G'day again

Aha!!...you are somewhere closeby!!

Presume picking would start earlier here, I'm only familiar with
CentWest NSW as far as pears/apples/cherries go. Sorry I can't be more
specific for this area but it sounds like you've picked them at the
right time if they are a good size, taste good and you got them before
the bats. Some varieties need really cold weather so maybe you have one
of the new ones.

Bronwyn ;-)





David Hare-Scott wrote:
David Hare-Scott wrote:

Pears will ripen off the tree. OK but

When is it best to pull them? When they are big? How big?

Will they be better if left to ripen on the tree?

David



"HC" wrote in message ...

G'day David

Not sure where you are located, but pears are usually picked end of
March to early April in the Central West of NSW. They continue to ripen
once they have been picked, and they don't travel well (to market) when
fully ripe. When I buy half a dozen I put them in the fridge crisper
and put one out each day on the kitchen windowsill to ripen a bit more.

Hope this helps?
Bronwyn ;-)



Mid north coast(ish). I picked ours two weeks ago to keep them from the bats.
They were a good size, some are ripening and taste really good. I was just
wondering if there is a more scientific approach, that is next year when I
have bat nets up will they be better if left longer, if so how much longer.

David