Traveled too much and neglected my tomatoes this year….
Before frost hit I took these ones off in hopes they might ripen.
Any idea how long to expect if so?
In what environment should i keep them?
2 diff varieties mixed together in this box. The middle of box has 1 of each variety that is representative of how big they are on avg when fully mature earlier in season
TIA
by dosefacekillah1348
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Yes they should, we keep ours in a cool dark place and they last until Thanksgiving and beyond.
Follow up question:
Should i trim stems down to minimal as mostly shown in this photo, or would I be better served leaving on some vegetation to draw remaining water and nutrients from?
Maybe? But honestly I’d make a batch of chow-chow instead of having mealy semi-ripe tomatoes.
Pinto beans, corn bread and and chow chow are a perfect fall day meal.
It is said that tomatoes ripen in the dark. I’m not sure if this is true.
It is certain that they might go bad, while waiting to ripen indoors. So place them so they are separate: touching would communicate going bag (getting moldy/soft).
I’d remove all the stems. Stems can poke holes in neighboring fruit.
Set them on a dining room table (with all the leaves in, table leaves that is). Use cardboard flats organize them. Check at least daily for ripening or going bad.
Yours seem to have good shiny skins. This is a very good indication that they will ripen. Fruit with dull skins are not done growing.
If they are all ripening at once, and you have freezer space, you can freeze ripe fruit whole, to make sauce at a later date. Defrost and drain then mill to remove skins and seeds. This starting point is concentrated. Cook for at least ten minutes. Five minutes should be enough to sterilize. Ten minutes to be certain.
Yes
If you have Cherokee Purples. Then, they will ripen. If not. You can always make fried green tomatoes. With some bistro sauce.
This year I tried the apple in a paper bag left slightly ajar with my green tomatoes and it is working very well!
Yes they will ripen
I think they will ripen. I harvested 6 pounds of green cherry tomatoes and kept them in box with four apples. I put a lid over the box (but not covering completely) and left them in a dark room. It’s been a week, and I already have a bowl full of lovely red tomatoes!
Some of those are getting ready to be ripe! I promise if you just close the box and take out the ripest ones as you go, I promise they will ripen themselves! Once they start to have the final colors, they have what they need and can be passed to it’s neighbors!
Brown bag and banana with tomatoes check daily.