[NAFEX] When to Pick Asian Pears

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Sun Aug 27 14:10:11 EDT 2006


On Aug 27, 2006, at 2:06 PM, Doreen Howard wrote:

> I know how to gauge the ripeness of a regular pear, thanks to Ed  
> Fackler's
> advice.  But, when do you pick Asian pears?  There are three  
> Shinseki's on
> the grafts of my tree and I'd like to pick them in the next day or two
> before I leave on an extended trip due to a family emergency.  I  
> felt the
> fruits this morning, and two of them yielded to pressure when pressed.
>
> Any advice is appreciated.
> Doreen Howard

No idea.  But my experience with grapes was that the ones I left all  
disappeared, and the ones I picked ripened as well as they could  
indoors.  So I'd advise picking them before you leave.

Ginda



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