Author Topic: ripe toms (Read 1059 times)

woodybrown · « **on:** July 26, 2010, 18:46:43 »

CAN ANYONE TELL ME CAN YOU RIPEN TOMATOES QUICKLY IF PICKED BEFORE GOING RED.....

manicscousers · « **Reply #1 on:** July 26, 2010, 18:52:23 »

we take some off when they have started turning, just not quite ripe, if we leave them on the windowsill, they are ripe after a couple of days :)

cornykev · « **Reply #2 on:** July 26, 2010, 19:12:28 »

Put them with a banana. ;D ;D ;D

lincsyokel2 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 26, 2010, 19:47:40 »

Put them with a banana. ;D ;D ;D

yes a banana skin gives of enzyme fumes that make tomatoes ripen.

woodybrown · « **Reply #4 on:** July 26, 2010, 20:33:21 »

thanks come to think of it im sure my nan used to wrap hers up in newspaper and put them in the airing cupboard, has anyone xheard of that?

plainleaf · « **Reply #5 on:** July 27, 2010, 01:17:01 »

woodybrown yes

cornykev :ethylene gas to be specific.

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