The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

[N F C]

Question to you gardeners...do you wait to pick your tomatoes once they are fully ripe or do you pick them a bit before and let them finish ripening on the counter?

I read something about picking them a little before they are completely ripe to avoid damage from bugs or splitting. But wondered what you all do.

 

[sourland]

Question to you gardeners...do you wait to pick your tomatoes once they are fully ripe or do you pick them a bit before and let them finish ripening on the counter?

I read something about picking them a little before they are completely ripe to avoid damage from bugs or splitting. But wondered what you all do.

I do both. Right now there is one on the window sill that I saw splitting yesterday - tonight it will reside in our salads.

 

[N F C]

I do both. Right now there is one on the window sill that I saw splitting yesterday - tonight it will reside in our salads.

Thanks Sour, I have an especially nice looking one I've been wondering about. Sure would hate to lose it now.

 

[DigMyChicks]

Question to you gardeners...do you wait to pick your tomatoes once they are fully ripe or do you pick them a bit before and let them finish ripening on the counter?

I read something about picking them a little before they are completely ripe to avoid damage from bugs or splitting. But wondered what you all do.

I do both. I think splitting is caused by too much water being taken in, like a heavy rain.

 

[N F C]

I do both. I think splitting is caused by too much water being taken in, like a heavy rain.

Thanks DMC!

My dad was my go-to gardener expert, that's just one of the things I miss about him.

 

[rjohns39]

Question to you gardeners...do you wait to pick your tomatoes once they are fully ripe or do you pick them a bit before and let them finish ripening on the counter?

I read something about picking them a little before they are completely ripe to avoid damage from bugs or splitting. But wondered what you all do.

Splitting happens because of late watering i.e. rain at the wrong time. I wait until they are fully developed and have max sugar content. I don't care if they are ugly.

 

[DigMyChicks]

Splitting happens because of late watering i.e. rain at the wrong time. I wait until they are fully developed and have max sugar content. I don't care if they are ugly.

Wrong time meaning they are fully developed?

 

[DigMyChicks]

Thanks DMC!

My dad was my go-to gardener expert, that's just one of the things I miss about him.

I understand that. My mom always had a huge garden. With 12 kids she had too. She taught me to can which I am grateful for.

 

[N F C]

I understand that. My mom always had a huge garden. With 12 kids she had too. She taught me to can which I am grateful for.

It's so nice to have lessons like that to fall back on and remember.

 

[swampfox440]

I pick mine before they are fully ripe I ripen them out on the picnic table . Yesterday a doe and two fawns came and got in my garden . They cleaned out the cucumber bed . They stayed for about 15 mins. . The garden is only 35 feet from the window so it was a front row seat for us . I mowed the leaves on high setting so they could get them . How cute they were .