Do Bananas REALLY Help Tomatoes Ripen? I tested it to find out!

[@yukonsmomma3562]

I appreciate the time and effort you put into making these and sharing them. Thank you.

[@arshilnafi1318]

Interesting experiment here brother, keep it up!

[@MindandSoil]

Thank you brother! 🙏🏻🙌🏻

[@john1boggity56]

Fantastic channel!!

[@rafail2303]

My right ear enjoyed this

[@teresadelgado1372]

Very interesting experiment. Either no bananas or 2 bananas, but the difference between those 2 is minimum. Awesome test.

[@MyFocusVaries]

That's a very useful piece of info! You've saved folks wasting bananas.

[@kathrynmettelka7216]

Taste is the ultimate test, so taste experiments would matter most for my gardening.

[@jodyd7301]

Great job! I like to watch these experiments that you do on this channel it helps me decide what to try in my garden and what’s good to skip!

[@MindandSoil]

Thx so much Jody!!

[@AndrexT]

That was a really interesting experiment Jordan. My neighbour worked in a commercial greenhouse and he said the once the first tomatoes start to ripen, they close the windows and vents and flood the greenhouse with Ethylene. Two days later every tomato is red and ready for shipping to the supermarkets, no flavour, but red! 😆 I have tried a plate on the counter and a bowl with a banana or two in it, and the results are similar, but not as scientific as yours. I still have about 5 still ripening as of today!

[@rachellemazar7374]

That was great, good to know no bananas needed

[@littleweasel1957ify]

Cool experiment 😄

[@MindandSoil]

Thanks so much!!

[@amberdy12]

great experiment. SShould have done it years ago 🙂

[@healthyfitmom]

Love these experiments ❤!

[@MindandSoil]

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[@melindaroth5796]

WOW I never knew that about bananas releasing that 😮😊❤ Thank you Brother 😊❤

[@MindandSoil]

Yeah! Super neat!

[@Mrs.Patriot]

@@melindaroth5796 I believe apples do too.

[@straight-up-shots]

I would love to see if you really need to space tomato plants out that much or it's ok to jam more into a space. Still prune for air flow.

[@greytripper47]

Nice experiment! I grow hard neck garlic and I would like to know the best time to harvest the scapes-good for the plant yet very tender scapes.

[@nebsun]

Bananas are uaually sprayed with ethylene gas (although they do produce some naturally) at the shops, just before they are put out for sale - that's why they can go from being green when you buy them, to ripening very fast. Organic Bananas have a small amount of naturally produced ethylene gas and take a lot longer to ripen. If you want to ripen up Tomatoes, you can also use ethylene gas to speed it up - but the downside is that they will also spoil faster.

[@meghranade5223]

I have heard that ripe apples can also do the ripening trick. Have tried & I think it works, but no detailed experiment like here.

[@KALSINFILMS]

good video

[@MindandSoil]

Thanks so much!!

[@jamesvillas428]

Nice experiment. Would love to see if temperature affects ripening of those tomatoes as well. Really nice info

[@Mrs.Patriot]

Very interesting and useful! What was your thinking on closing the boxes vs leaving some ventilation? Exposure to the gas? Fascinating there was only that one tomato with mold.

[@MindandSoil]

Yeah exactly - was thinking that would maybe help keep the ethylene gas in that area a bit more than if they were fully open. But as I discovered, not even using a banana was quite effective as well!

[@margaretpollard2179]

👍

[@MindandSoil]

🙌🏻

[@on-board.the.crazytrain]

I have a vague memory of my grandfather putting unripe tomatoes in a sock and putting them in a drawer....is it only me?

[@watermelonlalala]

Never saw this, or heard of it. But it might work

[@szyszynka1189]

I put apples with my tomatoes 🤔 don’t ask me why and if it works 😅

[@hickoryhillinthebigwoods-r759]

I would say that the bananas have no significant effect on ripening the tomatoes. Great experiment. I leave mine on the counter. Some wrinkle a bit.

[@MindandSoil]

I'm in the same boat!!

[@carolmckeever1037]

I ripen them in a paper bag in the cupboard works a treat

[@LKHR11]

Yo

[@omegaxshark21]

Out of pure curiosity did you taste any of them to see if I made any difference

[@MindandSoil]

I didn't!! But I get a lot of requests for taste/flavour experiments so I think I will begin doing some of those for next year!

[@bluewolf4915]

I've heard you shouldn't store tomatoes in the fridge, or is that just sliced tomatoes?

[@nebsun]

It can affect the flavour if stored in the fridge for a long time making them bland

[@bigmock141]

My father used calcium carbide to ripen mangoes

[@ntee7357]

Huh I know onions help with avocado's becoming ripe learned it from my African mother

[@VolK-skazochnik]

Next time try red apples instead of bananas, they produce more ethylene. Good luck :)

[@MindandSoil]

Oooo very interesting!

[@paulgodin1522]

I have always heard of using apples as well, vice bananas. If you do it again using apples, I would recommend checking a bit more often than 7 days.