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: Sunny Gardens® October 25, 2012, 07:43:18 PM
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Here in the Northwest tomatoes ripen later than in other parts of the country. I have lots of green tomatoes and wonder how I could ripen them? Should I start clipping blossoms? I've heard that "stressing" the plants by reducing water and fertilizer can force ripening. I also heard I should strip the leaves to expose the fruit and hasten ripening. Can you advise?

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