Tomatoes can be left on vine till frost

Unripe remaining tomatoes

What should I do with the tomatoes that remain on my plants but aren’t ripening?

Remaining tomatoes can be left on the vine to ripen as long as there isn’t a frost in the forecast, but ripening is slow at this time of year.

Green tomatoes that are full-sized can be harvested and placed in a paper bag to continue ripening indoors. You may notice a white, star-shape on the bot…