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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/Drew_Ferran on 2026-05-22 11:11:25+00:00.

Original Title: LPT: Cover the stems of a banana to slow down ripening. To speed up ripening, put them in a bag with air in it. It will contain the ethylene gas; a plant hormone that bananas give off through their stems that affects how fast they will ripen.

The bag could be a plastic one you get at the grocery store. Put the bananas in and create a round pocket of air; so it looks like a ball. Over time, the ethylene gas the bananas omit will fill the bag.

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