They’ve been orange for a couple of days, and now some have gone red.
Being the first edible tomatoes, some impatience was deployed in picking them, so maybe they were not properly red. Anyway, some flavour was lacking. This is usual in the first tomatoes, of any variety. These ones are Red Alert, which is a bush tomato.
Ripe tomato
Tip: wait until the tomato is really red before picking it. This is so the plant has had the time to make all the sugars and put them in the tomato.
Feeding: while there are still lots of green tomatoes on, which have not achieved full size, carry on feeding every day. Don’t stop until there are lots of red ones on. Then you can stop feeding, and only sprinkle on some water every day to keep the compost moist.
Danger of splitting: Too much water when the tomatoes have reached full size results in splitting. When they are all big, just use a watering can to sprinkle some water in each pot, but not loads.
May the feast commence.
