Karen,
While looking for information about the Don Gillogly avocado,
found this very good site at:
http://www.ucavo.ucr.edu/
It says they ripen (soften up) off the tree. If it's not mature enough to
be picked, it won't soften or it may become rubbery. It's difficult to tell
when the fruit is mature enough to pick and gives some guidelines according
to variety but suggests trying to ripen a couple to see what happens. I
guess it's hit or miss until you know more about "your" tree. Do you know
what variety you have?
I used to know the meanest German shepherd dog that guarded and
ate all the avocados that fell in his yard. Without a doubt, he had the
most beautiful glistening fur I've ever seen.
HTH,
Marcelle
(mmm-m-m...avocados!)
We have an avocado on the condo grounds that is bearing fruit this year.
However, we also need to prune this tree. Does anybody know when
avocados are ripe? They are hard and dark green at the moment. Can we
pick them now and leave them ripen indoors? None of us know anything
about avocado trees, so any personal experience with them would be
welcome. I told everybody that being on this great list would enable me
to find out something.
Karen (Pittsburgh, PA zone 5b/6) now in Sanibel, zone 10
Thanks, for the site, Marcelle. I'll check it out in the wee hours when
my free Juno will let me on. Nobody knows anything about this tree. It
was planted before any of us were here and in the wrong spot of course.
It's too close to the buildings, which is why it needs pruned. The
funniest part is that I don't even like avocados. We had the lawn guys
pick some and I distributed them to some owners. I'll have to check back
with them and see if they ever ripened. The tree pruning can wait if
they need to ripen more.
Karen (Pittsburgh, PA zone 5b/6) now in Sanibel, zone 10
On Fri, 8 Nov 2002 08:05:38 -0800 Marcelle
writes:
Karen
I'm in Italy so might be different to you there........
We are also having a crop of avocadoes ......
we do harvest them, also if they are very hard and you don't want to eat
them straight away
leave them on the tree to mature... a really difference in flavour........
To eat them a bit quicker just put them with some apples seems to
also work to make them ripe. A few years ago we did an experiment
with brown paper bags and apples .... to be honest didn't see too much
difference.
just lay them on top of apples and they ripen quicker.
The beauty of an avocadoe tree is also it is green all year round and
rather attractive leaves ...... also the delicate flowers it makes.
If you harvest them
and lay them down in a cold , dry atmosphere you will have avocadoes
which will last for a longer duration. Turn them occasionally. :))
Jenny in Italy
With only three trees of Avocadoes but would be happpy to hear any
more things regarding them ...........:)
Happy day to everyone
:))))
Jenny in Italy
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Jenny in Italy
We have an avocado on the condo grounds that is bearing fruit this
year.
However, we also need to prune this tree. Does anybody know when
avocados are ripe? They are hard and dark green at the moment. Can
we
pick them now and leave them ripen indoors? None of us know
anything
about avocado trees, so any personal experience with them would be
welcome. I told everybody that being on this great list would enable me
to find out something.
Karen (Pittsburgh, PA zone 5b/6) now in Sanibel, zone 10
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In a message dated 11/9/02 3:10:03 AM AUS Eastern Daylight Time,
rumncola@EARTHLINK.NET writes:
I'll bet you do too Barfy!
We grow lots in Oz. Have been buying the two now-two later packs,
which have two ripe, two not so ripe (duh). A ripe avocado is black black.
Like most fruit they go from ripe to rotten real fast. And like most fruit,
they have to be ripe to have the right flavour.
John
