GREEN TOMATOES EASY WAY TO RIPEN - TIP IN DESCRIPTION BOX (OAG)

[@whiskeywomanwhisks]

Sure do miss you OAG! Thank you for sharing your wisdom! Thanks to the family for leaving this information here for us to continue learning from OAG!

[@MikeCanestaro]

I started getting impatient, so I just colored my tomatoes in with a red Sharpie.

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Yes, some times it takes longer than we expect things to happen. OAG

[@yonnab1]

😂😂😂

[@mjrussell414]

Mike Canestaro Two years later, that is still funny!

[@exnjute]

You can also use Red RustOleum Spray Paint....be sure to prime first.

[@zoobiz860]

Mike Canestaro 😂

[@jtharp9265]

God bless & RIP - still learning from all your informative content !! Please know you helped millions & will continue to . Josette Tharp Montgomery County, Texas 🙏🏻

[@datcampg9297]

We were talking about the 1930's. I put seventy-five under the bed this evening in a brown cardboard box and laid a brown paper sack on top. Love It! Thank You.

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Yes, that works also. OAG

[@Scott-jf1nh]

Thank you! Now I know what to do. Last year frost hit and plants turn black overnight. The tomatoes did turn red later in the big pile and I was surprised they ripened. In my area last year first frost was Oct 21. I will be ready.

[@jimoyler1780]

Appreciate all your gardening experience. Thanks so much.

[@BrownEyedGirl14]

Thank you for this video Sir! Its my first year growing, well anything but also tomatoes, and my first frost is only 3 weeks away. Only one tomato on the vine was yellow/orange so I was in a panic they won't be ready on time but now I know I can just bring them inside before the frost gets them. Thank you again Sir

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

You are welcome.

[@carolbarranco838]

That was the best video on how to ripen tomatoes.

[@jodellaoverman7492]

Love all this man's information!! Thank you sir.

[@downonredgatefarm9349]

I was taking a break from my Friday housecleaning and decided to check and see if you had a new video and sure enough you did. I enjoyed it and will be trying this next go round. I am already excited about spring planting time. I like your videos because they are straight to the point and you present the facts well. Now it's time for me to finishing my housecleaning and that's a fact. Have a great weekend.

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Redgate, thanks for checking on my channel. Me too, excited about spring, as soon as we get past 1 Jan, then we will be on the home stretch to spring. As to my videos, I try to make videos that help others to grow their own vegetables. Thanks for stopping by. OAG

[@lisathomas6837]

man, I didn't know you could save them. I lost a bunch last year at that frost. Will know better this year! thanks!

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Hi Lisa, now you know. Just be sure to bring them in the house, do not leave them outside in the sun, the sun will burn them and then they will rot. Here it is the end of Jan and I still have ripe tomatoes from last years crop. If you haven't already, I invite you to subscribe and watch as the 2017 growing season comes on. Thanks for stopping by. OAG

[@عايده-ق7ع]

Thank you for the video about tomatoes 13days all videos say tow to three days to be red and am so sad that’s not happening to my tomatoes now you save make my day , thanks.

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

You are welcome. Thank you for watching my videos. If you haven't yet, please subscribe. OAG

[@cherylgirard9833]

I did that last year in a brown paper bag in a dark closet. My husband was quite impressed (he was a city boy from Canada). Sometimes I put the almost rip one in late summer on the rail of our screened porch and get one when I need it. I had them coming out my ears had to freeze them till I had time to get them canned. Blessings. Cheryl from TN

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Hi Cheryl, yep, I still have tomatoes from last year's crop. I think this coming season I will plant a late crop of tomatoes specifically for harvesting green ones for storage. About where in TN are you located? OAG

[@cherylgirard9833]

Knoxville. I am going to work on beans this year. Watched your video this morning on beans.

