@nettlesandpetals: Tomato Ripening Tip! 🍅🤏🏻 Once the colour change in a ripening fruit becomes viable, it is producing ethylene which is the ripening agent. It also means that the fruit has passed the breaker stage, meaning the fruit no longer relies on receiving nutrients or sugars from the plant as it now contains all that it requires to fully ripen on its own. This is the stage in which the thin layer of cells that forms in the Abscission Zone between the plant and fruit has developed considerably to all but cut off from the plant, hence the term ‘breaker stage’. However, this is a gradual and complex process that begins at the flowering stage and isn’t fully complete until the fruit has finished ripening and falls from the plant, so a sudden excess of water can still pass through into the plant if overwatered. Removing the fruit at the breaker stage removes this risk, as well as other common issues such as blossom end rot or pests spoiling the fruit. There is no real lose in flavour or nutritional benefit from removing the fruit to finish ripening off the plant, so you are essentially hedging your bets, but you can’t lose! 🙌🏻🍅 #tomato #tomatotuesday #growingtomatoes #growtomatoes #gardeningtips #gardeninghacks #gardening #organicgardening #organictomatoes #gardenhack #summervegetables #vegetablegarden #nodig #urbangardening #homegrownfood

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