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ripening unripe tomatoes

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ronald Thu 06-Oct-11 20:04:29

I'm afraid we don't like chutney's so with loads of green tomatoes I put them into darkness to ripen them off.As my children have flown the nest we have a spare room in the loft.I lay a 12x9 decorators dust sheet on the floor and over half of it I spread the green tomatoes I then fold the other half over to cover them and keep them in darkness .most years we have had right up until christmas and they taste much much better than shop ones. Still more to do tomorrow(42 tomatoe plants-will be cutting down next year)

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granto7 Thu 06-Oct-11 20:54:52

Hello Ronald 42 tomato plants !!!! I thought my 20 plants was alot to "watch" I have been given a tip to ripen them quickly.... put them in a bag with a banana Haven't tried yhis yet though. Happy harvesting

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ronald Fri 07-Oct-11 08:43:38

Thanks granto,have tried the banana trick but they ripen too quickly I
need them to ripen over a longer period although they do come fairly quick to start but taper off to a useful amount- we do eat a lot of tomatoes

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