[@cherylgirard9833]

Knoxville. Area. Going to work on beans this year. Pretty much a failure last year. Growing in a small. 12x6 raised bed. But I will get it Thanks. Cheryl

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Cheryl, are you going to attend the Appalachia Homesteading Conference at Crossville, TN, on 6 May? It is not to far from you. I am planning on being there and would love to meet you. I think Patara (she is organizing it) expects 3 to 4 hundred visitors. And have you had time to watch my latest video on growing green beans? See it at: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIeQmWafYtt5e7M OAG

[@cherylgirard9833]

Yes I watched it this morning. I am just an hour away and I already have my tickets. I will try and find you. Blessings

[@jaycampbell6402]

Awesome, I live near the mountains and we just had a hailstorm that took a bunch of green tomatoes off of the plants. Now I know what to do with them. Thanks.

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Hello Jay and welcome to my videos. Green tomatoes will ripen in the house and taste almost as good as vine ripened. OAG

[@roberthicks4794]

Thanks again Sir.. I would love your opinion on the best 2 or 3 tomatoes that "you" like to plant.. I am in the same growing zone and will try them all..

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Robert, I always grow Better Boy (that is the one I can tomatoes and tomato juice); and I always grow Sweet Million for salads and snacking. Thanks for asking that question. OAG

[@soudee29]

Hello from Dallas! Just found your channel. I am on your fourth video. I really like that you don't have annoying background music. Your directions are clear and your voice is soothing. My tomatoes quit producing flowers. Is it because we are getting 97, 98, 99 degrees of weather??

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Hello Sue and welcome to my channel. I appreciate you for watching my videos. And, yes, I don't like annoying music either, I think it detracts from my message to you, so I don't use it. On tomatoes, I have always heard that when the temperatures get above 95 degrees, tomato blossoms don't set or stay on the vine (But I don't have any experiments to prove or disprove that). There is a product called: Blossom Set, which supposedly makes the blooms stay on the plant, but I have not tried it. Again, thank you for your encouraging words. I like to know where my KZbin friends are located, so where do you live? Thanks for commenting. OAG

[@soudee29]

OldAlabamaGardener Blossom Set...huh? Ok thank you, I will try to find it. I live in the Dallas/Ft Worth Area....and IT IS HOT here! I think we will get to 100 degrees this week. 😩

[@evelynross6144]

Hi I really loved watching your video. It was very informative and also very entertaining. HUGE thumbs up!👍🏻❤️

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Hello and welcome to my videos. My tip about ripening faster is in the description box below the video. Thank you for watching my videos. If you haven't yet, please subscribe. OAG

[@_dave4460]

we’ve had good years when there are green tomatos on every flat surface in the house the night of first frost. when the weather man says first frost i bring them in regardless of size or ripeness... great tip. it’s 19 feb and i’m ready for the first tomato sandwich of 2019!

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Hello Dave, yep, first matter sandwich is always good. I also like a little bacon on my sandwich. Thanks for stopping by. OAG

[@edwinthompson6510]

hi Alabama my father was when he was alive a landscape gardener he also had a small farm all kinds of animals . he had greenhouses for both flowers and of cause tomatoes alicanti shirley moneymaker aliesa craig among others now come the fall those that hadn't ripened he put into a wooden seedtray cover with news paper then he would add a ripe banana it worked very quick or mom made marmalade from some of them hope you are well enjoy all your videos thanks Ed

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Hi Ed, that is a good way to save your late fall tomatoes. The banana gives of a gas that makes other vegetables ripen fasted, that is why you never want to store bananas and other vegetables together. Where are you located? OAG

[@saranebp]

1st freeze of the year in Texas. I like to try different ways to ripen the tomatoes each year. Will do this, this year. Thank you.

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

As you are seeing, tomatoes can be ripened off the vine. OAG

[@sophiepaulin5859]

I just found your video which should help me in the next few weeks. THANKS!!! I am from East Coast Canada, and we already had a frost last week, but I managed to cover them and they came out unspoiled. Today, I'm debating if I should all bring them indoor or not. So I'm wondering, is the taste that different between letting them ripe indoor vs. on the vine? Thanks Mr. OAG!

