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[Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>]

I'm jealous.  I picked my first apple crop slightly under-ripe this year 
because the critters had already consumed most of it, and it was clear it 
wouldn't make it to 'ripe'.

Sigh.
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Ginda

...... Original Message .......
On Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:50:53 -0600 Lucky Pittman 
<lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu> wrote:
>Please allow me to pick your collective brains.
>
>I had no real problem figuring out when to pick and eat the early and 
>mid-season apples, like Lodi, MonArk, Honeycrisp, Jonagold, etc., and 
>I picked the last 10 gallons of Stayman Winesaps last weekend and put 
>them into the fridge in the barn while they were at their peak.
>But, now my question is...on the really late season apples, like 
>Arkansas Black and Old-fashion Limbertwig(Black Limbertwig?), how 
>long do you leave them on the tree, and at what ambient temperature 
>will they be damaged?
>I'm located about 70 miles NW of Nashville TN.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Lucky Pittman
>USDA Cold Zone 6
>AHS Heat Zone 7
>Hopkinsville, KY 
>
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