Re: back to oranges
- To: t*@picknowl.com.au, n*@mindsovermatter.com, B*@monterey.edu
- Subject: Re: back to oranges
- From: K*@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 11:06:35 EDT
In a message dated 9/16/99 6:06:38 AM EST, tnottle@picknowl.com.au writes:
<< Valencia oranges are usually green when ripe, with just a hint of orange.
Washington Navels are usually ornage all over, but are not so sweet as
Valencias. >>
I know I'm going out on a limb whenever I differ in opinion from Trevor, but
in my home orchard, Valencias turn orange WAY before they are ready to eat.
They take at least 18 months on the tree before they are sweet enough to eat.
My Washington Navels, on the other hand, are usually sweet enough to eat
soon after they turn orange. Navel oranges can also be fully as sweet as
Valencias, but when used for juice, navels don't "squeeze" well, and the
resulting juice has a residual bitterness to it. That is one reason why
navels are the orange of choice for eating out of hand and Valencias are the
orange of choice for juicing.
Kurt Mize
Stockton, California
USDA Zone 9
