Growing up in Florida I am used to eating tropical fruits and vegetables all year. After moving a little north to escape the heat and taxes down there I'm having to adjust my regime on these tropical staples I grew up on. I have found I need to place them up high in the room so they can get some heat in order to ripen. I keep my place cool to save heating money and the fruit just won't ripen at 65 degrees. I just cooked and ate a plantain that I had sitting in my warm room for 2 days, it was black and soft but was fine inside. I heated up some peanut oil and sliced it up and fried away, and it was good. My source of Potassium as I don't eat bananas........mmmmmmmmmm to the last bite.

I bought a papaya at the flea market and it went bad before it ripened, Avocados too, they need some warmth to ripen correctly and reach peak potential for optimum health benefits.......