Roma Tomatoes

Wed Aug 09, 2006 4:52 am

Hello. I am new at growing tomatoes. I have a roma plant that has tons of fruit on it but none of the tomatoes are turning red. The fruit has been on the plant for over a month and no change. I have three other plants (2 cherry and a first lady) that I have been harvesting almost daily since I planted them in early/mid June. Is there something wrong with the plant or do they just ripen more slowly? Thanks for any help!

Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:20 am

Hi Krusecooks,

With your larger tomatoes it could be the heat. Tomatoes can slow down in ripening above 77*F.

Newt

Sat Aug 12, 2006 4:41 am

Thanks Newt. It has been extremely hot until this week so that is probably it.

Sat Aug 12, 2006 1:56 pm

You are very welcome. We've had a cooling front come through here, so hopefully the same will happen for you.

Newt