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Sophie: First welcome to my videos. As for taste of tomatoes ripened off the vine, here is what I have found to be the case. If the tomato is not matured to the stage where the blossom end is turning white, the taste may be affected. So, what this means is: The larger and more mature (beginning to turn white or showing a star shape on the bottom blossom end) the green tomato is, the better the taste will be when it ripens. I hope this helps, if I did not answer your question sufficiently, please ask me again. I would wait until I knew for sure a frost was coming before I picked all the green tomatoes. OAG

[@executivegardener]

OAG, you beat me to it. This is going to be my next episode with a little different spin. Well done and time appropriate. I have a lot of green ones on the vine too. Be well. Jeff

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Jeff, I watch your channel also. And *_you often show some different aspect of gardening that others will be interested in_*, so, there is always room for another video on how to do something! I look forward to watching your approach to storing green tomatoes. Thanks for commenting on this video. OAG

[@KanDee_Olson]

Your video is great! THANKS! 🍅

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Thanks for watching!

[@LiliansGardens]

love the way you showed us the dates in progression on the fruit. Thank you sir.

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Hello and welcome to my videos. I think to give you enough information so you can follow or copy me. *_Thanks for watching. Be sure you are subscribed, and click on the bell shape icon, so you won't miss future videos I upload_* _(OAG)_

[@LiliansGardens]

Yeah I'm subbed.

[@ltlbnsgarden]

Great information! That tomato you cut looked so tasty 😋

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

And it was tasty. Very well worth doing in the fall if you still have green tomatoes on the vines when a frost is forecast. Thanks for watching this video. OAG

[@susehendricks6217]

31 October 2019 - frost in Alabama. I needed this video today! Thank you, Sir!

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Are you in north Alabama? If yes, then it probably will frost tonight, if not tonight, then for sure tomorrow night. OAG

[@mg4468]

You’re a cute old gardener from Alabama...nice tomatoes!

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

You are very cute yourself. Please subscribe. OAG

[@williamburnett6616]

My Dad roll green tomatoes in brown paper and put them in our breeze way they were good for sixties day. If your tomatoes were white they would not lasted as long as green one. The trick in keep your tomatoes in a dark cool room. Remember safety is number one on your Homestead. Happy Christmas y'all. Here in South bend Indiana its is 11out side with three inches of new snow ( bad word ).

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Hi William, yes, the way your dad did it is really the correct way to store green tomatoes, I just didn't get it done. I used to live south of South Bend, near a town called Peru. I remember the winters and the snow that area gets. Thanks for stopping by. OAG

[@manycalled6748]

Very clearly defined.

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Thank you. OAG

[@latinbeautymaria]

What a great idea! I thought I’d lose all my lovely green tomatoes!

[@shashakeeleh5468]

Howdy OAG! Really needed this video. Thank you, Sir!

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Thank you, I am happy that my video was helpful to you. Thanks for stopping by. OAG

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

I am keeping my tomatoes in a fairly warm location. It is in my kitchen. Although, a cooler place would slow down the ripening process and extend the length of time you could have tomatoes. Thanks for stopping by. OAG

[@628DirtRooster]

Must have been good. It brought a smile.

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Hello DirtRooster, yep, it was good, especially this late in the season. Thanks for stopping by. OAG

[@fixit4182]

With the sharpie ink on it sure made it look yummy

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

It wasn't for eating. OAG

[@anybodyoutthere9809]

Thank for sharing your knowledge, this was a very useful video. Best wishes from Scotland 😊

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Hello Karen and thanks for watching from Scotland. OAG

[@MAINEiacGrammiesHomestead]

Thank you for sharing...When I want one that's half ripe in a hurry I put in a brown paper bag..God Bless do you keep those mater's in house if so that amount how do you keep fruit flies away..God Bless

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Hi Brenda, that is a great idea. I have heard that you can speed up the ripening by placing an apple in the bag with the tomatoes. Are you getting a lot of snow? Thanks for watching my videos. OAG

[@rpprevost]

MAINEiac, which one of the 4,000 gods has given you the power to bestow blessings on their behalf?

[@Momtocam1997]

I freeze mine and use them in soups, stews, and chili.

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

I canna lot of tomatoes and tomato juice because I don't have much room in the freezer. Thanks for watching. OAG

[@tfcig2019]

Supposed to be 46°F tonight. Got so many beautiful vines loaded w/green tomatoes. So are they to be kept single stack, on counter or in dark? What temp? Wish l could have kept chickens away from cucumbers. Could go for some cucumbers & tomatoes in vinegar bath!

