Newt
Joined: 13 Jul 2004
Posts: 147
Location: Maryland zone 7
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Hi MC,
Unfortunately you don't say where you live, your hardiness zone or the type of pears you are growing. Here's some info on pears and maybe that will explain it.
http://members.efn.org/~bsharvy/edible7.html#PearAsian
"Unlike European pears, good flavor comes from ripening on the tree."
"They also tend to overbear (when pollinized), so annual thinning is required for full sized fruit."
http://members.efn.org/~bsharvy/edible7.html#PearEuropean
"Tree-ripened European pears are inferior: the fruit is picked when full-sized and ripened on the shelf."
Newt |
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