Ripen Harvested Green Tomatoes

It is best to leave tomatoes on the plant until they are almost ripe and ready to use. In frost- prone areas, however, this is not always possible. You may find yourself with a box full of green tomatoes and a need for vitamin C.

Steps

 * 1)  Make sure the tomatoes are dry.
 * 2)  Ripen a few of the tomatoes by placing them alongside or underneath bananas in your fruit basket.These tomatoes will ripen quickly so do not create waste by subjecting too many to this treatment.
 * 3)  Place some of the tomatoes in a sunny position such as a windowsill where they will get maximum sunlight for a few hours a day.These tomatoes will start to redden within a few days. As soon as this happens, they should be placed in the refrigerator or in a box in a cool place. If left too long in the sun the tomatoes will wrinkle and begin to go rotten.
 * 4)  Wrap the rest of the tomatoes in newspaper and place them in the vegetable drawer of your refrigerator.

Tips

 * Leave the newspaper in the sun to dry. To plant, simply dig a small trench and place the newspaper (containing the squashed tomato) into the ground. Cover with soil and keep wet for a few days. Once seedlings appear, water with a fine mist spray every third or fourth day.
 * Never throw out a spoiled tomato. Simply squash the fruit between layers of newspaper to expose all the pips/seeds.
 * Grow salad tomatoes and smaller varieties in pots indoors and harvest these for salads all year round and as needed.
 * Overripe tomatoes can be pureed and used as a fresh tomato paste for pizzas or added to bolognaise sauces.

Related Tips and Steps

 * Ripen Green Tomatoes

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