Orange tomatoes that are supposed to be red?

Leafer · September 23, 2009

Hey all,

I have recently had to harvest many (looks like soon to be all) of this year's remaining crop because my plants are dying and because of the excess of rain we have had for the past 2.5 weeks.

First, it was a bad infestation of worms that stripped many of my plants. Then, it was a bacterial spot ? that coincided with the infestation. After which, the torrential downpours washing away the sevin, cracking my tomatoes, seemingly worsening my bacterial spot, etc.

The insult to injury being that my remaining tomatoes aren't really turning red; they are "ripening" more orange than red?!? What is going on here? Thanks for the help in advance.

September 23, 2009	#1
Leafer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oxford, MS Posts: 13	Orange tomatoes that are supposed to be red? Hey all, I have recently had to harvest many (looks like soon to be all) of this year's remaining crop because my plants are dying and because of the excess of rain we have had for the past 2.5 weeks. First, it was a bad infestation of worms that stripped many of my plants. Then, it was a bacterial spot ? that coincided with the infestation. After which, the torrential downpours washing away the sevin, cracking my tomatoes, seemingly worsening my bacterial spot, etc. The insult to injury being that my remaining tomatoes aren't really turning red; they are "ripening" more orange than red?!? What is going on here? Thanks for the help in advance.