Green tomatoes like to make hobby gardeners despair.
Especially when the end of the harvest season is approaching.
But there are ways to let the tomatoes ripen.
Summer is drawing to a close and the hours of sunshine are slowly decreasing.
It is also getting cooler and the harvest time in the garden * ends.
But if there are still
green tomatoes
hanging
on the bush
, that can make one or the other hobby gardener despair.
Throwing it away is not an option, after all.
However, the weather conditions do not necessarily suggest that the tomatoes will ripen in the garden.
The nights are getting cooler and the days are shorter.
What options are there to still be able to harvest the green tomatoes?
We reveal how you
can let
the
tomatoes ripen
.
Let tomatoes ripen: that's why it's so important
Green tomatoes consist of the
active ingredient solanine
.
The tomatoes produce the poisonous bitter substance to protect themselves from pests and diseases.
And for this very reason, you
should never eat green tomatoes
.
Otherwise there may be
symptoms of poisoning
.
These are often vomiting, diarrhea, cramps, headaches, and nausea.
Post-ripened tomatoes are therefore better and no longer poisonous.
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Ripening green tomatoes: You have these options
There are several ways to ripen the green tomatoes. One variant is
to let
the
tomatoes ripen on the bush
, but no longer in the garden. Cut the tomato plants far below, then defoliate the plant and hang upside down in a warm place. But if the tomatoes have already fallen off, you can
ripen
them
in a clay pot
permit.
Before you do that, you should put the tomatoes in a water bath.
After the tomatoes have been lying there for a few hours, they are placed in the moistened clay pot.
Then place the vessel in a warm place, for example on the radiator, and let it ripen.
To shorten the process, it is advisable to turn the lid of the container so that you can fill the cavity with water.
As soon as the water has evaporated, you should add a little more.
Due to the high humidity, the tomatoes ripen quickly and are soon ready to be eaten.
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Another option is
to let
the
green tomatoes ripen in a cardboard box
.
Put the tomatoes in a cardboard box and consider it.
You can then store the box in a room with temperatures between 16 and 25 degrees.
For smaller quantities of green fruits, it is sufficient to wrap them in paper and leave them to ripen in a warm room.
Incidentally, to speed up the ripening process, it helps to put an apple in the box.
It releases the ripening gas ethylene, which in turn supports the ripening process of the green tomato.
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