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["Hector Black" <hblack1925@fastmail.fm>]

Hi Paul,  We usually pick them hard and let them ripen at room temp. or put 
them in the fridge to keep them longer (then let them ripen at room temp.  A 
few soft ripe ones is usually our sign that it's time to pick, but for us 
that is usually Sept.  It can vary year to year.  Pick a few and see if they 
ripen inside to a pleasant sweetness.  Leaving on the vine too long makes 
them an awful mess to pick, just soft and mashy.   Hector Black, zone 6 
middle tn
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cabe, Paul" <CabeP@wlu.edu>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2011 11:31 AM
Subject: [NAFEX] hardy kiwi ripening off vine?


> I have my first crop of hardy kiwis (anasayana) hanging on the vine, still 
> hard and green.  In the last few days, I have found few on the ground, soft 
> and reddish, and also sweet and delicious.
> Will they ripen off the vine if picked early?  When should I expect them 
> to be ripe on the vine?
>
> thanks,
> Paul
> zone 6b, Shenandoah Valley of Virginia
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