Color of Lucky Cross when ripe

tanagerzoo · July 17, 2006

I picked 2 Lucky Cross tomatoes yesterday and I'm having trouble determining when they are ready to eat.

To the touch, they feel ready. But pictures I've seen seem to show them more red than yellow and mine are more yellow than red.

Are these horribly catfaced beauties ready to eat? :wink:

Fert1 · July 17, 2006

If they feel ready to eat, I'd say go for it. In my experience the bi-colors tend to vary a lot as to how much red they get on the outside. Some may have a lot, some may have very little and be mostly yellow or almost solid yellow, even on the same plant. Some of the ads for Big Rainbow say this specifically. So feel is the best way to go in determining ripeness.

Once I grew an unknown bi-color that was supposed to be a red tomato variety. I kept letting them go bad waiting for them to get "ripe", until a friend pointed out that I had a bi-color variety. Doh!

In my defense, I had not even purchased any seeds of any bi-color varieties, so I just hadn't even conceived of the idea that it could be a bi-color tomato. I felt so stupid. When I finally ate a ripe one, they were so tasty I felt really bad for letting so many rot on the vine like I had done. What a waste!

Rena · July 17, 2006

They look ready to me.. When mine get over-ripe they turn more red..... YUMMMY

**Lee** · July 18, 2006

Yep,

Those a ready.....

Lee

bully · July 18, 2006

They look good to me too

tanagerzoo · July 18, 2006

It was OUTSTANDING! It received 4 thumbs up in this family! Really, really good. Thanks for telling me not to wait as I was inclined to do.

maupin · July 19, 2006

Been growing LC for four years now--they are always a bit more yellow than some of the pictures I see posted here. Mine are primarily yellow with red bleeding on the inside, with mild red blushing especially on the blossom end.

Zone 6 Southern Illinois.

July 17, 2006	#1
tanagerzoo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Zone 7 Delaware Posts: 67	Color of Lucky Cross when ripe I picked 2 Lucky Cross tomatoes yesterday and I'm having trouble determining when they are ready to eat. To the touch, they feel ready. But pictures I've seen seem to show them more red than yellow and mine are more yellow than red. Are these horribly catfaced beauties ready to eat? :wink: __________________ Christine

July 17, 2006	#2
Fert1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Upstate SC, Zone 7 Posts: 543	If they feel ready to eat, I'd say go for it. In my experience the bi-colors tend to vary a lot as to how much red they get on the outside. Some may have a lot, some may have very little and be mostly yellow or almost solid yellow, even on the same plant. Some of the ads for Big Rainbow say this specifically. So feel is the best way to go in determining ripeness. Once I grew an unknown bi-color that was supposed to be a red tomato variety. I kept letting them go bad waiting for them to get "ripe", until a friend pointed out that I had a bi-color variety. Doh! In my defense, I had not even purchased any seeds of any bi-color varieties, so I just hadn't even conceived of the idea that it could be a bi-color tomato. I felt so stupid. When I finally ate a ripe one, they were so tasty I felt really bad for letting so many rot on the vine like I had done. What a waste! __________________ Holly

July 18, 2006	#6
tanagerzoo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Zone 7 Delaware Posts: 67	It was OUTSTANDING! It received 4 thumbs up in this family! Really, really good. Thanks for telling me not to wait as I was inclined to do. __________________ Christine

July 19, 2006	#7
maupin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Northern Thailand Posts: 77	My Lucky Cross Been growing LC for four years now--they are always a bit more yellow than some of the pictures I see posted here. Mine are primarily yellow with red bleeding on the inside, with mild red blushing especially on the blossom end. Zone 6 Southern Illinois.

July 17, 2006	#3
Rena Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Warm Springs, GA Posts: 1,421	They look ready to me.. When mine get over-ripe they turn more red..... YUMMMY

July 18, 2006	#4
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,188	Yep, Those a ready..... Lee

July 18, 2006	#5
bully Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: S.E. MI Posts: 794	They look good to me too