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Come on tomatoes

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  • starstella
    starstella Posts: 96 Forumite
    Hmm. How many bananas do I have to eat to get mine to ripen?:rotfl:
  • foxgloves
    foxgloves Posts: 13,141 Forumite
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    There's nothing wrong with your tomatoes. I got my plants started really early this year, I have 6 under glass & 6 outside. Apart from the greenhouse plants being bigger, there is no difference to the ripening. I have just got the first 2 ripe fruit on the outdoor ones & 2 on the inside ones ripe enough to pick today. We're in the East Midlands.
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  • ALIBOBSY
    ALIBOBSY Posts: 4,527 Forumite
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    It only works once the tomatoes are ready to be ripened.

    Trust me, says the man with heaps of banana skins around his tom plants :D


    lol yes the toms have to be there the skins only help them to turn red, although the potasium in the skins will break down and help feed to toms so no loss sticking them on the ground.

    ali x
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    Acknowledge the bell you cant unring"

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