Just be a little patient Jason. Good things come to those who wait.

The condition of the plants should tell you more than the number of green fruit. If the plants are growing well and have good color then you don't need to fix anything. A slight amount of nitrogen from time to time is about all I'll add through the season. Phosphorus and Potash are better incorporated in the soil prior to planting.

I was in your situation a few weeks ago with nothing ripening but cherry and grape tomatoes. Once the begin to ripen in large numbers you probably will wish you had planted less.

Thanks bmoser for taking the time to help a newbie. I know yall get tired of these "simple" questions. I guess I will just hurry-up and wait then. The plants look great so I guess I will leave them alone and just monitor the bugs.

When I do start picking, do I pick only the red tomatoes or do I pick them dark orange or almost red?

Thanks,
Jason

Wow, what zone are you, Jason, because I am in NH and am smugly happy that I even have a few green tomatoes already. I built a special palace for the tomatoes, with 7 foot stakes wrapped around the border with plastic to keep things warm, and 2 liter bottles of water lying between plants to soak up the sun to keep them warm at night. My goal is to have red tomatoes by the 4th of July which would be the earliest ever for me!

Jason,

We've all been there, man. ;) Last year I had tons of full-sized green tomatoes by the end of June, but the first one didn't ripened until about 3 weeks later. This year I got a later start due to crappy weather (frost warning on Memorial Day???) and I just spotted my first tiny green tomato on my Stupice a few days ago, so I'm thinking it'll be the end of July before I get my first ripened tom.

Mike

I'm not going to tell you when to pick them Jason. Some people in this forum have stated that unless they pick them early they won't get any good fruits. I don't have those problems so I pick red tomatoes when they have turned completely red. I'm in a few farmers' markets selling them and the customer feedback over the last few weeks has been reassuring that a vine ripened tomato is hard to beat in flavor.

Why don't you pick a few at different stages and do your own taste test? Any green tomato that has matured to form a gel matter in the interior will turn to the final color on your countertop. You be the judge of when you want to pick them since growing then gives you that right.