Chilli & Tomato Guides

Harvesting and Ripening Tomatoes: How Green Fruit Turns Ripe

Tomatoes are ready to harvest once they show their variety's typical colour, give slightly and come off easily. Healthy green fruit can be picked before cold nights and ripened further at room temperature.

What to Do With Your Tomato Harvest? 10 Ideas

Ripe tomatoes can be eaten fresh, turned into sauce, passata, salsa or chutney, dried or frozen. Sort the harvest by ripeness and tomato type before processing larger quantities.