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dem in texas

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12. used to pull up the plants and hang in the barn

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 02:53 AM

Nov 2018

When we lived in Tennessee, if we going to get the first frost, we'd pull up the plants and hang
them upside down in the barn. We left the green and slightly ripe tomatoes on the plants, they would continue to ripen.

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After growing tomatoes 40 years, I learned something new. [View all] Croney Nov 2018 OP

Some of mine did that this year too. appleannie1943 Nov 2018 #1

I thought they were worms too at first. Croney Nov 2018 #2

you just taught me something new. demigoddess Nov 2018 #3

My daughter is going to try growing tomato plants from the ones we cut today. Croney Nov 2018 #4

Yup! Once an older tomato starts to ferment away the NRaleighLiberal Nov 2018 #5

It's cool to know the science! Croney Nov 2018 #6

I have seen it in tomatoes and grapefruit. Kali Nov 2018 #7

That just looks... wrong! Like aliens, lol Croney Nov 2018 #8

I know, right? Kali Nov 2018 #10

yes these are sprouts but see that little hole on the bottom picture INdemo Nov 2018 #9

Tomatoes are perennials Retrograde Nov 2018 #11

I'm in Massachusetts, so I didn't know they are perennials. Croney Nov 2018 #13

They need a lot of sunlight to ripen Retrograde Nov 2018 #15

used to pull up the plants and hang in the barn dem in texas Nov 2018 #12

I wonder if keeping them on the plants makes any difference. Croney Nov 2018 #14