http://durgan.org/2016/October%202016/6%20October%202016%20Tomato%20Plants/HTML/ 6 October 2016 Tomato Plants. Frost is eminent in my area and there are many green tomatoes, 2 bushels, so they were removed and will be sorted and placed in containers in a dark relatively cool room to extend their life. The vegetation was removed and shredded using a 10 HP MTD chipper/shredder and put in the compost pile.The growing area will be rototilled, fertilized with compost, and layered with wood chips ready for Spring planting.