The heat stops the chemical reaction in the fruit at about 30°, so the weeks of heat held them up. @Pete8 is always on the ball to help out with explanations. Thanks Pete.😁
They certainly look as if they're producing well @purplerallim I don't generally remove leaves until around now when the weather begins to get damp, but I'm very pleased with the harvest so far this year
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
As I said before the two plants with more leaves removed are the ones I have picked from to date, the two with leaves are only just ripening, so maybe in a more normal year doing both will help with succession picking. Still won't be growing Black Russian again poor cropping.
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I don't generally remove leaves until around now when the weather begins to get damp, but I'm very pleased with the harvest so far this year
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.