Just pull the whole plant, tomatoes and all, and drape it (them) over a rack in the cellar where it is cool and dark. Good until Christmas. at least. To save space, wrap each undamaged tomato in tissue or newspaper and store them in a box where it's cool.
We picked the tomatoes before frost and just laid them out on the floor of the back porch, canning them as they ripened, a few jars at a time. Fed my family, six of us, all year, fresh or canned. Never bought tinned tomatoes. Grew peppers and made chili sauce with them, too. I guess they call it "salsa" in the stores nowadays.
Just pull the whole plant, tomatoes and all, and drape it (them) over a rack in the cellar where it is cool and dark. Good until Christmas. at least. To save space, wrap each undamaged tomato in tissue or newspaper and store them in a box where it's cool. We picked the tomatoes before frost and just laid them out on the floor of the back porch, canning them as they ripened, a few jars at a time. Fed my family, six of us, all year, fresh or canned. Never bought tinned tomatoes. Grew peppers and made chili sauce with them, too. I guess they call it "salsa" in the stores nowadays. Glory to God, that is wise. I did read about pulling the whole plant, but space (we do not own the building) is an issue. Most of the plants with lots of green toms on them were pretty big.