On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:15:17 +1200, "George.com" <roblyn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
>At the end of April I still have some late green tomatos out on my vines.
I
>want to ripen them before frosts arrive so I took some in recently that
had
>just started to get some colour and put them in a paper bag with a
ripening
>banana. Within a few days the tomatos had ripened. Bananas emit ethylene
>gas, pears or apples can also be used. I have dark green ones in bags at
the
>moment ripening. Well worth doing for ripening late season tomatos if
your
>autumn sun is rapidly dissappearing but you want to make the most of a
long
>summers crop. I have been enjoying tomatos for 4 months now.
>
>rob
If you really want to try and ripen them, use an apple - it will give
off ethylene gas which is what triggers the ripening.
You can use them green of course, to make chutney, relish, or pickles.
- Mark
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