theherd123 Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 I gather that bananas are usually treated with ethylene gas to aid their ripening process therefore when they are put with other unripe fruit they help to ripen them too. Apparently you are supposed to keep bananas in a seperate fruit bowl because of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Gradually de-leaf the plant (Monty Don did it on TV last night) from the bottom. When all the fruit are fully formed ther should be nearly no leaves left. This will allow air, light, and sun to the fruits to ripen them. I love green tomatoes sliced and gently fried in a little olive oil, little bit of seasoning and a pinch of sugar to tase. Great with sunday breakfast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellcat Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 You can also cut the entire plant off, remove all the excess leaves and hang it upside down in the airing cupboard for a few days. we ripened off about half of our leftover ones this way last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happymama Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 I gather that bananas are usually treated with ethylene gas to aid their ripening process therefore when they are put with other unripe fruit they help to ripen them too.Apparently you are supposed to keep bananas in a seperate fruit bowl because of this. Nearly right. Actually, Bananas give off ethylene gas, and this is what ripens other fruit quickly (I have an overripe example wrapped round a rock hard avo at the moment). Ethylene gas is sprayed on green toms on their way over here from Spain and that's why they are rock hard, red and completely tasteless when they get here in the supermarket. I have green toms too, but mine (Outdoor Girl) have been left outdoors while I was on holiday, and we've had too much rain, so some of them have split, and I'm sure that they all have thick skins too. Some of them are still ripening, though. I'm doing cherries in hanging baskets next year, I think. Less invasive. I'm beginning to deleaf mine. If we have a warm late summer (fat chance?) they'll all be great. Mine are still flowering, some of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 We grew Tumbling Tom cherry tomatoes in those manger type wall baskets very successfully for two years running now. Definitely less invasive and they look really pretty tumbling down too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