[@MrCntryjoe]

good day sir, nice tomatoes you have there. just the greatest info. thank ya. gonna dig a few out we wrapped and see if they will ripen for the 25th. and 1st. had a few we kept from garden for TG. we let then set like yours, suprised me the texture was good. not usual here to have fresh tomatoes that late frost is 9th month. woud you save seed from them?

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Hi JM, good for you, that you are holding some tomatoes over. I also found the texture and taste to be very good. I don't save seeds because these tomatoes were hybrids (Better Boy). Thanks for stopping by. OAG

[@willwarro4054]

mine will be green come next growing season. i thought about speeding them up by trying the napalm ripening method.

[@hakwrite]

Sir, thank you for this video. Helped a bunch. Can ask what that tattoo is on your arm?

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Two hearts with the inscription of "U and I" I got that tattoo at Coney Island New York in 1957. OAG

[@hakwrite]

wow, cool..thanks for this video again..really helped me out

[@lawrencenachtrab4994]

Thanks for the video :) Do you need to keep em in the sunny area or no ?

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Hello Lawrence, actually, they keep better if you wrap them in newspaper or brown paper bag paper and store them in a dark place. I just never got around to doing that. Thanks for asking that question. OAG

[@renib1159]

Do you wash & dry the tomatoes when you bring them in at first? or not to wash until ripened & ready to eat????

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

No, I don't wash them, moisture could cause rot to develop. OAG

[@sqwrrl]

Best to store that baking sheet with tomatoes in a dark place, leave it out on the kitchen counter, or even place it near a bright window?

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Carlota ,I agree. I have at times wrapped them in newspaper and placed them in a cardboard box. Thanks for stopping by. OAG

[@sqwrrl]

OldAlabamaGardener i'm sorry, that was a question. I wonder where I should keep the tray of tomatoes. Do you have a preference?

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Carlota, sorry, I didn't understand that you were asking me. I usually leave them on the counter in the kitchen. I probably would not put them in a sunny window, but it may not make any difference. I have ripened even small green tomatoes, it takes a few weeks but eventually they will ripen. This is something I do when we are going to have a frost in the fall and I am sure it will kill my tomato plants, so, I pick all the green ones and bring them in the house. OAG

[@sqwrrl]

OldAlabamaGardener thank you, I had the notion that they needed to be near a bright window.

[@dwaynesmotherman4481]

OAG, Do you ever pick some varieties of tomatoes when there not quiet ripe yet. Ive been doing that because if i leave them on the vine to fully ripen, they will develope deep cracks on top. So ill pick them when there red on bottom and orange to yellow on top. Or if its gonna rain real hard, ill pick the ones that are almost ready. If not, they will crack and i guess i have some kind of mental OCD, becuase i just hate when they crack in top. Anyway i live on the west side of Indianapolis, and i was just curious if you have pick tomatoes early to keep them from cracking. Not all varieties do that of coarse. But most the bigger fruit tomatoe plant do. Thank for your videos. Im gonna subscribe and watch many more. Happy growing my friend. Dwayne

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Hello Dwayne and welcome to my channel. Yes, I do pick tomatoes and let them ripen in the house. Thank you for subscribing to my channel. About where are you located? Thanks for stopping by. OAG

[@dwaynesmotherman4481]

Thanks, i live in a town called Clayton. It just west of Plainfield on US40. Sorta out by the Indiana prison.

[@watermelonlalala]

If the weatherman said 39 degrees tonight, would you bring some tomatoes in anyway, in case he is wrong and it freezes?

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

39 degrees shouldn't freeze or even frost. After this cool snap it will warm back up. OAG

[@watermelonlalala]

@@OldAlabamaGardener Yeah, I made a mistake. I thought freezing was 35. Thank you!

[@MichaelJosephJr934]

Did I miss the part of where to place them? Window? Darkness? Thank You

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

I place them on the kitchen counter.

[@GardeningwithLadyCheryl]

Awesome teaching video

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Thank you Cheryl! I try to keep things simple and to the point. Thanks for stopping by. OAG

[@grandiesgarden175]

Thank you!

