Why do my tomatoes taste watery?
Why do my tomatoes taste watery? Watery, tasteless fruit is due to overwatering. When a plant starts fruiting, it starts looking yellow and tired. That’s when we often rush out to water the plant to perk it up. This is the wrong thing to do.
Why are supermarket tomatoes so tasteless?
Although modern tomatoes are plumper than their antecedents, they’re filled out with water instead of the sugars that form the basis for most of the fruit’s flavour compounds. What these plumper tomatoes lack in flavour, they make up in shelf life.
Will baking soda make your tomatoes sweeter?
Although it seems silly, this simple garden trick really works. The baking soda absorbs into the soil and lowers its acidity levels giving you tomatoes that are more sweet than tart.
Why are my tomatoes soft but not red?
Temperatures Are Too Warm
Along with ethylene, temperature dictates when the pigment will begin to change. The optimal temperature for tomatoes to turn red is 68-77°F. A little warmer is okay, but when temperatures exceed 85-90°F, the ripening process grinds to a halt, or at least slows down.
