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[SmokinHandyman]

I have a lot of green Roma tomatoes on the vines and I know they will not ripen.
Any ideas how I can use them?

[Bentley]

You could substitute them in place of a tomatillo and make pico de gallo if you are into that.  With the right seasoning's, they would make a fine enchilada sauce...bout all I got.

[SmokinHandyman]

I was thinking of something like that.
Might just pull them up fo the season, don't like to waste

[Kristin Meredith]

Virginia Cooperative Ext Master Gardener group just published this on their facebook page.  I don't know if it will be of any help:

"Do you have green tomatoes left on the vine that don't seem to be ripening? The optimum temperature range for ripening mature green tomatoes is 68–77 F. The colder temperatures get, the slower the ripening process will be. And, when temperatures are outside the optimum range for extended periods, conditions may become so stressful that the ripening process virtually halts.
If you have green tomatoes that are still pretty firm and you don't expect the weather to warm back up, you can try picking them and ripening indoors using the newspaper method:
"Pick the tomatoes, wash them, and dry them. Wrap in newspapers, place in a box in a single layer and store in a cool place. Tomatoes should not be allowed to touch. Store the box in a cool dry place, such as an unheated basement or garage. Check the boxes regularly for signs of ripening, and remove those that are starting to change color so they can finish ripening on your counter top.
The flavor won’t be as good as those you picked that were already starting to change color, but they’re still WAY better than anything you can buy in the supermarket, and this method can yield tomatoes for several weeks."
Options for ripening tomatoes indoors: https://lee.ces.ncsu.edu/.../how-to-ripen-green.../.. "

[Hank D Thoreau]

Kristin, my wife is an Orange County Cooperative Extension Master Gardener. They are run out of the University of California at Irvine. They have a lot of really knowledgeable people.

[Bentley]

Kristin is also a Master Gardner!

[SmokinHandyman]

Thanks for the info Kristen.
I now remember my aunt doing that and shipping my uncle tomatoes in Colorado.

[Kristin Meredith]

Kristin, my wife is an Orange County Cooperative Extension Master Gardener. They are run out of the University of California at Irvine. They have a lot of really knowledgeable people.

In Virginia, we are known as Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners and are supervised by Virginia Tech.  My local association is a 4 county group known as the Rapidan River Master Gardeners.

[Hank D Thoreau]

Kristin, my wife is an Orange County Cooperative Extension Master Gardener. They are run out of the University of California at Irvine. They have a lot of really knowledgeable people.

In Virginia, we are known as Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners and are supervised by Virginia Tech.  My local association is a 4 county group known as the Rapidan River Master Gardeners.

Do you have a specialty? I have seen your mention your vegetable garden. I know that there are folks that specialize in ornamental gardens and others on edibles. My wife's is most knowledgeable on the ornamental side. Our house has been on a couple of garden tours.

My sister, on the other hand, is excellent with fruits and vegetables and grows a large proportion of her food.

[Hank D Thoreau]

I have not seen fried green tomatoes mentioned. Frankly, I tried them once at a restaurant and didn't like them, and I am a real tomato fan.

https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/fried_green_tomatoes/

[pmillen]

My parents made a hot dog relish relish they called Chow Chow.  I thought that they made up the name but I found recipes on the Internet.  I recall liking it.

[Kristin Meredith]

Kristin, my wife is an Orange County Cooperative Extension Master Gardener. They are run out of the University of California at Irvine. They have a lot of really knowledgeable people.

In Virginia, we are known as Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners and are supervised by Virginia Tech.  My local association is a 4 county group known as the Rapidan River Master Gardeners.

Do you have a specialty? I have seen your mention your vegetable garden. I know that there are folks that specialize in ornamental gardens and others on edibles. My wife's is most knowledgeable on the ornamental side. Our house has been on a couple of garden tours.

My sister, on the other hand, is excellent with fruits and vegetables and grows a large proportion of her food.

I do not have a particular specialty.  Our group (RRMG's) has many activities and projects which we run and volunteer for in our 4 counties -- school vegetable gardens and agricultural programs and education in elementary and junior high schools, "horticultural therapy" in senior housing/nursing facilities, a vegetable demonstration garden that donates about 2,000 lbs of fresh produce to food banks in the 4 counties, gardens with the Boys and Girl's Clubs, and native/pollinator gardens in each of our 4 counties.  I am the project coordinator for the pollinator garden here in Culpeper and also teach classes for those interested in planting things which will attract pollinators to their home gardens, so that would be as close to a "specialty" as I would have.

[Kristin Meredith]

My parents made a hot dog relish relish they called Chow Chow.  I thought that they made up the name but I found recipes on the Internet.  I recall liking it.

Bent makes an excellent Chow Chow!

[1MoreFord]

A catfish joint I used to eat always kept green tomato relish on the table.  Once I tried it I became a big fan.  You might find a recipe online and can a bunch of it.