10 AUGUST 1944, Page 14

RIPENING TOMATOES SIR,—A member of this College ripened her late

tomatoes last year by pulling up the plants by the roots at the end of September and keeping the roots immersed in a bath full of water in a warm attic. She hi heard of this method of ripening fruits being used for grapes, and sle found it equally effective for tomatoes.—Yours faithfully, W. C. B. PURSER (Chaplain).

The College, Bromley, Kent.