We have tons of green tomatoes but they aren ripening very fast. How can we speed up the red tomatoes before frost kills them?
Time to take off the kid gloves and stop being Mr/Mrs/Ms Nice Guy! Reality-check time for the tomahtoes (sorry, just got back from England) and that means no more water. Honest, you have to shock them into believing the season is about to come to a dire end and if they want to propagate the species they better start ripening that fruit to produce seeds. You can even take more drastic measures by taking a shovel and cut straight down about 6-8 inch out from the stem and slice the roots in about 3 places around the plant. Don’t worry if the plant starts to wilt, the tomahtoes will begin to ripen. And as a last resort when the frost is due, pick the fruit and let them ripen on the countertop. They will still be better than store bought. Plus in the recipe section of this web site there are terrific green tomato ideas. RETURN TO TOP Q: My house is full of little black flies. I think they are associated with my houseplants.
