★ How to: Ripen Tomatoes with a Banana (A Full Off the Vine Tutorial)

[@TheConservativeHippie]

What a great idea! I have been so frustrated with my green tomatoes and it is getting chilly here in Colorado. Thank you very much!

[@lisasinclair6534]

This worked for me, I covered a tray with a tea towel. Thank you PD!

[@tanvikamat123]

Wow! This is great. I have a lot of ripe ones at the moment but I'll try this for the ones that are still green when the cold sets in. Thank you so much!

[@ProjectDiaries]

You're welcome. Here's how to ripen them on the vine if you haven't seen it already kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmfYi5uVo9-VkKM

[@lindawinn2568]

Thank you for this video. I’m going to try this for sure. I’m in Cornwall, England. We’ve had a hot summer. Tomato plants did really well but none have ripened. I never knew that too much heat could be a problem until researching just now. Seems all my neighbours have the same problem so I’ll share the tip.

[@algeriaicook6034]

I am happy you did an actual experiment. I came for that.

[@kerrydillon]

I only now just watched this video, and you have giving me an awesome idea on how to maybe ripen avo's. We usually wrap them in newspaper, and then store in a dark place, (like you showed with your first step). But here in South Africa, the avo's are being picked very young and very small, due to the crazy weather conditions, and the newspaper trick is not working. So thank you for the banana idea!

[@jimmyjames7174]

This worked quite well here in Frisco, Texas. I have to remove my tomatoes just as they are beginning to turn a little orange due to the mockingbirds. Mockingbirds love to decimate a perfect tomato just as it turns vine ripe. Thanks for the video. I have 'liked', subscribed, and put in a folder for future use.

[@michaeltichael]

Wonderful tip! Fancy swing in the background as well :) Thank you for this vid

[@ProjectDiaries]

You're welcome :)

[@simpleman6591]

Will really help when canning tomatoes. Thanks

[@ProjectDiaries]

You're welcome :)

[@dfreak01]

Our frost date is November 1 but we're at 38° overnight now. We cover the plants each night. Days are high 80's.

[@droy333]

"Check your frostdates" sounded eerily similar to "check your prostates" haha. Nice vid!

[@ProjectDiaries]

Always good to check your prostate to LOL

[@sandralaird5386]

Brilliant I hadn t thought of using a banana, I use one if avocado is too hard.

[@ProjectDiaries]

I use Bananas for Avocados to :)

[@dannanimas5007]

Thank you. Your very helpful..

[@danawolff5853]

Very much awesomeness! Thank you!

[@petersmith785]

Many thanks - excellent , it even ripened me! Cheers PS

[@shagunkhandelwal960]

Hey,, that's a great idea 👏👏,,, thanks for sharing another great video,👌👌,, keep smiling,,😄😄,,, I like your smile 😍😍😍

[@ProjectDiaries]

Thanks Shagun. I always look forward to seeing your messages :)

[@shagunkhandelwal960]

Project Diaries ,,, 😄😄😍😍😍

[@gerardcaccioppo4539]

That was a cool video thanks man I really appreciate that I got a lot of green tomatoes it's going to start getting cold out that'll help

[@killuminatepeacefulness3948]

Those were beautiful

[@ProjectDiaries]

Thank you! :)

[@kerryholden7455]

I’ve just harvested mine (first time growing) and have popped them in paper bags in the hope they ripen, I didn’t have any bananas. I’ve grown three varieties xx

[@ProjectDiaries]

Well done! they should be fine :)

[@lewiss45]

How did they get on

[@captainmarshy223]

u have good advice

[@fish1999onBass]

*Cool thanks so much now I don't have to waste my tomatoes*

[@mariopaulse7191]

Wonderful tip! Thankx

[@ozgundemirr]

banana works wonders, even in winter I can eat, soft, juicy and sweet tomatoes thank to bananas. No need to wrap, I just put them together in same container and a few days later tomatoes will ripen nicely.

[@manjumehra4292]

Thanks

[@danielmaximino3403]

What other bags can I use. Good vid

[@ProjectDiaries]

Such as?

[@DivinityinLove]

What video editor do you use may I ask? I'd like to try it!

[@giaalvarado2063]

Frost date. Lol. that doesnt exist here in So Cal. but great video.

