Any red outdoor tomatoes yet?

[rosiepumpkin]

Ah, that's what men have down their trousers what makes them sit with their legs so wide. they don't want to crush their tomatoes. It all makes sense now.

[Penellype]

My tomato store is finally starting to look a little healthier:



Top shelf (from left)
Balconi red (nearly finished now), Balconi yellow, Sweet Aperitif, Garden Pearl

Bottom shelf
Totem, Sungold

In front
Shirley (from greenhouse), more Sungold.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Yep my glut has started too. Just over two pounds of Tumbler today.

[Jay22]

I have two...yes two reddish tomatoes!! Woo Hoo!

[jackarmy]

Ive had one or two Marmande and Moneymaker but the Marmande seem to be in a race to ripen now and theres some whoppers there fair play.

Just had some tumbling toms sliced up on top of and grilled with my cheese on toast , happy days .

[bramble]

Any red tomatoes.

Yes, i have had a lot. These are my Alicante that i picked yesterday.

[Scoot]

The Tomato plants outside this year have been shocking to be honest. Very few tomatoes on them and they are no where near ripening.

[purplekat]

I have some lovely looking plants, but the only red tomatoes have been off a Sweet Millions plant so far, and only had about 10 from that (mostly split)

[Jungle Jane]

I have some lovely looking plants, but the only red tomatoes have been off a Sweet Millions plant so far, and only had about 10 from that (mostly split)

You could try picking them when they're orange & ripen indoors for a couple of days. I had one tomato split,it was an unnoticed red one in my blow-away grow tent,the hundred or so other tomatoes have been fine. I'm growing sweet million too.

[ESBkevin]

Well last night I had to cut down half the 11 outdoor plants. Disappointing in that they ripened late and then the cold nights/windy location added to blight have finished them off without more than about 6 fruit. I would say that's OK because these were the surplus plants and I have 7 in the greenhouse but they too are very late and have ripened little. Bear in mind my father grew tomatoes professionally and I grew up with the things I would say I know plenty about them if nothing else. Just not enough sunshine here in the Suffolk area this year. But in contrast I've had a better crop of peppers and chillies and cucumbers than ever before!
There are no guarantees with gardening, that's half the 'fun'.

[cristalfiona]

I have had red tomatoes - a grand total of 3 so far, off 13 plants. The best part is they've all just started to ripen and from tomorrow I'm away for two weeks. If I pull them all off the plants tonight and put them in the fridge, what are the chances they'll be ok when I get back? I don't really have time to do anything to prep them before I go. If they had fully ripened I'd have thrown them in a pan to cook down into a relish I make, but I'm not sure how well that would work with mostly still green tomatoes.

[Jungle Jane]

Tomatoes ripening slowly here,I'm picking them everyday,but I've got over 40 plants (can't remember exact amount,but it helps to have loads!) The weathers got better here,really warm today & the weekend forecast is 22 degrees or something.

[vixylix]

mine are finally getting to yellow stage - hoping this warm weather everyone keeps promising will urge them on to red!!

[Scarlet]

I have had red tomatoes - a grand total of 3 so far, off 13 plants. The best part is they've all just started to ripen and from tomorrow I'm away for two weeks. If I pull them all off the plants tonight and put them in the fridge, what are the chances they'll be ok when I get back? I don't really have time to do anything to prep them before I go. If they had fully ripened I'd have thrown them in a pan to cook down into a relish I make, but I'm not sure how well that would work with mostly still green tomatoes.

Pull them off the plants and put on the windowsill, they will ripen slowly indoors.

[Jay22]

I've got about 4, unfortunately tomorrow is the last day of sunshine up here for a while so that may be it! There are a few on the turn so fingers crossed.