bae@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> In article <4881936C.C4C5D26F@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> sherwindu <sherwindu@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>> 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 insidethe house - to prevent insect damage ? I have
>>> noticed last year that insects destroyed several fruits. Does
>>> this
>>> mean I picked them too latein the season? Thanks in advance,
>>> JIMMY
>>
>> Jimmy,
>>
>> Pears are a fruit that should be rippened off the tree. After they
>> start to feel a bit soft at the stem, take them inside and let them
>> ripen off the tree.
>
> Asian pears, unlike European pears, are crisp when ripe and don't
> need
> to be ripened off the tree like European pears.
Correct. If you wait for an Asian pear to feel soft at the stem, you
will never get pears that are ready to eat!! If they get soft, they
are rotten.
Tom J
|
