By the book peaches in this area, North Staffordshire, should not be
ripe until the end of the month, or even September. I don't want the
wasps to have them, they have enjoyed my apples and plums before they
were ripe, so I want to pick them as soon as possible.

What are the indications of ripe peaches, and if I pick them while still
a little hard will they ripen as supermarket (please excuse the
swearing) peaches do?
TIA
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