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A bit off topic, but apples give off ethylene also. If you have some peaches or tomatoes that aren't quite ripe, put them in a paper bag with an apple. Speeds it up.
Fabbo tomatoes!! Mine are ripening like crazy, can't keep up with eating them! I also took a load of green ones of a skip at the allotment and put one or two of my ripe ones in a box with them and all but about 2 of the 20-odd are now turning red
Nero, if you're going to do tomatoes again next year, look into getting some tomato cages for them. Simpler than staking if you don't have a great number of plants, and they hold the ripening trusses very well.
Fabbo tomatoes!! Mine are ripening like crazy, can't keep up with eating them! I also took a load of green ones of a skip at the allotment and put one or two of my ripe ones in a box with them and all but about 2 of the 20-odd are now turning red
Yola, if you have the time and energy you could make some lovely pasta sauces with all those excess tomatoes! I used to do my own but have gotten lazy and use the bought, although I do doctor them up a bit .....
Just had a nice thing happen: a friend who's been down country just came by with some lovely fresh tomatoes for me. Perfect timing as mine have the blight!
Just had a nice thing hapen: a friend who's been down country just came by with some lovely fresh tomatoes for me. Perfect timing as mine have the blight!
How kind of your friend, I hope you enjoy them Eileen....