds_lad]

Mine are blue the sun side, green underneath

yeah same here. So I wait until they fully turn green then?
They are an odd variety to grow, really loving them so far. The blue tinge to the plant just makes them look amazing

For anyone unsure of how blue the tomatoes actually are, Here's a sneak peak

[soladragon]

That is one odd tomato. Do they taste good?

[Leeds_lad]

That is one odd tomato. Do they taste good?

Not sure yet, will tell you when they get fully ripe =D

On another note, I found the info I needed on the net.

"Myers cautions not to pick the tomato too soon. Indigo Rose must be allowed to ripen fully for complete development of sugars and acids. It's easy to harvest too early because the usual visual clues won't be there.
The tomatoes will be purple where exposed to light, Myers said, and they tend to have a purple crown. They are ripe when their color changes from a shiny blue-purple to a dull purple-brown. The fruit also softens similarly to regular tomatoes, and the bottom of the tomatoes will turn from green to red when ripe.
Anthocyanin produces in the fruit only where exposed to sunlight. If shaded by a leaf or on the base, the purple pigment does not develop. "However, if you pick an Indigo Rose and expose the non-purple area to sunlight, it will turn purple in about a week," Myers said."

http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gar...-rose%E2%80%99

[poly]

I think “blue” toms look amazing. I’ve picked the first of Dancing with Smurfs, a blue cherry, but I’m still waiting for OSU Blue to turn to red underneath, they seem soooo slow this year. No ripe Indigo Rose yet either, will be interesting to see how they look and taste in comparison to each other.

[Matt94]

yep mine have been slow to ripen too, but mine are just starting to turn blue too.

Apparently they are also very good for you too as they are full of anti-oxidents!