How do you rest and ripen off rhe vine? Upside down? stored in sand or straw in a little tray? Sunny window or indirect light on a countertop? Genuinely interested when harvesting breakers…
Sorry I've done both, when it comes to slicers I will not concede to pulling off there really is a difference in sweetness and texture. I will do it for grape tomatoes tho
I have a habit of letting them on the vine thinking they'll be better if they Vine ripen but you are right just letting them on the windowsill they will ripen just fine and tastes great
For those of you who are curious, legally speaking (as of 2026) a "vine-ripened" tomato IS the one he's describing where it's specifically picked at the breaker stage. The other tomatoes (legal term: "mature green") are picked early and then gassed with ethylene gas (C2H4) to ripen them faster than waiting for nature to take its course.
Important distinction: "vine-ripened tomatoes" are not the same as "Tomatoes on the Vine" (TOV), which must have at least two tomatoes physically attached to the same stem. TOV is unrelated to "ripening". It's simply psychopathic industrial farm corporations being lazy.
Side note: when he said, "What about this one?", the correct answer was "A blushed tomato".
I'm on team let it ripen on the vine. I don't grow enough slicer to really determine, but for me I can 100% taste the difference with cherry and grape tomatoes. I tried the let it finish ripen on the counter at the proper time, for many different varieties, but it just ain't good enough. So, don't always listen to what people on the internet tells you to do. It's your plant, do what you want to do.
Perfect time I take them off, for me, is when you barely have to tug on it.
You don't know how to take care of your tomatoes? Every gardening store has the supplies you need…even Walmart. Throw a bird net over the tomatoes to keep birds from eating them. If you don't water tomatoes consistently, they will split when they get a good watering. Blossom end rot is caused by the plant not getting specific minerals. Always use fertilizer made specifically for tomatoes & you won't get blossom end rot.
Last year I picked a whole sack full of green tomatoes before our first freeze. Weeks went by before I was able to get to them and by the time I did – about 3/4 of them had turned red! Not sure about the flavor as they went in the freezer/
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Good to know! Unfortunately, customers really obsessed over the on the vine ones in stores. -_-
Thanks it's hard to know sometimes. I like to ripen mine in a sunny window.
How do you rest and ripen off rhe vine? Upside down? stored in sand or straw in a little tray? Sunny window or indirect light on a countertop? Genuinely interested when harvesting breakers…
It allows the shops to charge more for cuter looking food.
haven't I seen this before
I always let mine ripen on the vine because I'm lazy and my daughter likes picking them. Cant beat free! Lol
Can u help set up my garden like you did with Carrie underwood pls?
I find that allowing them to fully ripen off the vine helps them last longer and they are just as good.
its NOT as good
If you keep them on the vine in the fridge, they will last longer.
Sorry I've done both, when it comes to slicers I will not concede to pulling off there really is a difference in sweetness and texture. I will do it for grape tomatoes tho
I have a habit of letting them on the vine thinking they'll be better if they Vine ripen but you are right just letting them on the windowsill they will ripen just fine and tastes great
There’s no way it blew up that much off the vine wtf is this editing 😂😂
For those of you who are curious, legally speaking (as of 2026) a "vine-ripened" tomato IS the one he's describing where it's specifically picked at the breaker stage. The other tomatoes (legal term: "mature green") are picked early and then gassed with ethylene gas (C2H4) to ripen them faster than waiting for nature to take its course.
Important distinction: "vine-ripened tomatoes" are not the same as "Tomatoes on the Vine" (TOV), which must have at least two tomatoes physically attached to the same stem. TOV is unrelated to "ripening". It's simply psychopathic industrial farm corporations being lazy.
Side note: when he said, "What about this one?", the correct answer was "A blushed tomato".
There are some organic pesticides and barrier methods to prevent pests from eating your veggies
I'm on team let it ripen on the vine. I don't grow enough slicer to really determine, but for me I can 100% taste the difference with cherry and grape tomatoes. I tried the let it finish ripen on the counter at the proper time, for many different varieties, but it just ain't good enough. So, don't always listen to what people on the internet tells you to do. It's your plant, do what you want to do.
Perfect time I take them off, for me, is when you barely have to tug on it.
i like harder crisper tomatoes is why i pick a little earlier than most. 🙂 👍
You don't know how to take care of your tomatoes? Every gardening store has the supplies you need…even Walmart. Throw a bird net over the tomatoes to keep birds from eating them. If you don't water tomatoes consistently, they will split when they get a good watering. Blossom end rot is caused by the plant not getting specific minerals. Always use fertilizer made specifically for tomatoes & you won't get blossom end rot.
Nah, anyone who eats tomato sandwiches knows the best flavor is a ripe tomato just plucked off the vine.
For shipping, sure, but from the garden no. I don't pick them until they are the right color
Theres a higher chance of rot if you let it vine ripen
Last year I picked a whole sack full of green tomatoes before our first freeze. Weeks went by before I was able to get to them and by the time I did – about 3/4 of them had turned red! Not sure about the flavor as they went in the freezer/
Blossom end rot is not disease, its a lack of calcium, I'm kind of surprised you don't know that.
Very nice ❤
I thought that meant just cutting the vine just above the bunch and let it finish ripening "on the vine" piece you just cut.
I find that if the tomato pops off if i lightly pull on the tomato, it's good to go. If i have to yank on it, it's not done yet
I do it with smaller tomatoes. Not because it's better but because is a way to beat the stink bugs.
But I can't taste the difference honestly
What about vitamins? Does it make difference there?
Ripening on the vine ensures higher nutrient levels and much better flavour.
My squirrels 🐿️ prefer vine ripened! 😘 Kind of funny but they pass on my yellow cherry tomatoes that are just as sweet!
Not true. Lot of varieties are muuuch better if left until the very end of ripening
is it necessary to keep the green part on there when ripening off the vine?