[@paulabeattie8565]

Thank you, I enjoyed your video. What type of tomatoes are used in this video?

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Hi Paula and welcome to my videos. The tomatoes you see in this video are a variety called: Better Boy. It is the only variety of large tomatoes I grow. I do grow some cherry tomatoes and you can watch one of my videos on those at: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGXRq5l3iahgpa8 OAG

[@lynnentler5725]

All those look like early girls

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

@@lynnentler5725 Nope! A variety called: Better Boy OAG

[@TimsGuitarWorldwithTimFeskorn]

nice job

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Thanks!

[@kasiecastleberry]

Wow!! Thank you!

[@biffoswilly]

Thank you Sir

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

You are welcome. Thank you for watching my videos. If you haven't yet, please subscribe. OAG

[@ladyhawthorne1]

I've got 10 gallons of green tomatoes I'm waiting on to ripen. Extras will get popped in a freezer bag for canning later.

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

WOW! You have quite a lot of tomatoes. It just takes a little patience, they will ripen. Thanks for stopping by, OAG

[@fawadaltaf1]

I brought couple inside and they still green. It is almost 2 weeks now. What I'm missing?

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

It depends on how green the tomatoes are as to how long it will take to ripen. OAG

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Put them on a sunny window sill, that usually takes 2+ weeks. Or, place them in a box with other ripening fruit (apples, bananas, avocados, even other tomatoes), cover it, and they will ripen FAST.

[@jtjjbannie]

@@OldAlabamaGardener You are not answering the question sir. What are you supposed to do with the green ones? Put them in a drawer? A plastic or paper bag? In the sun, out of the sun? Just out on a table?

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

@@jtjjbannie When I am asked to give an answer, and I am not given much information (as in this original question: "I brought couple inside and they still green. It is almost 2 weeks now. What I'm missing?", it leaves much unknown for me to guess at. As I said, it depends on how green or how small the tomato they are trying to ripen. If it is a small tomato and I tell them to put it in a paper bag, it will probably rot before it turns color. The same if it is put in a drawer. Without me seeing the tomato I can't give specific instruction on exactly what to do. So, I feel I did answer the question, as best I could with so much unknown about their tomatoes. However, it will take a good candidate tomato about two months, not two weeks, to ripen enough to eat. OAG

[@jtjjbannie]

OldAlabamaGardener Ok. Enjoy your evening sir. 👍

[@melodycapehartmedina2264]

I see Fried Green Tomatoes and Green Tomato Pie :)))) If yours taste good why do you think people are always saying tomatoes in the store have no flavor because they are picked green? I always wondered about that cause when I ripen them in the house I sure can't tell the difference. We are getting pretty cold over here, how bout you? Lights are on the house and the tree is going up now, I just love decorating for Christ's birthday :))))

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Hi Melody, *The people who say "they have no flavor because they are picked green" don't know what they are talking about*. The reason the tomatoes in the store don't have a good taste or flavor is because the store tomatoes are a hybrid breed tomato, specifically to hold up in shipping and long life on the store shelves. But not bred for flavor. The breeder's goal was to produce a tomato that ripened all at the same time, didn't get mushy in transit and would sit on the shelve for a long time with out getting rotten. And they achieved that with the tomatoes most people buy at the stores. Thanks for bringing that thought up. OAG

[@melodycapehartmedina2264]

Well now that makes sense because I grow Heirloom's and mine are always really good. But I do love green fried tomatoes LOL I saw all your tomatoes and wanted to heat up the cast iron LOL I have the guys coming to see about hooking up my wood cook stove and I can't wait. Winter would not be right without it.

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Good for you Melody, you have a wood cook stove. There is nothing like a wood cook stove for creating a warm atmosphere in the house. When I was young boy we would sit by the cook stove, in the dark (we didn't have electricity), it kept us warm and with all the family close by it felt secure. That was in many ways, the good ole days. I hope you and family are well, take care!. Charles

[@BobMelsimpleliving.]

Great information. Looks like the same thing did about the same time. I think all of ours have been processed now. Have a great weekend. Best wishes Bob.

