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Dangit · July 11, 2018

Hi ,
This will sound weird but I'm not kidding.

I think my tomatoes were cooked a bit right on the vine. Last week the temperature got up to 115 degrees on Friday, and 112 on Saturday. Knowing this was coming, I watered everything well and had 30% shade cloth over all the plants.

The plants themselves came through it just fine. No wilting at all. The tomatoes, however, didn't all come out the same. Many of them in various stages of ripeness got a bit soft to the touch. They remain soft and taste like they were lightly cooked. It's hard to explain, they taste good, but not exactly like fresh raw.

I'm pretty sure this is all from the heat alone. So are they cooked? Are they trash?

This was my best year ever for healthy plants and a great crop, and now this. Luckily there are plenty of fruit that escaped damage some how.

Thanks for reading this,

Dangit

July 11, 2018	#1
Dangit Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Simi Valley, Ca Posts: 46	fruit cooked on the vine? Hi , This will sound weird but I'm not kidding. I think my tomatoes were cooked a bit right on the vine. Last week the temperature got up to 115 degrees on Friday, and 112 on Saturday. Knowing this was coming, I watered everything well and had 30% shade cloth over all the plants. The plants themselves came through it just fine. No wilting at all. The tomatoes, however, didn't all come out the same. Many of them in various stages of ripeness got a bit soft to the touch. They remain soft and taste like they were lightly cooked. It's hard to explain, they taste good, but not exactly like fresh raw. I'm pretty sure this is all from the heat alone. So are they cooked? Are they trash? This was my best year ever for healthy plants and a great crop, and now this. Luckily there are plenty of fruit that escaped damage some how. Thanks for reading this, Dangit