Any red outdoor tomatoes yet?

[KevinM67]

With the nights drawing in - I'm back to that frustrating period where I can only be at the plot during the weekends due to work.

Anyway, I've still got my outdoor toms on the go and they are still producing (just).

With temperatures predicted to be around 12-13 degrees over the coming week - should I call it quits now or see if anymore turn red outside still on the stalk ?

[Scoot]

Well i got absolutely No tomatoes from my outdoor ones this year.

Even the ones i where i cut the stems and hung them in the growhouse, they've all begun to rot.

[Jungle Jane]

Where was it rotting was it where the cut was made? Good experiment but tomato plants are fussy with thick pruning type cuts,it can invite fungi/infection into the plants,so it was a risk. Try just lifting the whole root if you have plants left & hang it indoors in the warmth,the green ones do go red,but with slightly thicker skins because of no sunlight.

[Scoot]

Where was it rotting was it where the cut was made? Good experiment but tomato plants are fussy with thick pruning type cuts,it can invite fungi/infection into the plants,so it was a risk. Try just lifting the whole root if you have plants left & hang it indoors in the warmth,the green ones do go red,but with slightly thicker skins because of no sunlight.

It's the tomatoes themselves that are rotting and going soft. The stems are still fine.

[Scarlet]

It's the tomatoes themselves that are rotting and going soft. The stems are still fine.

Did you have blight? They shouldn't rot.

[Scoot]

Not sure to be honest as ive never had blight before so not really sure what I'm looking for. Maybe's they aren't actually rotting but they are going soft and are still a greeny yellowish colour.

The summer has been rubbish here and they were still pretty green when i cut the stems and hung them int he growhouse.

[Scoot]

Here's a couple of photo;s of them.

[Penellype]

Doesn't particularly look like blight, but the stem in the 2nd picture has botrytis (grey mould) and this will not be helping at all.

[Scoot]

Doesn't particularly look like blight, but the stem in the 2nd picture has botrytis (grey mould) and this will not be helping at all.

That stem is still rooted in a plant pot. It's not connected to tomatoes at he top of the second picture.

Just out of interest how do you stop "grey mould"?

[Penellype]

Grey mould is hard to stop. It thrives in damp conditions particularly where there is little air circulation. There is little you can do except improve the ventilation and remove any dead or infected material.

https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=165

[Scarlet]

As Penellype has said, though often large pruning cuts allow the mould to develope. In your photo there are several large pruning cuts with mould on them. Keep all pruning utensils super clean. Give some breathing space between plants. Make sure there is good airflow, vents and doors should remain open. Water on the ground, not on the leaves. I sink plastic milk bottles and water into those, this stops any spray on the leaves. Are they under plastic?

[Scoot]

Yeah, they're in a little more plastic growhouse.

Anyway, the tomatoes I cut down, left on the stem and hung in the growhouse aren't ripening. I'm bloody sick as it means I've had no outdoor tomatoes this year.

[Scarlet]

Oh what a shame!

[veggiechicken]

If it helps, I didn't have any outdoor tomatoes either. All struck down by blight.

[Bren In Pots]

Did anyone have luck with those blight resistant toms that were in a give away ? they arrived after I'd sown my this years toms so will have a go with them next year.