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This subject of veiwing or non-veiwing of videos crops up occasionally-I can see it-it may be a problem with your browser?
Yep, I can see it as well. I use Firefox.
I can see it, well worth a try if your toms don't ripen in the GH.
i brought mine in the conservatory ripened quicker
Passionate wrote (see)
I everyone, my friend has tomatoes growing in his greenhouse in very large pots and they have grown into great plants with plenty of leaves and flowers and tomatoes, the only problem is that none of the toms have gone red. Can anyone tell me what might be the problem ?
Simply-temperature-they need warmth and now it is going to be tricky
He could always bring some fruit indoors to ripen-it is not light they need but warmth
Yup. Anything above low-20sC is optimum. The lower the temp, the longer they take.
I'm in the NW johnlamond and only had a few toms which wouldn't go red or yellow so cut down the plants and instead of hanging them in a warm shed hung them in a warm GH. The toms which were turning red or yellow did ripen but those whch were green have stayed green, so I'm not convinced Chris's method works for green toms either .
Given time the green toms will ripen, but temperature is the key, not hanging them in a frost-free shed. If the temp in the shed is in single figures, the green toms will never ripen.
I've now, finally, been able to watch the video. I don't know how. Suddenly it plays when before it wouldn't. I think the video peddles old wives' tales. Tomatoes already on their way to ripening are getting next to nothing from the plant anyway. The plant's job is already done. The plant will be of no use to green tomatoes because it will be dead within three or four days.
Temperature is the key to ripening.
