My tomatoes are starting to ripen

[Figgerlickinggood]

I picked all these today. I picked them now so the little thieves don’t get them first. There’s so many more that haven’t ripened yet. My tomato plants are so thick it’s like a privacy fence even though I prune them.next year I’m only planting 3 plants.

 

[superdave336]

Hope you like tomato sandwiches. Yum

 

[ktrain]

The deer keep biting my plants in half.
They are getting way too brave.

 

[superdave336]

The deer keep biting my plants in half.
They are getting way too brave.

 

[ktrain]

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For realzies!

 

[RandyK]

I took a break from my veggie garden this year and am focusing on trees. Last year, I even tried putting up barriers/deterrents for the deer...I'm not sure it even slowed them down. It has been kind of nice not having to worry about all the damage they cause...although I do miss the fresh, garden ripened veggies...

 

[TorontoJoe]

Yum! I see some tasty sauce in your near future! One of the easiest things to can too…

 

[Figgerlickinggood]

For realzies!

When all things fail use your last resort.

 

[BNaula1]

If you want to get an extra step ahead of the pests (squirrels and birds), you can pick tomato’s when they start to blush a bit I pick mine as soon as I see a slight blush of color on them and let them ripen on the counter.

Doesn’t taste as good as freshly picked from vine to plate but I always prefer some tomato’s rather than no tomato haha. The squirrels beat me to the best ones when I leave them on vine so I’ve been letting them ripen on counter