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Is it better to pick tomatoes early and allow them to ripen off the vine?
Robin
It depends on the variety of tomato. The seed pack gives you the days to maturity. This assumes that the plant has grown in a pot for 8 weeks prior to being planted. A seed pack that says 68 days to maturity would then take 89 days (including 7 days to germinate and 8 weeks to grow before planting in the garden). Then, that will be when the first individuals mature. Most tomatoes will produce a lot of fruit a little bit at a time until they die back.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 10y agoIt doesn't matter one way or the other. I would suggest picking them early and letting them ripen off vine, so you can see when they are a nice ripeness.
If they are for you own use then pick them as you use them.
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∙ 10y agoYou should pick them before they are fully ripe. The reason being is that if you wait until they are fully ripe you are risking having them eaten by insects since they will be attracted to the beauty and smell of the tomato. The tomato WILL continue to ripe even after you pick it from the vine so there is nothing wrong with picking it early. Hope that helps!
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∙ 9y agoTomatoes rout on vine before ripen to allow them ripen with the correct temperatures and the right conditions
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Explain how genetic engineering produces tomatoes that are ripe when they reach consumers?
Scientists have introduced a gene into the tomatoes that allow then to be picked green and transported great distances before they ripen completely.
Why does tomatoes ripen bananas?
I think you mean an apple will ripen bananas or green tomatoes. The apples as they ripen give off gas that aids and speeds up the ripening of other fruits, like placed in a brown bag with bananas or tomatoes and other fruits. Apples stored in the frige crisper drawer will make other fruits ripen quickly, thus go bad before you use them too.
How can genetic engineering produce tomatoes that are ripe when they reach consumers?
"Normally" tomatoes soften as they ripen, so they are usually picked green and shipped in that unripe state so they will stay firm. Just before delivery to the consumer these tomatoes are forced to ripen by gassing with the plant hormone ethylene gas. The consumer gets firm, ripe tomatoes (but less than fully sweet). These tomatoes will soften. Using genetic engineering you can delete or disable the gene for the enzyme that causes the tomatoes to soften as they ripen, so they can be allowed to fully ripen on the vine (and become fully sweet) before they are picked and shipped. The consumer gets firm, ripe, and sweet tomatoes. These tomatoes will remain firm.
Many people leave unripe tomatoes on a brightly lit window sill to ripen Some people put unripe tomatoes in a drawer with ripe ones How could you find out which way is the best?
Putting an unripe tomato in the sunlight is a bad way to ripen them. The best place to put an unripened tomato is on top of your refrigerator. The warmth is what helps them to ripen. Enjoy your tomatoes!
Is it necessary to refrigerate tomatoes?
You can put tomatoes on a table and let them continue to ripen. Refrigerating tomatoes slow the ripening process so they stay frim longer
Can you make bananas ripen more slowly?
NO you cant they can ripen better if you leave them in the shade
Why does the color of unripe tomatoes and mangoes change when the get ripen from green to red?
becasue they feel like turning red
When do you reap tomatoes?
You can reap the fruits either green or red. Once they get sufficiently big, they can be picked green and ripened off the vine in a dark cool location or make fried green tomatoes, or they can be allowed to turn red and ripen on the vine. The best flavor will be realized when allowed to ripen on the vine.
Can an apple ripen if picked off tree early?
yes it can
Are there types of tomatoes that stay green?
Green tomatoes can refer to tomatoes that have failed to ripen properly. The second group containes green zebra, green pinaple tomatoes, green grape and green giant tomatoes. Green tomatoes can be made into a variety of dishes. For example, fried green tomatoes, tomato pickle, green tomato relish and salsa, chutney and jam and baked tomatoes
Would green tomatoes ripen in the refigerator?
leave plant outside to get sun , do not put plant in dark areas.
What is the difference between early and late cabbage?
The early cabbage ripen quicker than the late cabbage.l
