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Pears Ripe?

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  Posted by annaw1 (U14287763) on Wednesday, 18th August 2010

  Hi, how do I know when my pears are ripe? I'm guessing it is not yet. There are only 2 on my little tree but they are quite big and are red on one side.
  
  When you buy them from the shops they are often hard aren't they and you ripen them at home.
  
  Many thanks

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  Posted by farmerSteve (U2644680) on Thursday, 19th August 2010

  pears really need ripening in a dark place
  you pick the and store them in a drawer
  keep an eye on them they will go a soft yellow and if you feel themn they will go soft If you do this you find that pear is the most deliciuos fruit nothing like you will ever buy in a supermarket
  If you leave them too long they literally dissolve and you will touch trhem and your fingers go straight through the skin

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  Posted by greensward (U14347965) on Thursday, 19th August 2010

  Hi, I grew Conference pears which are not ready to pick 'til Oct/Nov. Once picked,just before they ripen, they will store longer than other varieties. For me they have the best flavour while they are still firm, I don't like a soft pear.

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  Posted by Summerchild (U14187397) on Thursday, 19th August 2010

  farnerSteve,
  
  I agree with you about a soft pear being the most delicious fruit. Not to be eaten in public if you want to preserve an image of respectability.
  
  Summer

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  Posted by annaw1 (U14287763) on Thursday, 19th August 2010

  Thank you for your replies. Trouble is I don't know what variety it is as I didn't plant the tree and there is no label.

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  Posted by sweettweet (U14258914) on Thursday, 19th August 2010

  hello, I am interested in this topic - we have a neighbour with a fantastic pear tree, which he ignores ... but, thankfully, it over hangs our garden.
  
  The fruits have doubled in size over the last two or three weeks ... one branch is just hanging so low that I am just about able to resist picking them ... but it is not quite yet ... I reckon there are about 70 pears just, almost, waiting to be picked. Pear jam ... here we come! Sooo tempting to just go and pick them before time ...

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  Posted by brawn (U13850161) on Wednesday, 6th October 2010

  Well well, I've been wondering the same thing, and now it's October six lovely pears are sitting waiting like so many rocks. It's only the second year since the cordon was planted, and my first little harvest. I'll pick them tomorrow and put them in a brown bag ... can't wait.

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  Posted by Jen (U14605575) on Thursday, 7th October 2010

  Hi annaw1
  
  The apple expert from Brogdale who will be answering questions during the coming week on the new gardening blog, is also a pear expert!
  
  So if you'd like help identifying your pear tree do email a photo of it to gardeningmessages@bbc.co.uk and we can try and get it identified.
  
  Jen

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  Posted by TopVeg (U7524957) on Thursday, 7th October 2010

  Keep an eye on your two pears - the wasps are giving our pears some stick this week. They will have to be picked this w/e to save them.

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  Posted by triciaB2 (U4001488) on Friday, 8th October 2010

  I wait until a few drop off, and check that these haven't done so because they have been damaged by wasps or birds. Then I harvest the pears - some will come easily if you lift them and give a slight twist. Mine which do this aren't yet yellow. I pick the whole lot - my tree is quite small so I can cope with how I store them. I put as many as I can in the boxes at the bottom of the fridge, wrapped in kitchen roll. The rest I ripen off in the kitchen, and eat them as they become ripe. The ones in the fridge I take out a few at a time to ripen. When it gets to the end they don't taste quite as nice, but they are still good.

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