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Last Tomatoes

@flapiz (23264)

United Kingdom

October 4, 2024 2:28pm CST

These are the last tomatoes in the garden. We have to harvest them prematurely now as the cold autumn air is starting to kill them. Hopefully we can ripen it indoors off the vine. Now searching online tips on how. It was fun cultivating them and it kept me sane when I was off sick for 6 weeks. I can't wait to do it again next year.

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@LadyDuck (485710)

• Italy

5 Oct 24

You have beautiful tomatoes. I also harvested prematurely, they are in a basket in the kitchen and turning red little by little.

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@flapiz (23264)

• United Kingdom

6 Oct 24

@LadyDuck We use to eat it as salads in the Philippines. But I will heed your warning.

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@flapiz (23264)

• United Kingdom

5 Oct 24

Thank you Anna they are the last ones after 2 previous harvests so they are lesser pretty. I discovered today there is also an Italian recipe for green tomatoes. Andrea’s friend say you can fry them with flour.

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@LadyDuck (485710)

• Italy

6 Oct 24

@flapiz Fried green tomatoes is an American recipe, made from green tomatoes coated with cornmeal and fried. I like, but do not eat too many, green tomatoes are toxic. It is not wise to eat green tomatoes in large quantities.

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@rakski (149316)

• Philippines

5 Oct 24

I'm sorry I don't have tips on how to make them ripe. I hope your feeling better now

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@flapiz (23264)

• United Kingdom

5 Oct 24

@rakski Well I had the carpal tunnel operation and put me out of commission as it is not easy to mylot while recovering. Also the work side of things has been busy too. But hopefully now I can have more online presence.

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@rakski (149316)

• Philippines

5 Oct 24

@flapiz may I ask what happened to you? I was out of mylot for months and I have not seen you here for a month that I came back

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@rakski (149316)

• Philippines

6 Oct 24

@flapiz both hands? Oh wow, I'm sorry to know that. So they release it? Well, I hope you recover soon

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@AmbiePam (104745)

• United States

4 Oct 24

How are you feeling today? I love tomatoes!

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@flapiz (23264)

• United Kingdom

5 Oct 24

It’s my day off so I am feeling happy and awesome. My partner and I loves tomatoes as well. How have you been my friend?

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@AmbiePam (104745)

• United States

5 Oct 24

@flapiz I’m good, and so glad to see you.

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@flapiz (23264)

• United Kingdom

5 Oct 24

@AmbiePam I am glad to be back and to see that the community is still up and running. Especially happy to see you Amber

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@allknowing (154199)

• India

5 Oct 24

I have not had tomatoes in our garden for quite a while. They look good.

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@allknowing (154199)

• India

5 Oct 24

@flapiz Gardener's joy

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@flapiz (23264)

• United Kingdom

5 Oct 24

@allknowing I feel like if I were to redo my life I would love to be a full time gardener than a nurse.

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@flapiz (23264)

• United Kingdom

5 Oct 24

I planted 3 different variants. It was a source of joy.

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@JudyEv (364747)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Oct 24

It's so satisfying to grow your own produce. Perhaps you could buy one of those little plastic houses to keep plants safe when it gets cold.

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@flapiz (23264)

• United Kingdom

5 Oct 24

I have tried those little tents. But because we have not trimmed our tomatoes it is too high for the tent. We will plant again when it is warmer. The winter here is quite harsh compared to the Perth winter. I miss the mild winters of Perth

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@flapiz (23264)

• United Kingdom

5 Oct 24

@JudyEv Yep not only the cold but also the wind. Quite a harsh climate.

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@JudyEv (364747)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Oct 24

@flapiz Our son in Ireland has much harsher winters too. They tried a small glass house affair but it didn't last too long. The winds played havoc with it.

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@Beestring (15606)

• Hong Kong

5 Oct 24

Hope you are fully recovered now. I'm sure you can find some tips on how to make the tomatoes ripe on the net.

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@flapiz (23264)

• United Kingdom

5 Oct 24

I have been back to work for almost 2 months now. The left hand is not having electric shocks anymore but the right hand is giving up so I am awaiting for operation schedule for it.

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@flapiz (23264)

• United Kingdom

5 Oct 24

@Beestring Thank you so much. I hope it happens soon as the first one really improved my life. How are you on your side of the world?

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@Beestring (15606)

• Hong Kong

5 Oct 24

@flapiz Sorry to hear about that. Hope you have a successful operation and a speedy recovery.

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@luisadannointed (9456)

• Philippines

17 Oct 24

Nice. My mom would love to have even just a little garden in our apartment but there is no way.

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@flapiz (23264)

• United Kingdom

17 Oct 24

Maybe she can have potted ones if the space is scarce.

@RasmaSandra (90144)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

4 Oct 24

They are lovely tomatoes. I remember our last harvests in Latvia, Always had something still to use, We ripened out last tomatoes by wrapping them up in newspaper pages and storing them at room temperature, I found this on the net To ripen green tomatoes, you can wrap them individually in newspaper and store them at room temperature Alternatively, you can put the unripe tomatoes in a paper bag, close it up, and store it in a warm location. The idea is to trap ethylene gas to speed up ripening. Make sure to check your tomatoes often.

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@flapiz (23264)

• United Kingdom

5 Oct 24

I have them wrapped with news paper. I will buy some bananas to provide more ethylene gas for them. It is quite a science experiment too. Thank you for the advice. I can see you are a seasoned gardener.

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@Marilynda1225 (86657)

• United States

7 Oct 24

That's a nice bunch of tomatoes. Nothing is better than fresh from the garden. Hope they ripened for you

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@flapiz (23264)

• United Kingdom

7 Oct 24

I am really hoping they ripen. I want to taste the big ones.

@Fleura (32976)

• United Kingdom

11 Oct 24

I have the same issue, the summer didn't really warm up enough until the end and now we had frost last night!

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@flapiz (23264)

• United Kingdom

13 Oct 24

It is sadly back to being like a fridge now. I did not even enjoy the summer much to be honest. I need more sun.

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@flapiz (23264)

• United Kingdom

13 Oct 24

@Fleura With the global warming we really cannot predict what we will get weatherwise.

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@Fleura (32976)

• United Kingdom

13 Oct 24

@flapiz We didn't really get a proper summer this year. So different to 2022 when we had 40 degrees some days! That was too much, we need something pleasantly in between!

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@TheHorse (231646)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Oct 24

I think (but I am not sure) that they will ripen on their own.

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@flapiz (23264)

• United Kingdom

13 Oct 24

Some of them managed to ripen and some just got moldy. They tasted bitter though so I guess the frost had changed it chemically.

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@flapiz (23264)

• United Kingdom

14 Oct 24

@TheHorse Me neither. Too bad it was pretty.

@TheHorse (231646)

• Walnut Creek, California

14 Oct 24

@flapiz Bitter tomatoes would not appeal to me.

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@JESSY3236 (21180)

• United States

15 Oct 24

I can't wait to do our little garden again next year.