Harvesting Tomatoes:
Try to resist the temptation to harvest tomatoes to soon. Indoor cherry tomatoes are the first to bear fruit, whereas long vine types take longer. Until they have developed fully, the taste might not be matured and some might even be bitter. When you are harvesting do not simply pick the best fruits. If you also come across any that are diseased or rotting, harvest these as well and compost them. Do not leave rotting tomatoes on the plant or on the ground because they will spread their problems to healthy fruit of the spores may remain in the ground until the following year.
There is no hard and fast rule about when or at what time of the day to harvest, although taking the tomato straight from the garden to the pot does of course give the freshest tasting dish. If possible, try to harvest when you want the tomatoes, rather than leaving them lying around for a few days.
Try to resist the temptation to harvest tomatoes to soon. Indoor cherry tomatoes are the first to bear fruit, whereas long vine types take longer. Until they have developed fully, the taste might not be matured and some might even be bitter. When you are harvesting do not simply pick the best fruits. If you also come across any that are diseased or rotting, harvest these as well and compost them. Do not leave rotting tomatoes on the plant or on the ground because they will spread their problems to healthy fruit of the spores may remain in the ground until the following year.
There is no hard and fast rule about when or at what time of the day to harvest, although taking the tomato straight from the garden to the pot does of course give the freshest tasting dish. If possible, try to harvest when you want the tomatoes, rather than leaving them lying around for a few days.
