What causes tomatoes to ripen much more slowly in a refrigerator than they do if left on a table at room temperature?

Answer 1

Healthy plants tend to over blossom. If the tomatoes don't get exposed to enough sunlight, they will be slow to ripen. You can try spreading the plants or even breaking some of the non-flowering branches to expose them to sunlight.

lack of water, or too much water, too much fertilizer, planted too late,

lack of sunlight, too hot. If the weather has been extremely hot they are late in ripening

Try to cover your tomatoes with a light weight veggie gardencover sold at most gardening centers Tomatoes don't likeextreme temperatures.

If temperatures are cooler than usual, tomatoes may fail to ripen. Also there are a few varieties that remain green even when ripe, although you would probably know if you had them as they are rare. Another reason could be that it is just a variety that is large or slow to ripen.

Answer 2

The enzymes that break the starch into sugar, which makes the banana soft and ripe, work better at room temperature.

all foods ripen slower in fridge (cold) that's why we keep them there, that's what fridge's are suppose to do....slow down the aging process....

hey maybe we should try getting in there a few hours a day or night

Answer 3

Low temperatures reduce the action of ripening enzymes.

When tomatoes are stored in a refrigerator the colder temperature causes ripening enzymes to slow down, which slows the ripening process.

Answer 4

tomatoes ripen because of a statical rusaleist within the fruit. the gnaricafical mess then combines with the enhancment of lost data and then seeds burst and the rusaleist then turns ripe.

Answer 5

Fruits and veggies emit ethylene gas which causes them to age (or ripen). This is why you place fruits in a closed paper sack if you want to ripen them quickly.

Answer 6

Because it is colder. Think about it. What is the point of putting them in the fridge? To preserve them so they won't rot. It slows down the ripening and rotting process.

Answer 7

Tomatoes need sunlight to ripen. The development will be inhibited in the fridge

Answer 8

they need sunlight to ripen

Answer 9

Humidity accelerates the ripening process