[purplebean]

My husband tells me I have a red tomato, I feel too ill today to even go outside and look. If it is true it is the first red tomato I have managed to grow since 2006!!!!

[mumofstig]

YAY 

[Fisherman]

Sliced home grown tomato, basil on mozerella drizzled with olive oil, black pepper and salt.

Whoo, whoo.

Enjoy which ever way, it will be worth it.

[hamstergbert]

A red tomato? And it not even the middle of August yet?  You're making that up!

[purplebean]

A red tomato? And it not even the middle of August yet?  You're making that up!

I checked formyself today and it is most certainly a red tomato  It's a cherry one which is all I grow as they are the only ones that have a chance of ripening outdoors. I have promised my 6 year old son he can eat it tomorrow but there are others that are turning yellowish so they will be ready soon  I am so chuffed as the last few summers have been a wash out for toms

[colleensj]

Congrats!!
I know how you feel
Me too 
I have had 3 now!!!! first time years....hope it tastes scrummy x

[DD.]

Noticed one of mine turning a few days ago, so I threw a few banana skins into the greenhouse - got loads going now!

[Swing Swang]

Banana skins to ripen growing toms rather than picked ones - interesting - does this actually work?

[DD.]

You have to differentiate "growing" from "sitting there on the vine doing nothing".

If the tomato has grown as much as it's going to, but is not ripening, then yes, it does appear to work.

Thank you ethylene!

[mumofstig]

Yes it does work............it's the 2nd year I've needed to do it as well....weird

[JayG]

Used to go out with a lass called Ethylene (old-fashioned, skinny lass if I remember correctly!) 


If you want speedy toms, try Red Alert; I picked my first few before the end of June and they have been coming steadily ever since (outdoors!)

[DD.]

try Red Alert

"Shields Up" comes before "Red Alert".

(Sorry, it's a Trekkie thing).

[JayG]

try Red Alert

"Shields Up" comes before "Red Alert".

(Sorry, it's a Trekkie thing).

Would that help stop them "warping" or "blowing", Captain?

[Sue33]

"make it so!"     

[JohnB47]

Used to go out with a lass called Ethylene (old-fashioned, skinny lass if I remember correctly!) 

It wasn't Poly Ethylene was it?  Drainpipe jeans?