What is the best way to ripen green tomatoes?

Question

in the fall i pick all my green tomatoes before the first hard frost. i have heard several ways of ripening them but i want some more input. i don't have a cold storage or root cellar but one room in our house does stay colder than the rest. do they need to be kept in the dark? should i wrap them in anything?

Answer 1

place them in a brown paper bag and keep them on the counter

Answer 2

Leave them out on the counter to ripen naturally, Or You can put them in a plain brown paper bag to ripen.  

Answer 3

I'm not certain this works with green tomatoes, but it does for red ones and I'm pretty sure it works on most heirloom varieties. Place the tomatoes in a bowl with a red apple or two, cover with plastic wrap and some chemicals in the apple (natural ones) will ripen the tomatoes. I think...Good luck!

Answer 4

wrap them in newspaper and keep away from heat

I assume you have more than you will eat right away.

Answer 5

Keeping them in a paper bag is the best way to ripen them. I grew up on a farm, this really works.

Answer 6

Try to go and give more water if your plant start dying give more soil and give more food and sunlight.