They might be a slow ripening variety (did you check?)
They might of been planted to early (or late).
They might not be getting the right kind of plant food.
Mostly likely they'll start to turn before summer is over. However you can try and experiment with taking a few off the vine and either ripening them in a closed paper bag that has an apple in it, or in the window. They should turn red off the vine (I do the stick them in the window thing when I'm force ripening them, but I've heard others do fine with a paper bag trick).
BTW, as far as I know fried green tomatoes are made in the south with a type of tomatoe (much like the green zebra) that stays green. It's not the same thing as an unripe tomato, it's a ripe green tomato.
FWIW companion planting issues that planting garlic and basil around your tomatoes will excellerate ripening (obviously too late for that now, and my personal experience doesn't support that). However if you plant one variety that is a quick ripening variety (even if you're not so gung ho on that particular variety) it will push the others to ripen sooner.
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Date: 2004-08-03 03:51 am (UTC)They might not be getting enough sun light.
They might be a slow ripening variety (did you check?)
They might of been planted to early (or late).
They might not be getting the right kind of plant food.
Mostly likely they'll start to turn before summer is over. However you can try and experiment with taking a few off the vine and either ripening them in a closed paper bag that has an apple in it, or in the window. They should turn red off the vine (I do the stick them in the window thing when I'm force ripening them, but I've heard others do fine with a paper bag trick).
BTW, as far as I know fried green tomatoes are made in the south with a type of tomatoe (much like the green zebra) that stays green. It's not the same thing as an unripe tomato, it's a ripe green tomato.
FWIW companion planting issues that planting garlic and basil around your tomatoes will excellerate ripening (obviously too late for that now, and my personal experience doesn't support that). However if you plant one variety that is a quick ripening variety (even if you're not so gung ho on that particular variety) it will push the others to ripen sooner.