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Cox's Apples
My daughter and son in law has a Cox's Apple which is laden. I chose one the
other day, gently lifted and twisted and it fell into my hands. A sign on my massive Bramley at my last house, that it was ripe. 'fraid not, still hard and quite bitter. What's the signal please? OR, they picked as described and stored? I would guess there are some experts out there ;-) Mike -- .................................... Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive. .................................... |
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Cox's Apples
"'Mike'" wrote in message ... My daughter and son in law has a Cox's Apple which is laden. I chose one the other day, gently lifted and twisted and it fell into my hands. A sign on my massive Bramley at my last house, that it was ripe. 'fraid not, still hard and quite bitter. What's the signal please? OR, they picked as described and stored? I would guess there are some experts out there ;-) I wouldn't claim to be an expert, but in my experience, if a Cox rattles when you shake it, it's ripe. |
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Cox's Apples
"BAC" wrote in message ... "'Mike'" wrote in message ... My daughter and son in law has a Cox's Apple which is laden. I chose one the other day, gently lifted and twisted and it fell into my hands. A sign on my massive Bramley at my last house, that it was ripe. 'fraid not, still hard and quite bitter. What's the signal please? OR, they picked as described and stored? I would guess there are some experts out there ;-) I wouldn't claim to be an expert, but in my experience, if a Cox rattles when you shake it, it's ripe. Agree with you when it's in the bowl, but on the tree? 'Lift and twist' gently is all I believe to harvest them. Do that to harvest, then store until the rattle? ;-)) Mike -- .................................... Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive. .................................... |
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Cox's Apples
On Aug 31, 5:11*pm, "'Mike'" wrote:
My daughter and son in law has a Cox's Apple which is laden. I chose one the other day, gently lifted and twisted and it fell into my hands. A sign on my massive Bramley at my last house, that it was ripe. 'fraid not, still hard and quite bitter. What's the signal please? OR, they picked as described and stored? I would guess there are some experts out there ;-) Mike If the tree/branch is small/reachable, give it a shake. The ripe ones fall off. Come back in a day or two & repeat. I climb into our larger trees and shake the branches. Wife picks up. Saves all the poxy trouble of going round tweaking them & lots can't be reached anyway on our big trees. |
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"harry" wrote in message ... On Aug 31, 5:11 pm, "'Mike'" wrote: My daughter and son in law has a Cox's Apple which is laden. I chose one the other day, gently lifted and twisted and it fell into my hands. A sign on my massive Bramley at my last house, that it was ripe. 'fraid not, still hard and quite bitter. What's the signal please? OR, they picked as described and stored? I would guess there are some experts out there ;-) Mike If the tree/branch is small/reachable, give it a shake. The ripe ones fall off. Come back in a day or two & repeat. I climb into our larger trees and shake the branches. Wife picks up. Saves all the poxy trouble of going round tweaking them & lots can't be reached anyway on our big trees. .................................................. ........ Only small. Will give it a try tomorrow. Many thanks Mike -- .................................... Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive. .................................... |
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Cox is supposed to be ready for harvest in early to mid Oct, so even in a good summer beginning of September is a bit early. Its eating season is late Oct to Jan. I was always brought up with that thing about rattling the pips to see when it was ripe, but recently there's been some doubt cast on that. I usually pick when the tree in question is starting to shed good apples as windfalls (I ignore the first few windfalls which are usually unripe fruit which have been attacked by blackbirds). Harry's right with his implication that not all the apples on the tree are ripe at the same time, so if your tree is small enough, it's sensible to do the gentle lifting thing - ie gently lift the apple and it should fall off, without any need for twisting. Only resort to twisting if you're trying to pick late apples before the frost, and expecting them to continue ripening in store.
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