[@ProjectDiaries]

Quit hogging all the Sunshine and share some with England please ;)

[@89BrianS]

Are seeds from bag-ripened tomatoes still viable? I've been ripening tomatoes off the vine because of cold nights, then collecting and fermenting the seeds - are they still good, despite being harvested early?

[@ProjectDiaries]

I've only ever harvested from food waste so they're over mature. I've never tried them from green tomatoes. If you try it, let me know...

[@89BrianS]

Yeah, it totally worked! I got 75% germination with twelve seeds - now I have hundreds more to donate to my local seed library! I pulled the tomatoes off the vine when they were orangy, ripened them in a bag, fermented the seeds etc. It worked!

[@kimmyvpixie9735]

"In todays video, Im going to do an experiment with a banana..." THATS WHAT SHE SAID! Sorry, couldnt help myself hahaa ;-p

[@ProjectDiaries]

hahaha! I wondered how long that would take.... :D

[@kimmyvpixie9735]

You can always trust me to lower the tone hahaa! :-D

[@ddobrien1]

I loved the look at the camera-person, after he said that!

[@kimmyvpixie9735]

@@ddobrien1 I wonder how many takes it took? haha!

[@PrettyKittyVee]

Will the gases from the banana make the tomatoes taste like bananas? Whenever I’d accidentally leave a loaf of bread (in its bag) next to some bananas it would taste like bananas.

[@queenofmightyheart13]

Make a video of how to plant a peach tree or plum😍

[@ProjectDiaries]

I will as soon as the weather starts to warm up a bit :)

[@etherspin]

OK ! the 24 hour thing actually shocked me cause I just load mine in a brown paper bag without any extra fruits in there and assumed this was comparible but its not even close, this seems double the speed

[@doyhuxford492]

Could put in egg boxes

[@nashikarios388]

hey how did you know that the tomatoes would ripen with the banana that was interesting

[@kennethstensrud669]

Nice video, again. I have used apples, in a bread bag, paper bag with a plastic window so I can see the progress. Try banana next time.

[@ProjectDiaries]

Oh great! Let me know how you get on... :)

[@jonnno243]

Yes, bananas DO ripen other fruits. I mistakenly left two bananas in a cardboard box, next to a mango that was still quite hard. A few days later i looked into the box to get a banana, and the mango had ripened , just right for eating.

[@KyrenaH]

Why would anyone doubt that a banana can ripen tomatoes? Folks have been ripening tomatoes that way for ages.

[@Jervisdude]

I have been told that to ripen bananas, put them in a brown paper bag with an apple. Is that true.

[@stricci7840]

I focus to your yellow sunglass 😊😊

[@ProjectDiaries]

haha! My favourite happy colour

[@stricci7840]

Project Diaries and I'm happy to see it too! 😍😍😍

[@peggyokodogbe350]

Can I just leave the tomatoes on the vine and place the banana on the soil

[@ProjectDiaries]

You can as a soil supplement but ethylene won't be concentrated enough to help ripen the Tomatoes. Here's my information tutorial on how to ripen Tomatoes on the Vine kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmfYi5uVo9-VkKM

[@harrybigballz12suckitbitch5]

If you put them in the window they would turn orange to red in good sunlight

[@dfreak01]

We always ripen produce with apples and bananas

[@AsteriETERNAL]

👍🏻

[@thejantsku6720]

First time me to be early xD

[@ProjectDiaries]

haha! Well done :)

[@bobeden5027]

I thought the UK went metric?

[@Titooo29475]

Mines didn't change in three days

[@ProjectDiaries]

Are you sure the bag is in a warm enough place?

[@llcooksey]

Did not work for me.

[@renegadetwinkie3832]

Didn’t work for me at all 😞

[@Riqrob]

Throw away the green tasteless buggy maters and eat the banana.

[@happycool89]

Put mangos in bananas, banana's growth will increase 😂

[@ifloater]

Shouldn't you have done 2 bags? 1 with a banana 🍌 and 1 without? This isn't an experiment.

[@ProjectDiaries]

It's an experiment because they wouldn't turn red without this method. I do explain that very clearly at the start.

[@kimmyvpixie9735]

:)

[@ProjectDiaries]

:)

[@21EpicFail]

did you just say that banana is still good to eat.... /.\

[@ProjectDiaries]

Yes! When a Banana is turning blackish that's the best time to eat them