Starbuck wrote:
>> I pick them when they start turning red. Maybe that's wrong but
>> when they really start to ripen, things come along and munch on
>> them. They were all much greener when I picked them.
>> nancy
>
> I do the same, they ripen better this way, and as you say, they do
> not get munched.

I just remembered my mil would pick all the last tomatoes
before a frost and line them up on a shelf in the basement
and they would ripen over the next few weeks or whatever.
When it's chilly, I guess they take their time turning red.

nancy