However, the ripening process can take up to 30 days, depending on the variety of plant you are cultivating. To check the progress of your fruits, check the chart below! As we have seen, the ripening process can take up to 30 days. However, we also know that your plants will start to decay at the first signs of autumn! So how can you guarantee to have ripe tomatoes on your table after all this hard work?
Understanding the process through which tomatoes turn red is essential. At this point, it will start to produce ethylene gas, the chemical responsible for the red color, juicy consistency, and full development.
This gas is odorless and colorless, and, once created, the maturation process will not stop until the tomatoes have reached their ultimate form. Many cultivators decide to pick the tomatoes during their breakers stage because, at this point, the plant is producing ethylene.
They will then continue the ripening of the fruit indoors, avoiding the risk of missing the last stage of the maturing phase and letting the tomatoes fall on the ground. You can also opt for this process at home: not only will it speed up the ripening process, but it will also ensure that you are not wasting the fruits of such hard work!
To do so, pick the tomatoes during their breakers stage, remove the stem, and place them with ripe bananas or other tomatoes.
These fruits will also produce ethylene, which, in turn, will get them to be red and tasty in no time. As we have seen above, the time a tomato plant takes to develop changes depending on a multitude of factors. Below we have listed the ones that you should consider to ensure the proper development of your plants.
For a complete guide to growing your tomato plants, check out this article! Water requirements change through the life of your plant. On average, they need between 25 and 50 milliliters 1 to 2 ounces of water per week.
However, you should always take into consideration climate and weather conditions. For example, after a rainfall, you should avoid watering them altogether. To check the level of moisture in the soil, insert your finger about 2 centimeters below the surface. Proper watering is essential for speedy development. Especially if you are growing your plants in colder climates, your tomatoes should receive at least 8 hours of direct sunlight per day. If possible, move the plants indoors during the hottest hours of the day!
Pruning is the key to seeing your tomatoes grow faster! By cutting off the new leaves and branches, your plant can focus the nutrients absorbed from the grounds into the maturing fruits. However, any daytime or nighttime temperatures outside of this bracket can stunt the growth of the plant or cause the fruits to turn pale.
Tomato plants are easy to grow in a variety of soil types. However, the ground needs to be warm and well-drained at all times. Indeed a frost, as well as overwatering, can kill your plant within hours. Once your seedlings have reached the right height and strength to live outdoors, you should transplant them only if the climate conditions are right for it.
However, this step is also the trickiest one, and one mistake could kill your young plants. To ensure that your hard work does not go to waste, opt to harden them. But just know that when you put tomatoes in the ground, you've got at least two months ahead of you. There are two types of tomato plants: determinate and indeterminate.
Determinate plants fruit and finish all at once. Watch my video on how to grow tomatoes up an arch trellis for more details on the two different types. I prefer indeterminate plants because I love a kitchen garden that always has something new and exciting and different going on. The general rule is that tomatoes take as long to ripen as they did to form in the first place. However many days it takes for the flower to turn into a fruit, that is how many days it's going to take for this fruit to completely ripen.
Kind of a long time, right? It might feel that way. And that's given the optimal conditions for ripening. Pruning regularly tells your plant to put its energy into ripening the tomatoes rather than in growing more leaves. I have a video on how to prune your tomatoes here. Tomato plants need optimal growing conditions to produce tomatoes in the appropriate amount of time. These growing conditions include bright sunlight, sufficient water and regular fertilization. Provided that tomatoes are well-tended, the amount of time it will take for your tomato plant to produce a harvest depends on what type of tomato plant you're growing.
In general, tomatoes are warm season plants that will not produce fruits when nighttime temperatures drop below 55 degrees Fahrenheit.
Tomatoes that are placed in the ground as nursery transplants in early to mid-spring will typically focus on foliage production and growth until temperatures are optimal for fruit production. Many varieties of tomatoes take 70 to 80 days from the time that plants are placed in the ground to the time that fruits are ready to harvest. Tomatoes take 20 to 30 days to reach maturity from the time they first appear, so expect your tomato plants to begin producing fruits 40 to 50 days after planting them in the ground.
Determinate tomato plants grow to a specific size and produce only one harvest of tomatoes before declining.
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