oranges & when ripe

 14th June 08
Hi to all

I know this sounds a logical question, I have a orange tree that is laden
with fruit & my husband keeps picking the odd orange as they appear ready
but there not how will we know?
Thanks
Sandra

 On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:49:55 +0800, Sandra Bodycoat wrote:


Taste as you are finding out.
You have to watch them closely.
With my navels, I wait until the navel starts to really open. with the
valenciasit is more no green on the end and looks wellcoloured.

Give it a fortnght between taste picks, but you can try anything that
falls off.

Caveat, some years you just get dud crops.

 wrote:

Hi Sandra,
My Mother in Law always said that citrus should not be picked untill
after the 1st frost. and the fruit was always sweet.

 
Laden with fruit? Maybe Sandra has a Seville orange? Quite inedible even
though they appear to be a perfectly coloured orange! Gather the jam
jars ready for making marmalade in that case!

Otherwise, like the others suggested, pick one every 2 or 3 weeks and
see what it's like.
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John Savage                (my news address is not valid for email)