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10 Tips for Harvesting Tomatoes

6 May

harvesting tomatoes

You’ve done all the hard work, and you’re ready to harvest your home-grown tomatoes. The last thing you want is to cut into an over or under ripened fruit. Here are our 10 tips for harvesting tomatoes. 1. Harvest Before Fully Coloured Although your tomatoes may not look fully ripened, harvesting just before they are […]

The How and When of Picking Tomatoes

26 Aug

when and how to pick tomatoes

There’s no real mystique to picking tomatoes, except that some types ripen more quickly and differently to other types. Also, if you just tug the tomato off the bush you may damage the stems. The Best Time to Pick Tomatoes It usually takes six to eight weeks for tomatoes to form and ripen, and there […]