Do you know why tomatoes are round and red? Tomatoes aren’t just the most popular vegetable to grow, they’re also the vegetable that gets talked about most. Thanks to social media, gardeners can see how everyone else’s tomatoes are doing. Many are saying their tomatoes were late to the party, with ripening taking much longer than normal. ADVERTISEMENTThis growing season seemed to lack the consistent weather conditions that favored tomatoes ripening timely.