We had a frost here in Iowa so I had to get them all off the plants. Is there any chance some of them ripen? None of them appear to be blushing at all – I don’t know what kind they are but some of them stayed small for months and others kept growing bigger.
Sad 🙁
by Admirable-Goat881
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Yes. Just put them on the kitchen counter and give them at least a week or two and they’ll start showing color.
Put a big ripe tomato at the bottom and stack the green ones ontop to help them ripen… you could also use them for salsa, or some green tomato recipes too
Streets say yeah
You can put them in a paper bag with an apple and they will ripen that way as well. Roll the bag shut and check on them every couple days.
We started canning our green tomatoes last year. I really enjoy the taste of them! Almost taste “pickled,” even though we only use a little salt and vinegar.
We just ripened 30 pounds of green tomatoes, leave everything as is on the vine and put that in a couple of brown paper bags with a banana, then lightly close the top of the bag so light isn’t getting in but there’s plenty of air
We just ripened 30 pounds of green tomatoes, leave everything as is on the vine and put that in a couple of brown paper bags with a banana
If they have a bit of yellow they can ripen off the vine. Put an apple in with them to hasten ripening with ethylene gas. Cover loosely with cardboard.
I see a few pints of green tomato relish.
Fried green tomatoes.
Pickle them!!!
https://www.acouplecooks.com/quick-pickled-green-tomatoes/
Put them in a cardboard box with newspaper in between and on top. They will turn red. I did it last year with my green tomatoes and will be doing it again soon
We put ours in a box in a warm spot and for the first time I covered them with a towel, they are ripening better and no mold.
The ones that are green with no chance of ripening get made into salsa verde
Just used up last seasons jar for breakfast
Green tomato soup with bacon and shrimp!
No sorry, you should probably mail them all to me, I will dispose of them properly
Get rid of the vines, and set them in a single layer, stem side down.
You can also save these for secret winter tomatoes that your friends and family will be envious of. Wrap a few bunches in newspaper and keep them in a cool dark place (think root cellar) and when you’re craving a freshy, unwrap, place in sunny window on their shoulders and they’ll be amazing.
Next year, cut the vines at the base and hang upside down in the garage or inside after the leaves die from frost. I’ve ripened several pounds of additional tomatoes this way and they ripen rather fast without getting mushy, a problem I’ve had when I simply pick them green previously. Learned this from a fellow farmer at the local market this summer! Hope it helps you in the future!!
They ripen well in the dark also!!
Get some Biryani spice a knob of ginger and pickle them. Thank me later.
NYT has an amazing green tomato sauce for lamb or pork. I just made it with a ton of green cherry tomatoes. Few ingredients and takes 30 minutes to make.
Green tomato relish
Put a ripe banana or apple in that box with them and close it up.
Spread out on a dinner plate
I made salsa verde when I had an abundance of green tomatoes
Green tomato chutney
You can make salsa verde using them and it tastes great even though they’re not tomatillos
I put mine in a paper bag with a banana or apple. It works great.
Turn them into Chow Chow (pickalilly) or pickled tomatoes
I just made green tomato sauce for the first time and it’s really good.
Throw a banana in there as the ethylene helps ripen them
Put a few ripe bananas in the box and close the lid.
Thank you all so much for the help!! I’m going to let the bigger ones ripen and use the little guys to make your suggestions ❤️
I put mine in paper bags. Gonna see if that helps. Fingers crossed for both of us!