I live in Portland, OR. My roommate started these heirloom brandywines inside and then transplanted early this summer. Well there's a whole mess of fat fruit on the vines, but not a single one has started to ripen. They're not in full sun, and it hasn't been an overly hot summer here. Can I expect any of them to ripen, or should I look for some good green tomatoes recipes?
By the way, I want to point out that it was my roommate, not me, who seeded them and chose where to plant them. That's what happens every darn year. I do
everything else in the garden, and he insists on
growing the tomatoes. But he forgets them and neglects them; never waters and never fertilizes. Or he expects them to care for themselves, I'm not sure which. So now that it's come down to it I've been caring for them all summer. Whew. I had to vent about that.
Anyway, if you've any advice--some sort of extra fertilizer, or maybe some ninja mirror system to direct light at the fruit--I would appreciate your wisdom.
