I've tried the banana and paper bag idea this year and got green tomatoes yellow enough to ripen further amongst the other red ones in a bowl.
Of the five varieties I've got this year, 'Alicante' is the one which has got large but not ripened on the vine at all.... so is the one is the bag, it's also the least tasty....
So when do you give up letting them ripen on the vine?
I was late sowing my sweet millions and the first one has just started to take on an orange hue - I still have hundreds of flowers on some trusses....
Still getting into the 20's most days, even though it has been overcast the couple of days the temperature has been good, if it's sunny the conservatory will easily get to 45. My problem is predicting how many windows to open and whether or not to turn the fan on!
Optimum ripening temps are in the 20s, the warmer the better. Overnight temps need to be factored in, too. With an orange hue, they're well on the way. Don't let them get too hot.
This week overnight minimum temps here in central Norfolk have been over 15C and daytime maximums have been around 25C It's fantastic - the tomato plants that have escaped the blight (fortunately the majority of them) are ripening like mad
However, I've never had to do so much watering in mid September - swings and roundabouts
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
More like 12 to 22 in west central Scotland the last few of days but wednesday it was markedly warmer in the conservatory at 10pm (still around 20C) than in the house.... It was overcast all day. The weekend was much hotter though.
I could just build a climate control system, but that would seem like cheating!
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I've tried the banana and paper bag idea this year and got green tomatoes yellow enough to ripen further amongst the other red ones in a bowl.
Of the five varieties I've got this year, 'Alicante' is the one which has got large but not ripened on the vine at all.... so is the one is the bag, it's also the least tasty....
can't you make chutney with them ? . anyone got a recipe
for me . please.
So when do you give up letting them ripen on the vine?
I was late sowing my sweet millions and the first one has just started to take on an orange hue - I still have hundreds of flowers on some trusses....
Still getting into the 20's most days, even though it has been overcast the couple of days the temperature has been good, if it's sunny the conservatory will easily get to 45. My problem is predicting how many windows to open and whether or not to turn the fan on!
Optimum ripening temps are in the 20s, the warmer the better. Overnight temps need to be factored in, too. With an orange hue, they're well on the way. Don't let them get too hot.
Oh for consistent temperatures
This week overnight minimum temps here in central Norfolk have been over 15C and daytime maximums have been around 25C
It's fantastic - the tomato plants that have escaped the blight (fortunately the majority of them) are ripening like mad 
However, I've never had to do so much watering in mid September - swings and roundabouts
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
More like 12 to 22 in west central Scotland the last few of days but wednesday it was markedly warmer in the conservatory at 10pm (still around 20C) than in the house.... It was overcast all day. The weekend was much hotter though.
I could just build a climate control system, but that would seem like cheating!
Definitely cheating! LOL
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I'm doing well with my outdoors grown this year .apart from the cheery toms in the hanging baskets ,
atb Tony
i have some green tomatoes too, i'll try the paper bag idea