Small green, whant large red

whoose · July 9, 2015

So, my plants are 7 feet tall with lots of small green toms, in my green house, how do I get them to get bigger and ripen? Trimming, fert to use and any other suggestions.

Thanks

KarenO · July 9, 2015

Sounds like you have done well so far. I prescribe 2 things:
Patience and time

It's only the beginning of July

Karen O

NarnianGarden · July 10, 2015

We're all in the same boat ... telling our tomatoes to hurry up and grow.

It will be worth it in the end of the season. This is a marathon, not a 100 m sprint ...

CamuMahubah · July 10, 2015

You have a greenhouse? So lucky..

Temperature is key I think. Talk to someone here who has a greenhouse. High temps will shut them down in July.

zipcode · July 10, 2015

About 1 month and a half from flower to fruit starting to ripen. I guess you need to spray them with one month of time accelerator. Also sufficient potassium will ensure they ripen in due time, possibly even a bit earlier some say.

Cole_Robbie · July 11, 2015

At that stage, I would be feeding 4-18-38 through the drip irrigation.

July 9, 2015	#1
whoose Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Bozeman, Montana Zone 6b Posts: 333	Small green, whant large red So, my plants are 7 feet tall with lots of small green toms, in my green house, how do I get them to get bigger and ripen? Trimming, fert to use and any other suggestions. Thanks

July 9, 2015	#2
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,929	Sounds like you have done well so far. I prescribe 2 things: Patience and time It's only the beginning of July Karen O

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NarnianGarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Finland, EU Posts: 2,550	We're all in the same boat ... telling our tomatoes to hurry up and grow. It will be worth it in the end of the season. This is a marathon, not a 100 m sprint ...

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CamuMahubah Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Alliance Nebraska Posts: 169	You have a greenhouse? So lucky.. Temperature is key I think. Talk to someone here who has a greenhouse. High temps will shut them down in July.

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zipcode Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Romania/Germany , z 4-6 Posts: 1,582	About 1 month and a half from flower to fruit starting to ripen. I guess you need to spray them with one month of time accelerator. Also sufficient potassium will ensure they ripen in due time, possibly even a bit earlier some say.

July 11, 2015	#6
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	At that stage, I would be feeding 4-18-38 through the drip irrigation.