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Morning Bob, like wise for you too, wishing you and family a great weekend! Thanks for for stopping in. OAG

[@eagleviewhd]

What did you do to get them to ripen fast, other than write a date on them?

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Thank you. I did not answer that question did I. When I have green tomatoes this year I will make a better video on how I do it. Thank you for watching my videos. If you haven't yet, please subscribe. OAG

[@gauravspehia8653]

Can we use ethylene ripener?

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

I don't know anything about that.

[@psycold]

Good video, thanks.

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Thank you. OAG

[@edwinthompson6510]

Hi there my good friend you ask where i am located UTAH as far as i know my old folks back in the early 18 hundreds came across America by wagon train from the east pioneers they were the dangers they faced is unthinkable by todays standards . Winter time we pack the 4+4 and head down to Arizona just out side of Tombstone at my wifes cousins ranch there my old knees like the warm weather any how i can become a kid again a play Wyatt Earp and ride the horses please keep your videos coming i save all of the on DVD disc Ed

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Hi Ed, thanks for telling me that bit of history of your family. I fully understand about our bodies aches and pains, I have them also.Thanks for your encouraging words concerning my videos and Yes, I will keep making them as long as I am able. I am 77 years old,so there is no telling what will happen next with me or my wife. Thanks for replying! OAG

[@BC-zh6ru]

Thank you

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

You are welcome. And welcome to my videos. Please subscribe. OAG

[@romanowskiart]

really good info, thx, cheers

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Thank you. I have many more videos that you will like, OAG

[@jber9569]

And just what is the trick to get them to ripen FASTER?

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Did you read the Description Box? The answer is listed there. OAG

[@ezrabrooks12]

Good Video.

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Thank you! OAG

[@michellehamilton4075]

So sweet! Thank you!

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Thank you Michelle! I appreciate you watching my videos. OAG

[@sheriashton3591]

All I keep thinking are fruit flies! Ugh, I’m having a time of it and don’t have a lot of natural light indoors.

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

They are a pest.

[@MrRain-hk4zi]

Hey Ole Alabama, you didn't get any tomato juice on that perfectly white T-shirt did ya?

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Hello Mr. Rain, so nice of you to stop by. I see you often at the "Live Chats". It is real common that I do drop juice on my Tee shirt, but today I managed to not do that. I appreciate you watching my videos. So, thanks for stopping by this evening! I just did a little editing on the video and put in it three cards which will take you to other tomato videos I have uploaded. OAG

[@MrRain-hk4zi]

Ha Ha, I noticed you were very C-a-r-f-u-l with that 'mater :)

[@frankburns8871]

Wait, Alabama gets frost?! Just kidding, I know some areas do occasionally get a little chilly. Maybe even below freezing a couple times a year!

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Yep, we do get some winter weather, I live at the northern end within one mile of the TN line. Thank you for watching my videos. I am trying to reach a major goal of subscribers, you can help me by asking all your friends and family to subscribe to my KZbin channel. Thank you. OAG

[@thepeepingsprout2944]

Greetings my friend! I've been so busy all summer that I still haven't had to get all my video footage finished but I'm thinking towards fall and after surgery, I'll be able to finally get it all finished! Your Comfrey is very large & healthy and the Rattlesnake Beans are trying to fight with this relentless heat we have here. I can't wait to show you how well everything is doing, thanks to all of your help & advice! I believe I found my true calling in gardening and couldn't have done it without your help and generosity! You rock, OAG! All the best, Carmen

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Thanks Carmen, everything takes time, you will get it done when its time. OAG

[@brianford9785]

Need salt Gramps?

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Could be.

[@brkmen]

How does writing on the tomato, ripen it?

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

This was an experiment to see had many days it took to ripen the tomato and writing the date on the tomato was the easiest way to keep track of when I started it. OAG

[@MichaelJosephJr934]

I used a red sharpie and now I can't read the date.

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Thanks for watching.

[@carolynmoody9460]

Blessings

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Hi Carolyn. Thank you. If you haven't already, *_*I invite you to subscribe*_* and watch as I upload more videos during the summer growing season. Thanks for watching. OAG

[@rpprevost]

Carolyn, are you a member of the clergy?

