When I've picked unripe fruit, I've learned that it the fruit comes off
the stem it stops ripening. When I pick it with stem intact (including
raspberries) the fruit continues to ripen. Leaving the stem intact on
peaches and apricots might require the use of a pruning shear.
Jim Fruth
Brambleberry Farm
Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
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[NAFEX] Picking unripe fruit,
Jim Fruth, 07/20/2009