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Pick now or wait??


This is my first time growing tomatoes! Lessons learned: start earlier and don’t crowd them so much.

I’m in NJ and fall is just about here, but I haven’t gotten a single red tomato from my beefsteaks! The biggest ones are just starting to blush. The plants themselves still seem healthy I think, but I don’t know how long they’ll last.

Should I start picking them now and have them ripen in a paper bag? Or keep them on the vine?

by Weirdskinnydog

5 Comments

  2. Glass-Economy6888

    You really won’t notice a difference if flavor if you bring them inside to ripen

    If you’re worried about critters getting them, bring them inside

  3. killd1

    Pick it now if you have local wildlife that will get at them.

    I am fortunate in that I seemingly do not, so I leave mine on the vine to ripen until nearly full color.

  4. tbtiller1233

    If you’re ever on the fence, pick it.

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