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[Charles Paradise <machelp@attglobal.net>]

Doreen Howard wrote:

> I'm totally
> new to apple growing and don't even have a clue how to tell when an apple is
> ripe.
> Doreen Howard

Doreen,
In August-ripening Gala, I used to tell when the Galas were getting ripe 
because the seeds would turn from white to brown.  Brown told me the apple 
was ripe.
Charlie Paradise