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["Lisa K.V. Perry" <lisakvperry AT gmail.com>]

On 8/17/06, SISU! <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Lisa K.V. Perry wrote:
>
> >> Our pears are not ready yet, still a week or two away for the seckles
> which ripen on the tree.
>
> I thought pears should ripen off the tree.


Every other variety is supposed to ripen off the tree.  Seckles ripen on the
tree--not gritty--I'm still learning after six years when is the best time
to pick but getting better every year...and they are goooood.

Ours are Kieffer, the old standard homestead variety-nothing fancy.


We also have one bartlett, one anjou and one kieffer as well.  We're pear
rich, in addition to being apple and blueberry rich.

They better show up...


I hope they do, that's a lot of pears.  I'm not thinking about ours yet, but
I'm going to be in the same boat soon.  It's always great to have a big
harvest of something, especially when it can vary from year to year, but
then you have to put it up. ;)

Lisa