Why tomatoes don't ripen: experienced gardeners named 2 main reasons

26.11.2023 19:40

Sometimes an unpleasant situation can occur: we are pleased with the number of fruits on the tomatoes, but they are clearly in no hurry to ripen.

In this case, the harvest may not be fully collected.

If you don’t want to deal with this, then you should find out about the causes of this problem in advance, says landscape designer and agronomist Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert at the online publication BelNovosti.

What do they consist of?

Weather conditions

In order for vegetables to bear fruit well and ripen in a timely manner, certain comfortable weather conditions must be established.

Tomatoes can remain green if it's much colder outside than usual.

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But heat above 30 degrees also has the same negative effect.

Sunlight

For normal development, tomatoes need access to abundant sunlight. This is an important condition for a decent harvest.

If tomatoes have little light, they will develop slowly and reluctantly, remaining green.

Marina Michalap Author: Marina Michalap Internet resource editor

Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert: Anastasia KovrizhnykhExpert / Belnovosti


Content
  1. What do they consist of?
  2. Weather conditions
  3. Sunlight