Cherry tomato harvesting?

Question

Hi folks, I have a cherry tomato plant that now has numerous cherry tomatoes. However, all of the cherry tomatoes are still green and are becoming relatively big. I tried to harvest them while they were green, but the cherry tomatoes retained the same green color....any help on how I can get that orange color and cherry tomato taste? Thanks folks.

Answer 1

I would let the tomatoes ripen on the plant as long as possible.   They taste much better that way.

If you get too many to eat at once, you can freeze them whole and use them for cooking later.

Answer 2

Easy:  just wait!  Sometimes they seem to take forever to ripen, but then all of a sudden you have more than you know what to do with!

Enjoy!

Answer 3

you just have to be patient, i'm not sure where you are but here in the northeast there has been soooo much rain that my Tomatos haven't gotten enough sunshine to get red, they need LOTS of sun to ripen.  taking them off the vine won't speed up ripening and if you pick them too green then they will rot before they ripen.  leaving them alone is best for the reddest juiciest tomatos.

Answer 4

you will have to keep it in full sun and wait till it gets the color. it will take a while, but when you bite the freshly picked tomatoes you will know it was worth the wait