On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:09:22 -0500, Sherwin <sherwindu@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>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. They don't develop the
>> woody granular structures (sclerids) that European pears do, nor do
they
>> develop the melting, buttery texture that has been standard in European
>> pears since the 18th century.
>>
>> The best way to figure out when your pears are ripe is to try fruit at
>> different stages and decide which you like best. Ripening dates are an
>> average for a particular region, and weather and microclimate can make
>> a substantial difference. Your backyard is probbly quite different in
>> microclimate from a commercial orchard.
>>
>> Another poster suggested that the damage was due to birds not insects.
>> You can get plastic bird netting at garden centres to drape over your
>> trees if they aren't too large. In Japan, where people are willing to
>> pay amazing amounts for perfect, pesticide-free fruit, growers bag each
>> fruit individually to protect it from damage as it grows. The bags are
>> made of that light ****ous row cover material, or light cloth. This may
be
>> practical for a few backyard trees. Don't use plastic bags, or you'll
>> cook the fruit!
>>
>> Enjoy your harvest!
>>
>I have had only limited experience with Asian Pears, my tree died after
>a few years. You may be right about rippening them off the tree.
>However, I disagree about putting plastic over them cooking them. I put
>ziplock bags on my European Pears and Apples with no problems. Maybe
>the fact that I cut slits in the bottom to drain rain water alos vents
them.
>
> Sherwin
I had heard about the waxed paper bags the Japanese use, but could not
find them here. I think I'll try the zip lock bags. You just cut a
small slit in the bag at the bottom?
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