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Tomato truss broken
Fishy65
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They'll ripen in a dark place though?
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They'll ripen in a dark place though?
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How frustrating! Yes they will ripen. Hang them in the kitchen, say, with plenty of air circulation and they'll ripen ok. (This is what I do at the end of the season when the last ones are cut from the vine before the cold weather.)
Alternatively, put them with a ripe banana, and they will ripen more quickly.
Thanks guys.I was disappointed because if I hadn't been messing about with the plants it most likely wouldn't have happened. The plant in question was leaning quite a bit so I was trying to straighten it up I've hung them up in the kitchen
Fishy - we've all been there! "Just" straightening/tidying something or another, and then finding we've presented ourselves with another problem! Quite often, it can be overcome, so best of luck!
btw I grow my outdoor toms in troughs supported with canes that are connected with cross-pieces (if that makes sense). I gives them strength, and they are pretty robust. Mind you, with the air turning a lot, lot colder, even though the benign Somerset ought to be OK, I've taken the precaution of throwing a bit of fleece over them for tonight! I'm picking pounds of the fruits, and would hate to see all my hard work undone by a bit of unseasonal weather!
Philippa - Porlock, West Somerset. No frost predicted (Porlock Vale has its own micro-climate anyway) but temps down to about 3 or 4. Just a bit too cool to risk it, I think. The fleece will help to keep the coolness at bay, I hope.
My GH chillies are doing very well - do you have a good recipe for chilli sauce that I can use? I was going to freeze them, but a good sauce sounds just the job.
I'm in Northamptonshire and a low of 9c predicted for tonight. One thing I won't be doing is touching the plants from now on,still lots of toms on there and some a more yellowish colour. Ironically the broken truss isn't the heaviest by the look of it,but I've been looking at 'green tomato' cake,relish,chutney,soup or fried.
SViolet - that's Porlock with the vertical roads isn't it? That view from county gate across Exmoor is just stunning!!
Green tomato recipe Philippa?
Fishy - yes Porlock has the steepest "A" road in the country, I believe, with a wicked hairpin bend as well! Even the toll road - slightly less steep - is a bit of a challenge. But the moors are wonderful, and at the moment are clad in deep purple heather. The sweeping views across the moor and over the Bristol Channel are amazing.
I think I have a good recipe for green tomato chutney somewhere - I'll try to find it for you. And Philippa, thanks - I look forward to a chilli sauce recipe tomorrow.
I do like a nice blackberry with double cream !