On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:12:25 +0100, "shazzbat"
wrote:


"Roger Tonkin" wrote in message
...
Following a really heavy frost last night (-7 just over the hill and -3
in my greenhouse) the tomatoes are looking decidedly unwell. There is
still a good deal of fruit on them, some orange, some yellow and some
still green.

I know that I can pick the orange ones, bring them indoors and ripen
them on a window cill with the help of a banana skin, but what about the
others?

I'm not into chutney so I'm hoping someone has some ideas as to if and
how I can either ripen them or use them.

Ta!

Roger T

700 ft up in mid-Wales


Put the lot in a box rather than on a window sill. AIUI the ethylene gas
which ripens them is heavier than air and this will concentrate the gas
round the toms and help them to ripen.

Steve


Agreed. I bought a tray of greenies in and now they're all red!
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