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Asian pear question
Rick, you may be right. There are a lot of birds on my backyard.
I also have seen similar problem with my ripening tomatoes . Any idea(s) to prove this hypothesis as I may have blamed the wrong intruder here. Thanks, JIMMY "Rick" wrote in message ... On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:11:43 -0500, "JS" wrote: Tom, I posted one of the hosui that I believe is damaged by insects. I would love to hear your comments. Here is the image: http://i35.tinypic.com/2809wn.jpg I cleaned it all out, and then it was very sweet and tasty though !! This looks more like bird damage to me. I can always tell when to pick my Asian Pears- It's the day before the birds peck them! -Rick I also have a 20th-century pear which so far I don't have an "insect" problem yet. Here is the image: http://i36.tinypic.com/zjxu89.jpg JIMMY "Tom J" wrote in message ... JS wrote: "Tom J" wrote in message m... 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 inside the house - to prevent insect damage ? I pick Heifers while they are still firm but changing color. We can ours so they need to be firm anyway to can. We usually can over a 2 week period. Tom J Tom, I started to see some of the fruits got damaged by insects already. Do you have such problem on yours? I picked one yesterday, and it appeared to taste almost ready -- sweet taste !! Perhaps , that is the reason why there is issues with insects? I've never had a bad insect problem. just a worn once in a while. If you have a sweet taste already & fully formed pears, I'd say it's picking time!! My Kiefers are not through growing yet. Note correct spelling of the Kiefer. Tom J |
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Asian pear question
Take a laddered-pair of pantihose and cover the tomatoes. Attach some
strands of tin-foil and your problem will go. Birds hate it, and they cannot get their feet to attach to the pantihose. JS wrote: Rick, you may be right. There are a lot of birds on my backyard. I also have seen similar problem with my ripening tomatoes . Any idea(s) to prove this hypothesis as I may have blamed the wrong intruder here. Thanks, JIMMY "Rick" wrote in message ... On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:11:43 -0500, "JS" wrote: Tom, I posted one of the hosui that I believe is damaged by insects. I would love to hear your comments. Here is the image: http://i35.tinypic.com/2809wn.jpg I cleaned it all out, and then it was very sweet and tasty though !! This looks more like bird damage to me. I can always tell when to pick my Asian Pears- It's the day before the birds peck them! -Rick I also have a 20th-century pear which so far I don't have an "insect" problem yet. Here is the image: http://i36.tinypic.com/zjxu89.jpg JIMMY "Tom J" wrote in message ... JS wrote: "Tom J" wrote in message m... 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 inside the house - to prevent insect damage ? I pick Heifers while they are still firm but changing color. We can ours so they need to be firm anyway to can. We usually can over a 2 week period. Tom J Tom, I started to see some of the fruits got damaged by insects already. Do you have such problem on yours? I picked one yesterday, and it appeared to taste almost ready -- sweet taste !! Perhaps , that is the reason why there is issues with insects? I've never had a bad insect problem. just a worn once in a while. If you have a sweet taste already & fully formed pears, I'd say it's picking time!! My Kiefers are not through growing yet. Note correct spelling of the Kiefer. Tom J |
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