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Indigo Rose tomatoes
welsh gardener
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I am growing these ( raised from seed in a greenhouse ) for the first time. They got off to a great start, beginning to ripen quite early. But they are now stubbornly failing to ripen on the "back " of the fruit and are still quite hard.
Any advice please.
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I'd never heard of the variety, wg, had to Google it. It's one of those "blue" varieties? What I read seems to suggest that the fruit darkens on the sunny side and reddens on the shady side. Is that what's happening? (Or not happening?)
No, they are remaining green on the shady side,maybe I just have to be very patient !
I think so. Start worrying if the blue side is ripe and the other side isn't.
I wonder what the variety's parents are. One of the "black" varieties would have to be in the mix somewhere.
Interesting info here http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/purple-tomato-debuts-indigo-rose particularly on ripening.
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