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Been a bit premature!! Entered toms in our local Horticultural Comp on Saturday.......They still green!!!!  AHHHHHH!!Any ideas?? Anyone?? Paint, nail varnish, dance at midnight?? All suggestions welcome. .. (within reason  :o)  Lottie  ;D

banana's give off lots of ethylene and should help to ripen the tomatoes quicker - same reason they make other fruit go off if placed in the bowl.   3 days may be a tall order though.

Pick a few an put them in a drawer - thats the way my gran used to ripen any green ones left overs in late summer.

Right then.  5 in draw, 5 wrapped in banana skin!!! Aha! 5 wrapped in banana skin put in drawer!! Excellent. Thank you will let you know!!  Lottie  ;D

I'd just strategically place banana skins around the plants. I suppose you could try both...

I agree Keef.  Wrapping in banana skins would probably make the toms mouldy and then I would be in BIG trouble!  :-[      Also I think you might need to have the whole banana and not just the skins. 

Sorry lottie - you'll have to wait until the show before eating the banana.....

Ha ha!! Decided to paint toms red and pout them at back of stall.  All judges have poor sight......!! Beginning to think I can't enter them now! And rain ruined all roses I entering!! Mmmm tissue paper and sellotape should do it! Lottie  ;D

Lottie - I'm sure if they're red and pouting they're bound to win!  Scarlet tomatoes   ;)

Especially if beefsteak!!! Think they just too green this year, will rely on potatoes to bring it home!!  Lottie  ;D

Free issue rose tinted spectacles  ;)

Ha ha ha!! Thinking of distraction in some way!! Had a few seconds, which was wonderful, just longing to bring home a big, shiney cup, and stand beside it smugly whilst pretending not to be!!!!!! Sad, I know, ooo and polish it!! Lottie  ;D

As another thought forget making them red.   Make up a sign stating how you have developed this new variety especially bred for green tomato chutney..........

oh,  and how you have considered people who get to many tomatoes and therefore tehy will go red eventually for those that just want to eat them....... ;D ::)

You should be my mouth at the show!! I'm convinced! Green toms etc, do you think they'll go for non-petal roses?  Lottie  ;D

i have 3 tomatoes growing out of 3 plants! The biggest is the size of a pea! Got a long way to go for me yet! I am hungry now though!

You can borrow some of mine, picked the first outdoor red one today and another two should be ready in the next couple of days if we get some sunshine.  :D

Crikey Shaolin, cos if you also have a show to go to its not advice you need but prayer!!!!    :D

<<<<<<<<silly mood tonight

Me too!! Shaolin what you doing here??? Should be celebrating!! Not going to acknowledge red ones!! As for pea size ones, wrap in banana skin and enter as cherries! Lottie  ;D

I was hungry but now I reek of garlic and onions because that's all I have. A balanced diet is out of the question I'm eating from one glut to the next.

Why not pick you smallest green tomato and go for the booby prize usually a wood spoon. Use a wax polish and it will buff up great and look just as good in you trophy cabinet. A wooden spoon is more useful anyway.

I caught the smallest fish in a fishing comp once and came away with a better prize than the winner. I've never been fishing since.

no you got it allwrong ed and lottie.  Remember all the hassle of making them red..!!!!    Leave 'em green Shaolin, polish them up and enter them as large peas.........

Big cup, big cup, big cup!!! Shiney!!  ;D Lottie