Good Crop Of Pears

Best crop of Pears that I have had this year

William Bon Chretien

 

Well done, woo :gnthb:

Our pears look as though it will be the best crop for years.

 

That's right. They do ripen after being picked. It's best not to keep them in the fridge but you can put them there if they are ripening too quickly.

 

Hi Kandy, the problem with domestic fridges is that there isn't sufficient air circulation for storing things too long. The quality (texture and flavour) deteriorates after about a week.

 

Hi music,
Apples will keep quite well if you have a cool place ot keep them - shed or cold garage.

Go to your supermarket and get some of the empty fruit boxes - the ones that are only 4" - 6" high are best. If they have the cardboard inserts that keep the fruit separated then take those as well. The boxes stack and will allow air circulation between them - they are designed for that.

The supermarkets only dump them so there is no problem getting them. I have been using them for years and also use them for when we have our open day. They are good for using when we sell hundreds of plants on the day.

Some supermarkets have a rack near the front of the store where they place them for customers to take. If your's doesn't have that then you can ask the people stocking the fruit shelvesif they have any.