Gardening

Croney

(4,927 posts) Fri Oct 14, 2022, 05:46 PM Oct 2022

Here are my green tomatoes picked today.

We haven't had a frost yet in MA but it's coming soon, and the vines are brown and the critters have run out of better things to eat so they're nibbling on tomatoes.

I will let some ripen, and I will make green tomato relish.

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Here are my green tomatoes picked today. (Original Post) Croney Oct 2022 OP

Fried or pickled. Historic NY Oct 2022 #1

Not a fan of fried, but pickled is a good idea. Croney Oct 2022 #2

Great job! GreenWave Oct 2022 #3

If you like green Salsa, Mr.Bill Oct 2022 #4

We love salsa. I will Google this, thanks! Croney Oct 2022 #5

If you have lots of it, Mr.Bill Oct 2022 #6

for bell peppers and onions, get several Tetrachloride Oct 2022 #7

I did a last picking last night.... 65 tomatoes. Most are sinkingfeeling Oct 2022 #8

Good season indeed! 👍 Croney Oct 2022 #9

i make green tomato pickles. mopinko Oct 2022 #10

When I live in Phila we would put all the green BigmanPigman Oct 2022 #11

Oh yes, we do this too. I have nursed tomatoes through to Croney Oct 2022 #12

We picked ours yesterday too. femmocrat Oct 2022 #13

Historic NY

(38,045 posts)

1. Fried or pickled.

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Fri Oct 14, 2022, 05:48 PM

Oct 2022

Croney

(4,927 posts)

2. Not a fan of fried, but pickled is a good idea.

Reply to Historic NY (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 14, 2022, 05:49 PM

Oct 2022

GreenWave

(9,445 posts)

3. Great job!

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Fri Oct 14, 2022, 05:49 PM

Oct 2022

Mr.Bill

(24,871 posts)

4. If you like green Salsa,

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Fri Oct 14, 2022, 05:52 PM

Oct 2022

find a recipe and substitute the green tomatoes for tomatillos. It works just fine.

Croney

(4,927 posts)

5. We love salsa. I will Google this, thanks!

Reply to Mr.Bill (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 14, 2022, 05:53 PM

Oct 2022

Mr.Bill

(24,871 posts)

6. If you have lots of it,

Reply to Croney (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 14, 2022, 05:57 PM

Oct 2022

and you're not into canning, just put it in baggies and freeze it. Salsa all winter.

It will keep in a jar in the fridge for a few weeks.

Tetrachloride

(8,486 posts)

7. for bell peppers and onions, get several

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Fri Oct 14, 2022, 06:35 PM

Oct 2022

varieties / colors. I have read you get more kinds of sugars.

sinkingfeeling

(53,257 posts)

8. I did a last picking last night.... 65 tomatoes. Most are

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Fri Oct 14, 2022, 06:43 PM

Oct 2022

still green. I left about 20 on the vines for the animals. What a season. We got over 250 tomatoes from 2 plants.

Croney

(4,927 posts)

9. Good season indeed! 👍

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #8)

Fri Oct 14, 2022, 06:47 PM

Oct 2022

mopinko

(71,965 posts)

10. i make green tomato pickles.

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Fri Oct 14, 2022, 07:42 PM

Oct 2022

green cherries work esp well.

BigmanPigman

(52,357 posts)

11. When I live in Phila we would put all the green

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Fri Oct 14, 2022, 07:43 PM

Oct 2022

tomatoes left on the plants onto big tables in our basement and they ripened beautifully and were very tasty. You don't need to use green tomato recipes unless you like them that way, but the option of them ripening naturally may work for you too.

Croney

(4,927 posts)

12. Oh yes, we do this too. I have nursed tomatoes through to

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #11)

Fri Oct 14, 2022, 08:58 PM

Oct 2022

New Year's Day! Not the best flavor, but it's fun.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

13. We picked ours yesterday too.

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Sun Oct 16, 2022, 11:51 AM

Oct 2022

Looks like a hard frost this week in PA. I keep the green ones in a paper bag in the garage. We could get some red ones into Dec. if we are lucky! We had a great crop this year. I have tubs of frozen tomato soup and gazpacho to last during the winter.

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