Ed Fackler and a friend of mine both said that the time to pick pears is
when the fruit gives a bit at the stem end when pressed with a finger. So I
went out and tried it and wondered how hard I had to push. So I kept
digging and found someone who said that I should watch for a color change
from green to yellow green but I was too late for that. Then another said
that pears are ready to pick when the stem snaps apart when you push up and
twist. All of my pears snapped off when I barely pushed up on them and some
had been tree ripened to yellow already. So, now with a tree ripened pear
in my hand pressing on the stem end I'm still wondering how hard I'd have
had to press to make a dent in the hard fruit.
Jim Fruth
Brambleberry Farm
Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
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