[@Aelanna]

What variety of tomato are those?

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Hello L. B.! Those are Better Boy, a hybrid tomato. Even though they were picked green they still have a good taste. How have you been doing lately? OAG

[@Aelanna]

Ah, ok. I've heard good things about that variety, but I tend to avoid hybrids, because I like to collect and save my own seed. Not doing too bad here yet, getting cold but so far no snow. Picking the last of my indoor peppers this week.

[@watermelonlalala]

@@OldAlabamaGardener My Better Boys came in looking kind of like pumpkins, with ribs. Not smooth and round. I think I bought the plants at Home Depot. Have you ever seen that? Do you know what would cause it?

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

@@watermelonlalala Differences in heat stress or watering either too much or not enough might cause such. It doesn't hurt the tomato taste or nutrition. OAG

[@watermelonlalala]

@@OldAlabamaGardener It happened all year, from the first tomatoes that came in to the ones out there now. I don't mind them looking like little pumpkins, they are good to eat. Thanks.

[@rRobertSmith]

Last season I put my green tomatoes in a brown paper bag.....this did not help.

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Hello and welcome to my videos. Tomatoes will ripen just lying on the counter of the kitchen. Thanks for watching. OAG

[@AliBaba-bw2xf]

Happy Bday to a friend. Thanks for the vid!

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Thank you. OAG

[@RodeoCowgirl-55]

I am deaf. You have no CC available CLOSED CAPTIONS??

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

I am sorry, I don't know how to do CC. I am not very computer literate. I am 82 years old.

[@myz383]

That’s great but you didn’t say how you ripened them.

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

That is what the video showed. Thank you for watching my videos. If you haven't yet, please subscribe. OAG

[@donnaduhamel6004]

💖🙏🍁

[@426superbee4]

birds want let em ripen They turn orange or red there on em

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

These were in the late fall, so my crop was done any way. OAG

[@marlamoon4342]

OldAlabamaGardener

[@soapzuds4542]

My birthday Nov 24th lol

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Wishing you a wonderful day! OAG

[@she3381]

Apart from writing the date you told nothing about ripening them.

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Look in the description box OAG

[@dezandloper6838]

you have a lot of time......why not using a hothouse?

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

I don't have a hot house. but thanks. OAG

[@zacsgran1]

You didn’t tell us how to make a rabbit

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Ripening green tomatoes is a slow process. OAG

[@Legend0222]

:)

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Thanks

[@timothyhood3143]

oag everyone knows that I am the official taste tester and I didn't get a taste at all 😀😋.

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Raven, sorry I missed your comment earlier, I still have a few left, but YT just don't have any way for me to give you a slice.Lol, Thanks for stopping by. OAG

[@chunliyu6815]

sharpie is poisonous

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Thank you. OAG

[@fishouttawtr]

YOU GAVE ABSOLUTELY NO INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT YOU DID TO RIPEN THE TOMATOES, WHICH IS WHY I CAME HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Sometimes pictures are better than words. And that is what I gave you, how to ripen tomatoes by being patient and letting the green ones ripen, over time, in the house, because it winter outside. OAG

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Sunny window sill works great....usually a couple of weeks. If you want them to ripen faster, a box with other ripening fruit (bananas, apples, avocados, or even other tomatoes) and then over. They will ripen FAST.

[@beefchief626]

I don't know why he used a knife to cut those tomatoes, he could have just used his disgustingly long finger nails. Yikes! Those things gave me nightmares.

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Thank you

[@solokat1980]

Promise in the title of this video was never fullfilled in this video. Thumbs down.

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Thank you. OAG

[@timothyhood3143]

oag everyone knows that I am the official taste tester and I didn't get a taste at all 😀😋.

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Hi Tim, how you been doing? After all that dry weather, then some heavy rains and tornados, now really cold! Makes me wonder what's next! Hope you are doing well! Thanks for stopping in. OAG

[@timothyhood3143]

OldAlabamaGardener been good yes had a few tornadoes touch down not far from me but thankfully no damage here