"Tom J" <tomnews@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> JS wrote:
>> I have few asian pear trees on my backyard (Hosui and 20th century).
>> According the information I found on the internet, the harvest time
>> for the fruits is mid-August,
>> Does this mean they become totally ripened at that time? or it is
>> time to pick them up, and bring inside
>> the house - to prevent insect damage ?
>
> I pick Heifers while they are still firm but changing color. We can
ours
> so they need to be firm anyway to can. We usually can over a 2 week
> period.
>
> Tom J
>
Tom, I started to see some of the fruits got damaged by insects already.
Do you have such problem on yours? I picked one yesterday, and it
appeared
to taste almost ready -- sweet taste !! Perhaps , that is the reason why
there is issues with insects?
Thanks,
Jimmy
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