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Old 09-01-2009, 12:15 PM posted to aus.gardens
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Default whoops! How do i quickly ripen a green passionfruit?


"Dave -Turner" wrote in message
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"Jonno" wrote in message
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Responses to Ethylene
Exposure of mature-green passion fruits to 100 ppm ethylene for 1-2 days
accelerates their ripening. Once ripening begins exogenous ethylene
treatment is unnecessary because the fruits produce high ethylene
concentrations.


i'm aware of ethylene used for bananas so i was wondering if it might have
a
similar result

Putting them in a brown bag with ripe bananas or ripened passion fruit
(skins?) will accelerate the ripening at home.

ahh bugger, I just got back from the supermarket half an hour ago -
without
bananas!
I do however have the leftover skins from last nights pigout so i'll try
sitting them in a plastic bag in the sun (partial shade -- exactly where
the
passionfruit vine is)

Cheers!


A brown paper bag would be preferable, and yes, re skins, that may work
too....