Tomatoes - again

I have a greenhouse full of tomato plants, all heavily loaded! But not one of the fruits is ripening yet

Am I being impatient, or will it happen? Have I done something wrong? I've done all the regular feeding, watering and side-shoot-picking, as per the books.

I've never grown tomatoes before, so sorry if this seems a bit of a daft question!

Re: Tomatoes - again

Hi D I think it depends on a number off actors when tomatoes ripen including of course the weather/when planted/variety. I would be patient, it the tomatoes are on there they should ripen in time.

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I've picked 11oz so far but I sow my seeds earlier than most people do. They'll ripen when they're ready if you look after them well. It's important to never let the soil dry out and to feed a couple of times a week.

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Mine are nowhere near ripe yet, will be another month I should think. Keep up the good work Deedee, you'll be rewarded.

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My neighbour has a greenhouse full of tomatoes - all green! He always shares them around the neighbourhood but we've had none, as yet. Must be late this year everywhere.

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No reason you can't enjoy a green tomato.. I LOVE them sliced and battered with corn meal... Fry up one and see how delish..

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I've never tried eating green tomatoes Audreyll - are they alright if they're not ripe?

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A couple of trusses on my tomatoes have got some tiny immature tomatoes on them, hardly bigger than a pin head, yet further along on the same truss, the toms are developing normally. I've never seen this before and don't know what the cause is because I don't think those peculiar miniscule ones are likely to grow for some reason.
The plants are fed and watered correctly, so I am wondering if its either the compost I bought this year, or the feed itself, which is Wilkinson's own brand tomato feed instead of the usual Tomorite I use. I carefully compared the feed balances before I bought it and they were practically identical, so I can't see why this has happened. Just incase they are lacking in nutrients though, tonight I have given them a good feed with Phostrogen, which has considerably higher Potassium, see if that helps.
Anyone else ever seen this before?

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I grow my tomatoes outside and this year will have a bumper crop. Most of the tomatoes have now turned yellow and a couple will be ripe for picking this weekend. A friend of mine who lives about 12 miles away from me has been picking ripe tomatoes for the past two weeks.

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Some of mine are just starting to turn and up to yet I've enjoyed just one, a cherry tomato "gardener's Delight". I am growing four diffenet varieties this year so they should ripen at different times, but if there is a glut we will make tomato pasta sauce with them and pop it in the freezer in portion sized bags...