When to pick oranges

Sandra Bodycoat

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Aug 5, 2009, 6:01:51 AM8/5/09

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Hi

I am in Perth and have a heavily laden navel orange tree, I want to know how
do I know when the fruit is truly ripe.
Last year we picked fruit only to find they looked ripe but were still a bit
sour.
Thanks
Sandra

atec 7 7

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Aug 5, 2009, 7:05:48 AM8/5/09

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colour and feel , should be an even colour and of course not like a rock
, then try one > some oranges will always be a little tart but table
ripening helps

Sandra Bodycoat

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Aug 5, 2009, 7:16:30 AM8/5/09

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Thanks that all makes sense, I would just hate to waste them, they look
fabulous.
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Aug 5, 2009, 9:53:23 AM8/5/09

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Sandra Bodycoat wrote:
> Thanks that all makes sense, I would just hate to waste them, they look
> fabulous.

I hope they go well , do you know which type ?

I have a nice peach tree from a very old breed which is going nuts and
every limb is laden with huge hard fruit... I sure hope the bats don't
get to them (Brisbane)

terryc

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Aug 5, 2009, 11:41:06 AM8/5/09

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When ALL the greeness is gone from the fruit. Look closely. Pick one and
try it for sweetness.

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jules

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Aug 6, 2009, 11:21:04 PM8/6/09

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I used to have a mandarin tree, and my (grown up) daughter is so nuts
about mandis I could get weeks of entertainment out of her by
suggesting, week after week, that she pick one to see how it was. She'd
also eat the sour ones, with fantastic facial expressions, each week
announcing they were better than the week before. Could go on for weeks
like this! She finally got wise to me and told me to taste test them
myself...

terryc

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Aug 7, 2009, 2:12:28 AM8/7/09

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On Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:21:04 +1000, jules wrote:

> I used to have a mandarin tree, and my (grown up) daughter is so nuts
> about mandis I could get weeks of entertainment out of her by
> suggesting, week after week, that she pick one to see how it was. She'd
> also eat the sour ones, with fantastic facial expressions, each week
> announcing they were better than the week before. Could go on for weeks
> like this! She finally got wise to me and told me to taste test them
> myself...

lol, swmbo wrinkles her eyebrows when she eats sour stuff. so citrus is
usually all mine.

Rod

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Aug 8, 2009, 5:46:44 AM8/8/09

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At this time of the year in Perth the navels have just about all gone, they
ripen in June/July and are sweet around that time.

More likely your oranges are Valencias. Good for juicing, not as good for
eating as Navels but still reasonable. I found that mine are still sour at
this time of year and don't "sweeten up" until late August/ September.

Sandra Bodycoat

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Aug 8, 2009, 10:34:07 AM8/8/09

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No they are definitely navels, and they are ripening.
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