[jay001]

this is my first year of growing successfully tomatoes as the past 3 years have ended up with nothing they look really healthy and strong but should they not be turning red by now !

[brianbishop]

Depends when they were planted. I sowed my toms 5 March ,planted out in P/T 6 may. Picked my first tomato on the 20 July, and they are all now coming on.
Bish

[mumofstig]

Apart from the January sown Gartenperle, I've only had a few - the rest are stubbornly green.

They are beginning to look a lighter green/yellowish, so they are on their way 

[cadalot]

Started picking last week and this is today in the back garden

What I don't understand why is it the ones out of the sun inside the plant seem to turn first?

[missmoneypenny]

I've noticed that too Cadalot. Maybe they don't want to be stolen!

[cadalot]

I went down to the allotment today as I've been watching a nice big beefsteak tom going yellow, to orange and on it's way to a nice red colour and the allotment Basil Brush has eaten the bottom of it  I was devastated    and annoyed  and muttered word I can't use here 

[jay001]

sos folks I forgot to enclose a photo lol.

[Potty Plotty Lotty]

Depends when they were planted.

Depends also on the variety. I now only grow ones that are described as "early." I've been picking my Stupice and Galina for a couple of weeks but my Purple Ukrainian tomatoes are not yet showing any sign.

They were planted a the end of March and planted out end of May. (All are outdoor in pots).

[3759allen]

mine seem slow to ripen this year despite being sown and planted out a lot earlier than last year.

i started picking mine last week, the plants sown later are still no where near being red yet.

[Ma Lowe]

I am glad it's not just me then, I have finally got some red ones coming from the ones I out in the polytunnel and a few are just starting to turn in the greenhouse.
I have shading all over my greenhouses this year would this make a difference do you think? If so I may take some down.

[Snoop]

I went down to the allotment today as I've been watching a nice big beefsteak tom going yellow, to orange and on it's way to a nice red colour and the allotment Basil Brush has eaten the bottom of it  I was devastated    and annoyed  and muttered word I can't use here 

Birds have pecked at quite a lot of our low-hanging fruit. Might not necessarily be Mr Brush. He'd be more likely to take the whole thing.

[cadalot]

Looks more like a Brush mouth full than and Bird mouth full to me and it's only one, plus he has been digging up my neighbours potatoes to play with - scratch marks all over, plus the leather workmans  glove they play with is doing the rounds one neighbours had it, I've had it and now the other neighbour has had it.

In addition there are piles of fox sh1t everywhere .... I rest my case for the prosecution my lord.

[Snoop]

Looks like the evidence is irrefutable. I thought our dog were having a go at our toms, but it turned out to be birds. Mind you, they might think fair's fair, seeing as they got very few of our cherries this year.

[AK9]

First year of growing toms and it looks good so far.

Two plants bought from garden centre have started turning red (tried "sweet olive" and it is not bad ) and two plants raised from seeds are progressing. Hope the weather lasts because it looks very promising!