Mariah Henry, Director of Urban Agriculture for Carolina Farm Trust, was quoted in Martha Stewart regarding the best time to harvest tomatoes for maximum flavor.
She discusses tomato stages, and says you can harvest at any time after stage four for mature tomatoes. “You can harvest at stage two to reduce cracking [when a tomato splits or breaks] and insect damage,” she says.
Read more here: https://www.marthastewart.com/how-to-harvest-tomatoes-8671924
