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hey the ash are finally starting to come back along the creek bottoms!![]()
@Bogtown Chick I know Dixie is no Spring chicken, so that is even more impressive for her to be cranking the eggs out now. I found last year that if it hadn't been for my Silkies I wouldn't have had eggs coming at all. About the end of July almost everyone else up and quit laying. I am not getting much right now for the number of hens I have, but the pullets have begun laying and they make up for the number, although the size is still pullet.
You all have a lovely day. I went for a walk this morning and watched all the butterflies flitting about. There are a lot of them this year! That is a good thing too, I think!
Time to get more mowing done before the rain moves in today.
I believe Ure pears are a Euro x Harbin pear . Yes always small . Harbin is a species and the most cold hardy . Euro pears ripen from the core out . They do not tree ripen very well . Best picked before ripe and then ripen off the tree . We used to wrap them in newspaper to ripen before canning . Some claim refrigeration for a few days to a week first . The exception are sugar type pears like Seckle . They ripen pretty good on the tree .Jerry or EJB, I picked my "pear" crop. I let it go too long and they are overly ripe. I picked a couple a week ago that were just short of ripe. I guess a week is a long time in pear time..
Anyways my question is the size of the pears. Are Ure pears always small or is that just because of first year and being transplanted this year? They were about the size of a small egg,
Harvesting pears is tricky because they have to ripen out of the tree. If left to ripen on the tree, they will develop a mealy texture. If left longer, they will be rotting from the inside. As a general rule, once the skin starts changing colour (they should still be very hard), harvest them and store them in your fridge for a few days or more. This way, they will keep for a longer period. When you want to eat some, take them out of the fridge and let them ripen at room temprature for a few days. To assess that your pear is ripe, apply gentle pressure on the flesh just below the stem. If it is still very hard, it is not ripe yet. If it is soft (but not too much) it is ready!