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Tue, Jul 30, 13 at 13:30
| Does anyone no when to harvest the Hood Pear? Southern California 9B, Inlandish. Thank you, Jennifer |
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- Posted by Puggylover75 9B Norco, Ca (My Page) on Tue, Jul 30, 13 at 13:35
| Can it be eaten fresh off the tree or does it have to be cold stored? First itty bitty crop so I can't afford to waste any. :) |
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- Posted by Fascist_Nation USDA 9b, Sunset 13, (My Page) on Tue, Jul 30, 13 at 21:11
| Essentially you harvest when they start falling off the tree (they will be unripe green and hard) and refrigerate a few weeks and then pull some out and let them ripen up a few days. I would think it is getting close in your area. They should come off the tree when gently lifted up and separated from the spur. Do not twist or pull or you can damage the fruiting spur which will limit fruit yield next season. Leave the stem on the fruit. Leave the pears on too long and they develop stone cells (the gritty things). Also the ripen from the inside out so if you leave them on the tree too long they will rot from the inside. Check out the associated links. |
Here is a link that might be useful: BackYard Orchard CA Pear
This post was edited by Fascist_Nation on Tue, Jul 30, 13 at 21:59
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