Re: Cucumbers in hills?
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- Subject: Re: Cucumbers in hills?
- From: J*
- Date: Sat, 4 Dec 1999 20:25:08 -0800
I leave mine on the tree until the first ones split open to reveal bright
red seeds. Most of the fruit will be deep red by this time, but some keep a
russet color even when ripe. This isn't much help in buying them at the
produce counter, as you won't see split ones for sale. But they should be a
deep red.
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From: K1MIZE@aol.com <K1MIZE@aol.com>
To: Gemcopley@cs.com <Gemcopley@cs.com>; medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
<medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Date: Saturday, December 04, 1999 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: Cucumbers in hills?
>In a message dated 12/4/99 5:42:20 PM EST, Gemcopley@cs.com writes:
>
><< Could someone please tell me how you know when a pomegranate is ripe.
the
> ones I squeeze in the shops are all bullet hard? >>
>
>Pomegranates don't soften when ripe. The best way to tell is color, a nice
>deep red indicating maturity. Most pomegranates you find in stores have
been
>picked somewhat underripe, because they have a tendency to split if left on
>the tree. However, they do sweeten up more if left on the tree.
>
>Kurt Mize
>Stockton, California
>USDA Zone 9
>
>
