"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message
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"'Mike'" wrote in message
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"Pete C" wrote in message
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"'Mike'" wrote in message
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....... lining a greenhouse, stop tomatoes ripening?

Will slow it down.....less light.
Pete C


Thanks Pete.

Now a question. If Bubble wrap slows things down, why is a short cut to
put tomatoes in a paper bag to ripen them ;-))


Mike

Because the bag traps the chemicals that cause things to ripen, not sure
about tomatoes but with bananas its ethylene, if you place a piece of ripe
fruit in with unripe fruit it will cause it to ripen.

When carrying fruit as cargo one of the main problems is the removal of
gasses to prevent ripening in transit.


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Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall
Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella
and Lapageria rosea cvs
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk

Thanks Charlie :-))

Mike


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