Hello everyone
Some of the ripe tomatoes I have been harvesting have been difficult to pull off the plant. I end up leaving the 'end bit' on the plant and having a hole in my tomato. Shouldn't they be easy to come off when they are ready? They're still fine to eat though.
Thanks for any replies.
Anna
Some varieties aren't weak at the calyx and can be hard to remove. If they're red they're ready so use secateurs if you want to avoid the problem.
I have often found rotating them weakens the stem/calyx and makes then easier to remove. Secateurs, scissors or a knife don't seem a problem though for domestic quantities ...
Derekthefox
yes i kind of twist them off the stem, too
Agree with dj.
Yes I agree with dj too, some varieties are easy, some are hard, snip off the hard ones.
I find the cherries the easiest to fall from the stem and the beefsteaks almost impossible to shift!
Yep-snip them. Stephan wanders off thinking of the possums that eat the last lot of plants someone grew from the seeds he sent >:(