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["V. Michael Bove, Jr." <vmb@teakettlefarm.com>]

In my case, the precise moment they are ready to be picked is the  
night before the morning when I go out and notice that the raccoons  
came around and ate most of them. :-)

Another question for the experts: my Bartletts have all become more  
or less biennial bearers. Do the usual things one does to apples to  
break them of this habit work on pears, too?

Michael Bove
Teakettle Farm, MA/RI border (zone 6)

On Aug 24, 2007, at 8:26 AM, Jim Fruth wrote:

>     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
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