Post by Yoris on Aug 3, 2018 18:44:47 GMT -7
Disclaimer: This is not a recommendation. It's an experiment, which may or may not yield similar results for you. It may or may not be dangerous.
So, I picked a bunch of tomatoes (for the purpose of saving seed). I got tired part-way through. I decided to experiment by storing the remaining tomatoes outside in the shade, since it's so arid outside, with air movement, and they seemed to be fine out there for several hours earlier. I figured they might dry or something, but they probably wouldn't mold.
Anyway, I might have finished seeding them the next day, but I got a mild sickness and didn't.
Today, I went outside to check on them, and they look great. They're riper than before, too. There was a very unripe one in there that is now ripe. Only one tomato shriveled up (and that was a tiny unripe one). I wasn't planning to seed the unripe ones. I picked them accidentally.
Now, in full sun, those tomatoes probably would have shriveled up. I'm very happy that storing them outdoors in the shade for a few days seems to be fine (I still need to taste them).
It's been up to about 100° F. every day.
Here are some pictures I just took of what they look like (sorry there's so much red blur; there's actually some sun on them in the evening, I just noticed, and probably the morning, too; yes, I just stored them as seen in the bowl):
So, I picked a bunch of tomatoes (for the purpose of saving seed). I got tired part-way through. I decided to experiment by storing the remaining tomatoes outside in the shade, since it's so arid outside, with air movement, and they seemed to be fine out there for several hours earlier. I figured they might dry or something, but they probably wouldn't mold.
Anyway, I might have finished seeding them the next day, but I got a mild sickness and didn't.
Today, I went outside to check on them, and they look great. They're riper than before, too. There was a very unripe one in there that is now ripe. Only one tomato shriveled up (and that was a tiny unripe one). I wasn't planning to seed the unripe ones. I picked them accidentally.
Now, in full sun, those tomatoes probably would have shriveled up. I'm very happy that storing them outdoors in the shade for a few days seems to be fine (I still need to taste them).
It's been up to about 100° F. every day.
Here are some pictures I just took of what they look like (sorry there's so much red blur; there's actually some sun on them in the evening, I just noticed, and probably the morning, too; yes, I just stored them as seen in the bowl):