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Hello all! I currently reside in Las Vegas, and I bought the large variety of a cherry tomato plant about 4 months ago. It grew to about 5ft, but in the last 3 days of cold, has apparently died. All the leaves are completely limp. I wanted to ask about the tomatoes on the vine. Some are newer and small, but there are others that have been on there and growing for quite a while that are almost full sized, but still green. I wanted to know if there was anyway to save these tomatoes, anything i could do to ripen them without them dying.

Thank You!
Ginny

Green tomatoes can be eaten. They are often lacking in some of the sugar that develops in the ripening process so are a little more sour. But I believe your plant is at the end of its season. I don't think leaving these tomatoes out on your counter is going to bring on much more ripeness. But you could try it.
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You can also go the old tried and true route of picking the more mature green fruits and ripening them in the house. Mature green tomatoes will have a tinge of color at the blossom end and feel a little softer than the solid young fruits. Options for ripening green tomatoes indoors include:

Placing them on a sunny window sill. This is a hit or miss solution. You’ll have much better luck ripening mature green tomatoes. Although the tomatoes are more stable sitting on their stem side, they will rot less readily if you can place them blossom side down.

Wrapping individual green tomatoes in newspaper and layering in a box, no more than 2 layers deep. Place the box in a dark, dry spot and check weekly for progress. It usually takes 3-4 weeks for the green tomatoes to ripen, but check frequently and remove any fruits that show signs of rotting.

Placing the green tomatoes in a paper bag with a ripe apple. The apple gives off ethylene gas, which speeds up ripening. Check the bag daily.

And finally, you can always eat your green tomatoes. --Fried green tomatoes are the very best---and the greener the tomato the better, as fried tomatoes taste better if they are tart.

Good luck---

The tomato fruits unless they have any hint of color will not ripen.

As to the tomato plant itself, water it to make the roots active. You can also cover the base of the plant with gravel or mulch to help conserve heat. Hopefully, by doing these two tasks, the plant will live long enough to have some fruits develop colors.

Harvest fruits that have color in them; to ripen, see JunieGirl's post above.