What's up with that? Week after week they just hang here and nothing
changes. The plant is putting out a pretty fair number of buds and I see
new fruit all over it. But the oldest fruit which is almost full size just
stays green week after week.
It has been hot here in SoCal - days in the mid 90s and nights about 68-72.
I water them heavily two times a day and that may have to be 3 at the rate
they seem to need it.
My celebrities also do not seem to be in any hurry to ripen. In fact some
of the oldest ones I just had to cut off due to brown rot on the bottom
half. Cutting them open showed they were full of brown goo inside.
Posted by bungadora on July 18, 2009, 8:38 pm
> What's up with that? Week after week they just hang here and nothing > changes. The plant is putting out a pretty fair number of buds and I see > new fruit all over it. But the oldest fruit which is almost full size just > stays green week after week. > It has been hot here in SoCal - days in the mid 90s and nights about 68-72. > I water them heavily two times a day and that may have to be 3 at the rate > they seem to need it. > My celebrities also do not seem to be in any hurry to ripen. In fact some > of the oldest ones I just had to cut off due to brown rot on the bottom > half. Cutting them open showed they were full of brown goo inside.
Have you cut open any of the yellow pear tomatoes? Because if they
are changing color in the inside, pick some of the larger fruit and
ripen them indoors.
You might also try putting shade cloth over your plants to reduce the
heat and light.
Dora
Posted by Wild Billy on July 19, 2009, 1:17 am
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bungadora@aol.com wrote:
> > What's up with that? Week after week they just hang here and nothing > > changes. The plant is putting out a pretty fair number of buds and I see > > new fruit all over it. But the oldest fruit which is almost full size just > > stays green week after week. > > > > It has been hot here in SoCal - days in the mid 90s and nights about 68-72. > > I water them heavily two times a day and that may have to be 3 at the rate > > they seem to need it. > > > > My celebrities also do not seem to be in any hurry to ripen. In fact some > > of the oldest ones I just had to cut off due to brown rot on the bottom > > half. Cutting them open showed they were full of brown goo inside. > > Have you cut open any of the yellow pear tomatoes? Because if they > are changing color in the inside, pick some of the larger fruit and > ripen them indoors. > > You might also try putting shade cloth over your plants to reduce the > heat and light. > > Dora
I watched my "yellow pear" tomatoes for 6 weeks last year waiting for
them to change color. Water deeply every 3 days, and think about
something else.
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> What's up with that? Week after week they just hang here and nothing > changes. The plant is putting out a pretty fair number of buds and I see > new fruit all over it. But the oldest fruit which is almost full size > just stays green week after week. > It has been hot here in SoCal - days in the mid 90s and nights about > 68-72. I water them heavily two times a day and that may have to be 3 at > the rate they seem to need it. > My celebrities also do not seem to be in any hurry to ripen. In fact some > of the oldest ones I just had to cut off due to brown rot on the bottom > half. Cutting them open showed they were full of brown goo inside.
The temps here are upper 80s, sometimes low 90s. And I water my toms maybe
every 5 days. If you are watering them heavily twice a day, you are badly
over-watering them.
Pear tomatoes, especially yellow, will sit there, big, fat, and green for a
long time, until they are ready to turn yellow. Then one day you have a
bazillion yellow toms. Quit watering them so much and leave them alone. They
will ripen when they are ready.
Posted by Paul M. Cook on July 19, 2009, 1:34 am
Zootal wrote:
>> What's up with that? Week after week they just hang here and nothing >> changes. The plant is putting out a pretty fair number of buds and >> I see new fruit all over it. But the oldest fruit which is almost >> full size just stays green week after week. >> >> It has been hot here in SoCal - days in the mid 90s and nights about >> 68-72. I water them heavily two times a day and that may have to be >> 3 at the rate they seem to need it. >> >> My celebrities also do not seem to be in any hurry to ripen. In >> fact some of the oldest ones I just had to cut off due to brown rot >> on the bottom half. Cutting them open showed they were full of >> brown goo inside. > The temps here are upper 80s, sometimes low 90s. And I water my toms > maybe every 5 days. If you are watering them heavily twice a day, you > are badly over-watering them.
They severely wilt if not watered at least 2 times a day. If they do not
get a night watering they are badly wilted by noon the next day. I should
mention these are in pots. Today was 100F.
> Pear tomatoes, especially yellow, will sit there, big, fat, and green > for a long time, until they are ready to turn yellow. Then one day > you have a bazillion yellow toms. Quit watering them so much and > leave them alone. They will ripen when they are ready.
I certainly can wait but not watering as much will kill them. I'm going to
move them to a place where they get less sun and earlier shade.
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> changes. The plant is putting out a pretty fair number of buds and I see
> new fruit all over it. But the oldest fruit which is almost full size just
> stays green week after week.
> It has been hot here in SoCal - days in the mid 90s and nights about 68-72.
> I water them heavily two times a day and that may have to be 3 at the rate
> they seem to need it.
> My celebrities also do not seem to be in any hurry to ripen. In fact some
> of the oldest ones I just had to cut off due to brown rot on the bottom
> half. Cutting them open showed they were full of brown goo inside.