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Green tomatoes

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  • 18-09-2012 4:13pm
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    BlazingSaddler
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    Hi all, my first attempt at growing tomatoes has been fairly successful and I've had about 100 nice ripe red ones come good in the last few weeks, however there are a couple of 100 green ones left on the plants now and as the weather appears to changed now for the worst, are they likely to ripen or should I pick them all and leave on the windowsill? The leaves on the plants are certainly starting to look bedraggled .
    Many thanks


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    Clare man
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    Hi, not clear if you are plants are inside or outside, if they are inside defintely leave to ripen. If outside I would recommend leaving also and just monitoring the weather a few bright sunny days will ripen the majority of them

    I have my tomatoes in tunnel with half ripe and half steel green will leave to ripen until end of October/early November after that it is chutney time.


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    Oldtree
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    ditto in polly t, except mine are just starting to ripen, due to first set of seedlings not making it. I can remember pulling a few tomatoes off end of october a few years ago so I'm still hopeful for a decent crop.


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    Begs
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    I have some green ones in a polytunnel which I am leaving to ripen, but I made my very first chutney last night with the ones I had in a less well protected greenhouse. Tastes great!


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    BlazingSaddler
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    Begs wrote: »
    I have some green ones in a polytunnel which I am leaving to ripen, but I made my very first chutney last night with the ones I had in a less well protected greenhouse. Tastes great!
    Thank you Begs, would you have a recipe for the Chutney by any chance please?!


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    dh0661
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    mattb74 wrote: »
    Thank you Begs, would you have a recipe for the Chutney by any chance please?!

    ;) Google is your friend - green tomato chutney recipes

    I use the Delia Smith's one, but only use half the amount of ground ginger


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    daheff
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    can I ask what people do with their plants in winter? Is it a case of throw them away and start afresh next year?


    This is my second year trying to grow tomato plants....only got a few (green tomatoes) last year..this year i put the plants into a grow bag and got a few ripe tomatoes, and currently have a load of green ones on them (hoping they ripen!)

    otherwise its green tomatoe chutney time for me too


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    Technophobe
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    Yep...take them up and into the compost with them.....


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    Begs
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    mattb74 wrote: »
    Thank you Begs, would you have a recipe for the Chutney by any chance please?!

    Hi, as was posted I just googled it and used that recipe.

    http://www.instructables.com/id/Grans-Green-Tomato-Chutney/

    The only adjustment I made was to add half a dried chilli. Made it a little hotter but still tasty - I made about 5 jars and I now only have 3 left.


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