Have for years have harvested all my tomatoes before the frosts, including tiny ones, colour grade them, place in short cardboard boxes lined with newspaper, placed infront of a sunny window, we have had tomatoes ripen until mid winter.
We don't have a poly tunnel or greenhouse, and have always grown tomatoes outside. Success is dependant on good compost and watering well, as well as different varieties to reduce a glut in one go. Neighbours always look forward to our tomatoes!!
Tony, I always find that grubbing out tomatoes marks the slow march into winter. Thankfully down here in Aus we are heading into summer, A couple of days ago I got a 10kg box of saucing tomatoes for 3AUD and have semi dried them in the dehydrator and put them under oil then ready for use in salads, sandwiches and pasta sauces for a couple of months.
AUD$3 for 10kg of saucing tomatoes?? 😯 I don't think I'd be able to get it for probably 10 times that much 😅 I planted tomato seeds a bit late this year, so I'm still a ways yet from harvesting any of my own.
@@ErraticPerfectionist One thing about tomatoes is that they can come on very quickly given the right conditions. I tend to sow several batches so that I can try and extend the season; the first batch are flowering and setting fruit now while second batch are about 10cm and still in small pots. I am running out of room so may not sow a 3rd batch. The chillies have overwintered well and some are already in full flower so I am hoping for a bumper season.
@michaellinahan7740 It's my first year really getting back into the garden after several years hiatus due to health. I'm trying to make it productive and not just a weed jungle that I try to tame every 3-6 months. So I'm trying to remind myself that I had a lot of events get in the way of starting seeds early this year or turning the weed-filled garden beds into something that I can plant seedlings into. To be honest, it's still a work in progress, but I'm getting there. I have limited pots and trays to start seedlings, so I gave myself up to the idea of succession sowing, just because I couldn't be growing more than I'd already planted. Unfortunately life keeps getting in the way now as well, so while my beans are outside, most of my tomatoes are still desperately trying to grow in egg cartons 😅 I've just washed up a bunch of old pots that might be a bit big for these tiny seedlings, but they'd never survive if I tried chucking them outside just yet. Barely any true leaves on them! I'll pot them up and nurse them a little bit longer, and I'm sure once they're strong enough to go outside then they'll be ok. Overwintering peppers is something that I'd love to do! Or even an eggplant. We'll see how the summer growing season goes before I start making plans for trying anything more difficult than seed starting 😂
Me too! They ripen overnight in a warm kitchen as well. I have a freezer bag full still from last year which should see me through till this year's tomatoes are ready ( in NZ so planting out now!)
I wrapped my green ones in newspaper and kept them in my warm kitchen, checked after a week half of them were ripe and then re wrapped the rest back up and by the 2nd week they were all ripe. My old mum used to do this and it worked like a dream
have you ever tried to overwinter a plant or two. When I was growing up my across the road neighbours had tomato plants in their greenhouse all winter. Indeterminate and bot were they big. It gives you a leg up next year if you can keep a couple alive over the winter - you get tomatoes sooner than the new ones you plant. Same for peppers. They aren't annual plants
Maybe you could try putting some garlic in the planters, see how they do :) Additionally to my saved/bought bulb garlic, I got a really big bulb from Tesco (55p) and I'm going to see how that does as a little trial.
Tony, you could add plant lights for that part of the day that the sun is blocked. But mind you there are lots of green tomato recipes. Search for Green Tomato Curry (Sabji)
hello tony sound like you found the perfect spot for your tomatoes to me. Ivan
Have for years have harvested all my tomatoes before the frosts, including tiny ones, colour grade them, place in short cardboard boxes lined with newspaper, placed infront of a sunny window, we have had tomatoes ripen until mid winter.
Great haul out of those few plants 😊
We don't have a poly tunnel or greenhouse, and have always grown tomatoes outside. Success is dependant on good compost and watering well, as well as different varieties to reduce a glut in one go. Neighbours always look forward to our tomatoes!!
Tony, I always find that grubbing out tomatoes marks the slow march into winter. Thankfully down here in Aus we are heading into summer, A couple of days ago I got a 10kg box of saucing tomatoes for 3AUD and have semi dried them in the dehydrator and put them under oil then ready for use in salads, sandwiches and pasta sauces for a couple of months.
AUD$3 for 10kg of saucing tomatoes?? 😯 I don't think I'd be able to get it for probably 10 times that much 😅
I planted tomato seeds a bit late this year, so I'm still a ways yet from harvesting any of my own.
@@ErraticPerfectionist One thing about tomatoes is that they can come on very quickly given the right conditions. I tend to sow several batches so that I can try and extend the season; the first batch are flowering and setting fruit now while second batch are about 10cm and still in small pots. I am running out of room so may not sow a 3rd batch. The chillies have overwintered well and some are already in full flower so I am hoping for a bumper season.
@michaellinahan7740 It's my first year really getting back into the garden after several years hiatus due to health. I'm trying to make it productive and not just a weed jungle that I try to tame every 3-6 months. So I'm trying to remind myself that I had a lot of events get in the way of starting seeds early this year or turning the weed-filled garden beds into something that I can plant seedlings into. To be honest, it's still a work in progress, but I'm getting there.
I have limited pots and trays to start seedlings, so I gave myself up to the idea of succession sowing, just because I couldn't be growing more than I'd already planted.
Unfortunately life keeps getting in the way now as well, so while my beans are outside, most of my tomatoes are still desperately trying to grow in egg cartons 😅 I've just washed up a bunch of old pots that might be a bit big for these tiny seedlings, but they'd never survive if I tried chucking them outside just yet. Barely any true leaves on them! I'll pot them up and nurse them a little bit longer, and I'm sure once they're strong enough to go outside then they'll be ok.
Overwintering peppers is something that I'd love to do! Or even an eggplant. We'll see how the summer growing season goes before I start making plans for trying anything more difficult than seed starting 😂
Great haul but most of those tomatoes would ripen if you take them indoors. Why didn’t you pick the little pink cherry tomatoes?
I wondered also
Me too! They ripen overnight in a warm kitchen as well. I have a freezer bag full still from last year which should see me through till this year's tomatoes are ready ( in NZ so planting out now!)
I wrapped my green ones in newspaper and kept them in my warm kitchen, checked after a week half of them were ripe and then re wrapped the rest back up and by the 2nd week they were all ripe. My old mum used to do this and it worked like a dream
Salsa verde green toms and some hot peppers wonderful with nachos ( for the carnivores great with burgers )Of course you could do chutney!
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Chips aren't that cheap nowadays.!!!
have you ever tried to overwinter a plant or two. When I was growing up my across the road neighbours had tomato plants in their greenhouse all winter. Indeterminate and bot were they big. It gives you a leg up next year if you can keep a couple alive over the winter - you get tomatoes sooner than the new ones you plant. Same for peppers. They aren't annual plants
Maybe you could try putting some garlic in the planters, see how they do :) Additionally to my saved/bought bulb garlic, I got a really big bulb from Tesco (55p) and I'm going to see how that does as a little trial.
Tony, you could add plant lights for that part of the day that the sun is blocked. But mind you there are lots of green tomato recipes. Search for Green Tomato Curry (Sabji)
Tony, you really should be wearing a mask, all that dust you are breathing in. 😮😮. Can't understand why you left those red toms,😟😟
They ain’t gonna turn Tony . Get um binned😆