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Birds Pecking Tomatoes: Pick at Orange Stage, Ripen Indoors

Birds attack tomatoes as they color. Pick when blossom end turns orange; stem seals off, fruit ripens indoors. Vine-ripened vs. indoor-ripened flavor difference is minimal.

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