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Apologies in advance if I'm spamming too much. Do cherry tomatoes (or tomatoes in general) not ripen together all at once? Do some ripen faster than others? (lemmy.world)
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And how do I keep my ripe tomatoes fresh so as to not use them and wait for the others to ripen for a bigger harvest?

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[โ€“] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

cherries will ripen as a cluster starting at the most terminal tip, and getting greener up the cluster. It's flowers are arranged in a raceme, which means the most mature flowers are at the tip.

practically speaking, with cherries, I'll usually wait till the tip most one is "very ripe", and usually the middle is perfect and the base is a bit under ripe. but I prefer having that range. alternativly, wait for them all to ripen in the vine

[โ€“] Dis32@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I always imagined they're racing with each other that's why they don't all ripen at the same time ๐Ÿ˜