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["Marie McHarry" <mmcharry AT gmail.com>]

On 8/18/06, rayzentz AT aim.com <rayzentz AT aim.com> wrote:
> Orem Utah is where I now reside.   Mountain valleys.   We have been picking >some, and 
> some of the ones we pick aren't ready, and some are.   Look ripe, but >solid and 
> bland.   softer ones are great.   So, I have been checking by feel.   >those that give 
> slightly when gently squeezed, we pick.   I was just wondering if >there was a better 
> way.   Do they ripen off the tree, if we pick them early?
Hmmm. I'd go by feel then. Peaches will ripen some after they're
picked, but you don't want to pick them way early. I think your best
bet is to keep a log of which trees ripened when.

Marie