To tell if a pear is mature enough to pick, the rule of thumb is that, while still on the tree, if you lift the pear to a horizontal position from the usual vertical hanging position, the stem will detach if it is ready, but won't if it needs longer. (This does not apply to Bosc pears however, which are difficult to detach from the tree, ripen or unripe).
Once picked, pears need to be cooled. Some varieties need only a day or two in the fridge (Bartlett), but others (Anjou, Bosc, Comice) need 2 - 6 weeks for optimal ripening. Without this chilling, picked pears will just sit and sit and eventually decompose without ripening.
What ever variety ours are, they need a few weeks to ripen.
After their chill, the pears need to be at room temperature for 4 - 7 days, depending on the variety to complete their ripening. The longer they've spent chilled, the less time they need at room temperature.
By the time our family arrive in a month, these should all be perfect! Let's hope they like pears :-D These are the juiciest, tastiest pears!
We still have to pick our other pear tree...maybe we can wait a couple of days for that. Pears anyone?
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