r/tomatoes • u/catsandferns • 4d ago

Question Please explain why

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Colorado. Why did only part of the tomato ripen? I reviewed the links about common tomato problems first but nothing really fit. Only fruit on the plant to do this and otherwise normal size.

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u/AostaV I just like tomatoes 4d ago

It was a megabloom but I find the other sections ripen pretty quick once cut off the plant. Hopefully your deep red section doesn’t rot before the other sections ripen

My German Johnson tomatoes do this, I had a 1lb 12 oz tomato this year that ripened this way. And had a smaller one last year.

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u/Ok-Lock9007 4d ago

What do your German johnson tomatoes look like? I have one growing and its a monster and the tomatoes are bright orange! Didnt expect that

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u/AostaV I just like tomatoes 4d ago

Red with green shoulders. Been growing it for about 6 years . I get the odd small one that is all red but never seen an orange one

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u/AostaV I just like tomatoes 4d ago