The Lighter Side....
First, count the tomatoes. Figure one small can per dozen; one large can per 3-dozen. Go to the store. Buy correct size can of paint, color: red. Buy appropriate sized paint brush. Note: If you plan to paint on eyes, nose, etc., small brushes and contrasting color of paint is best. Return home and line up your tomatoes, just like Eggs at Easter time. Have fun!
On a more serious note....
It's tough to get green tomatoes to "turn" this time of year unless you've still got some strong sunlight. My mom used to brown-paper bag them and place bag and tomato in the sun. Don't refrigerate or they'll stay green till they rot.
If the above fails....
Fried green tomatoes taste yummy.
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.
We may have the same strain of tomatoes i love them.I call them green envies.The dont turn red.. Stop watering them and they will turn red. - I tried this with one of my planets and it died leaving still leaving green tomatoes on the plant They might not be ready to turn red. Do they get enough sunlight? Did you start with a tomato plant? Or seeds? The plant should have had a tag telling you how many days it takes to ripen. The seed packet would also have this information. - How long do they take to start to turn red. They are plum Tomatoes, and the tomatoes that have grown seem to have stayed the same size and green for several weeks now. They were grown from seed. the seed packet only says that they take 19-20 weeks to ripen. They get lots of sunlight, not direct but the sun is strong here.
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Red, yellow and green
Genetics determine the color of a tomato.. Generally a tomato turns red as it becomes ripe. Tomatos come in several colors depending on the type of plant.. Red,yellow,orange and of course green.
They are. Its the green ones that aren't ripe.
there red and round, but first there green
tomatoes are red. lima beans are green. lima BEANS. tomatoes. tomatoes are a fruit. lima beans arent.
Heat causes living cells turn red.
Tomatoes start out green and as they ripen a chemical process causes them to change colour. Some turn red, others orange, or white, or yellow or even purple. The leaves of the tomato plant are green because of the chlorophyll present in them.
All tomatoes?? Just Kidding! The tomatoes shouls be a brightish red color, with green and healthy looking leaves. The tomatoes shouldn't be too hard or too soft.
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