That's interesting. I never thought of using a crown royal bag for that. Very clever. Putting them with bananas has a similar effect. vegetables might release ethylene naturally but they are also sprayed with it. Many fruits and vegetables are picked unripe on farms then sprayed with ethylene before they are transported to grocery stores, to speed up the ripening process. That's why bananas turn so quickly and also why many vegetables from grocery stores have no taste lol. Tomatoes are picked green and unripe then allowed to turn red in transport and at the store, which is why they usually taste like a flavorless sponge compared to ones grown in a garden. Some fruits and vegetable (like tomatoes) dont ripen once they are picked. They may change color but that is not the same thing as ripening. Interestingly, ethylene is also used on Rose's around big holidays. High concentrations of ethylene shocks Rose's into dormancy. That's how they are able to stock pile so many Rose's for valentines day.

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