tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post6436998006866888182..comments2024-03-28T13:27:48.701-04:00Comments on Adam's Apples: Pick no apple before its timeAdamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-26112088505126521402014-08-27T12:13:56.707-04:002014-08-27T12:13:56.707-04:00No. Just lamenting. I remembered wrong. There were...No. Just lamenting. I remembered wrong. There were four apples. I picked one a few days ago, and it was not quite ripe -- gave some character to some applesauce of mostly Wealthy drops, however.John Hendersonhttp://www.sagehenfarmlodi.com/ourapples.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-62794952386537779952014-08-25T13:32:31.856-04:002014-08-25T13:32:31.856-04:00@13, how do you know when anything is ripe? Things...@13, how do you know when anything is ripe? Things grow at slightly different times each year, so you do have to look and taste.<br /><br />There is one useful indicator for apples in addition to things like color and size and things like flavor and texture. Namely, pip color! The pips should be brown, or at least turning brown.<br /><br />All of the unripe apples I've been grumping about this summer had white pips.<br /><br />Of course, if the apples are falling off the tree, better pick 'em quick.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-33037932408429426782014-08-25T12:11:09.644-04:002014-08-25T12:11:09.644-04:00How do you know when an apple is truly ripe? Ideal...How do you know when an apple is truly ripe? Ideally, I guess you'd pick one every week until they are past their prime - then next year you know what it tastes like when it's perfectly ripe. But if you don't have the patience for this approach - are there any rules of thumb to follow?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-73785739835464337272014-08-19T16:05:17.845-04:002014-08-19T16:05:17.845-04:00Turkeysong, it's no great loss with such as Lo...Turkeysong, it's no great loss with such as Lodi, to be honest. And I had some too-early Gravensteins this month that still managed to express a lot of great Grav character.<br /><br />But those Ashmead's Kernels--my gosh, they are not so easy to grow in the first place, reputedly. And they just needed another week or so to be great.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-21961131847315498282014-08-19T16:02:24.631-04:002014-08-19T16:02:24.631-04:00John, I hope I am not become such a scold that you...John, I hope I am not become such a scold that you feel the need to justify your practices to me!<br /><br />Sounds as though you still have 3 bites at the apple, insofar as if your pick one and it's not ripe you can wait before repeating the experiment.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-47085741594129930812014-08-19T13:01:34.864-04:002014-08-19T13:01:34.864-04:00Our Summer Rambo has fruited for the first time th...Our Summer Rambo has fruited for the first time this year, but there are only three apples. Since I have no previous experience with the variety, it will be guess work when to pick them. I don't have the luxury to test one and say "not yet," but I don't want to wait too long either. John Hendersonhttp://www.sagehenfarmlodi.com/ourapples.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-50632539730642463162014-08-19T09:47:25.182-04:002014-08-19T09:47:25.182-04:00Amen! I know growers might need to get some cash ...Amen! I know growers might need to get some cash flow going early in the season, but seriously, is the point to grow money, or food? All that time and all those resources just to be nipped in the bud when so close to maturity and perfection. An unripe fruit is a disappointing thing. I have that problem with growers around here to the point where I can rarely get an exemplary fruit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com