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["Jim Fruth" <jfruth@tds.net>]

   How does one determine when pears are ready to be picked?

   I've not raised pears before and there are so few fruits on each tree 
that I don't want to wait until they get ruined by dropping on the ground. 
How do you do it?  And how do you handle and store them, etc.

Jim Fruth
Brambleberry Farm
Pequot Lakes, MN  56472
For jams, jellies & syrups:
www.bberryfarm.com
(877)265-6856 [Store]
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