Green tomatoes

[mysteryfairy]

I have three tomato plants (lockdown first attempt) which are covered in green tomatoes. I live in Yorkshire. Is it past hope that they’ll ripen now?

I brought in a couple that had fallen off plants and stuck them in a bowl of bananas but that’s had no effect.

Sorry, meant to put my post in gardening topic, not divert the tomatoeyness of the thread!

c75
I've never grown plum tomatoes as in the UK we do not get the heat or the sun

I can strongly suggest(after 30 years of testing) that thin skin high flavour is the way to go

My tomatoes are still ripening in the NW of England in a greenhouse in a North facing garden. I’m expecting to harvest a handful every day for the next fortnight then I’ll probably make chutney with the remaining green ones.

i was given this tip if you dont have a greenhouse :
when there is no hope of more sun, pick them and put in a pyrex with a lid if you have it and on the window sill

I can highly recommend Grushovska plum tomatoes for ripening in uk climate - they make amazing sauces and crop heavily.

I’ve had three ripe ones. North west.

@ChristmasTree999

This is what I did - snip off the top of the plant to stop upward growth, snip off any remaining flowers and a lot of the excess leaves. All the plants energy is then concentrated on ripening. Then hope for sun. This is working for my outdoor tomatoes - I’m on the south coast though.

This. Ive had hundreds in the last two weeks.

Last week of sun, so put them in the hottest bit of the garden, chop of anything that looks past its best, water a LOT every single day, and that should do it