On Sat, 2 Aug 2003 00:09:17 +0100, Paul Flackett
wrote:

In message m, petesm
writes
Try placing banana skins at the base of the stems. They release a
ripening agent - ethylene. In fact this works with any rotting fruit
but banana skins seem to be the best.
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Tried it with a couple of skins last week but nothing has happened.
Would the same thing be true of ripe (shop-bought) tomatoes, or the end
bits of tomato left over from my sandwiches?

Turning tomato skins red doesn't make a tomato ripe as any supermarket
can demonstrate.
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Martin