How do you know when any kind of fruit is ready to be pick? Especially lemons?
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Fruit that is allowed to ripen on the tree is the most flavorful, but the fruit is more delicate and does not have a long shelf-life. The fruit we purchase at the grocery store has been picked immiture, and has a much longer shelf life, but does not have the full flavor of tree-ripened fruit.
Lemons start out small and green. They grow larger and stay green. Some are picked when they get the size you are familiar with and are caled limes. As the fruit gathers more sugar, it will turn golden a bit at a time. When it is all yellow, it can be picked.
Different fruits have different methods. On peaches, necarines, and apricots, the crown around the stem will be soft when gently pushed with your finger.
Apples and Pears will be firm but not hard.
Contact your local county extension office or your local library for additonal information.
Well, you just kinda know especially if you seen the fruit ripe before. Lemons would be the size of a lemon and bright yellow.
You can tell when lemons are ready by how they look, if they look ripe, big and yellow, they are ready to pick, same thing with figs, if they look ripe they are ready. Other fruits like peaches and nectarines need to have a softness to them when you squeeze them. If they are slightly soft but not squishy, they are ripe.
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