Subject: Re: [Homestead] question by ignorant rube
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 08:38:38 -0400
Peaches will ripen if picked early, but not too early.
Some will rot before they truly ripen; it depends somewhat on the variety.
They ripen best if picked early if you can spread them out so they don't
touch each other.
>Orem Utah is where I now reside. Mountain valleys. We have been
>picking some, and some of the ones we pick aren't ready, and some are.
>Look ripe, but solid and bland. softer ones are great. So, I have been
>checking by feel. those that give slightly when gently squeezed, we
>pick. I was just wondering if there was a better way. Do they ripen
>off the tree, if we pick them early?
>
>Ray
>