Indigo Rose, when do the ripen

stenersons · August 2, 2014

I grew a couple Indigo Rose plants. They were the first to flower and form small fruits . I've been harvesting big beefsteaks but none of the Indigo's show any sign of ripening. I got impatient and tried a few.

Hopefully I'll get a ripe one before frost.

IronPete · August 2, 2014

I'm having the same problem with my Indigo Apples. A month into the season they were a mile ahead of the rest of my plants but haven't done a lot since then!
Pete :-/

FarmerShawn · August 2, 2014

As they ripen the skin gets dull, loses it's shine. Then if you look at the formerly green underside, you will see the red coming on. To my taste buds, though, they never get what I call tasty. While I don't call them quite spitters, they are definitely not my favorite. I still grow them, but for looks, not for taste.

Salsacharley · August 2, 2014

You can put down some reflective mulch under the plants and they will ripen a bit quicker. It worked for me last year. I agree with FarmerShawn about Indigo Rose taste.

stenersons · August 3, 2014

Thanks for the replys.. It's a tough little plant, seems much less prone to blight than my beefsteaks.

August 2, 2014	#1
stenersons Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: NH Posts: 5	Indigo Rose, when do the ripen I grew a couple Indigo Rose plants. They were the first to flower and form small fruits . I've been harvesting big beefsteaks but none of the Indigo's show any sign of ripening. I got impatient and tried a few. Hopefully I'll get a ripe one before frost.

August 2, 2014	#2
IronPete Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Charlottetown, PEI, Canada Posts: 302	I'm having the same problem with my Indigo Apples. A month into the season they were a mile ahead of the rest of my plants but haven't done a lot since then! Pete :-/ __________________ Thanks; Iron Pete "We can agree to disagree."

August 2, 2014	#3
FarmerShawn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,001	Indigo Rose, when do the ripen As they ripen the skin gets dull, loses it's shine. Then if you look at the formerly green underside, you will see the red coming on. To my taste buds, though, they never get what I call tasty. While I don't call them quite spitters, they are definitely not my favorite. I still grow them, but for looks, not for taste. __________________ "Red meat is NOT bad for you. Now blue-green meat, THAT'S bad for you!" -- Tommy Smothers

August 2, 2014	#4
Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	You can put down some reflective mulch under the plants and they will ripen a bit quicker. It worked for me last year. I agree with FarmerShawn about Indigo Rose taste.

August 3, 2014	#5
stenersons Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: NH Posts: 5	Thanks for the replys.. It's a tough little plant, seems much less prone to blight than my beefsteaks.