"Des Higgins" wrote in message
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We have a pear tree and live in a cold damp wet country.
A small number of pears ripened this year and some continue to ripen but
the
great majority never ripen.
Anyone know what to do with them other than throw them over the back wall
at
our neighbours?
I heard someone mention poaching and storing unripe pears; anyone know how
to do that?

Des in Dublin



You could always try storing some in a brown paper bag with
a ripening banana in a warm room, and see if the ethylene does
the trick. Ethylene is heavier than air, and so position the
banana(s) on top. Change (and eat) the banana(s) every few days
and check the pears.

There's a nice selection of pretty meaningless, but nice looking
charts on the topic, on here -

http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/files/datastore/234-636.pdf


michael adams

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