Re: [nafex] nafex Digest, Vol 246, Issue 1

As with Shelley, I had best luck leaving them on the tree, and picking up
the ones that fall daily. That lasted into January. So medlars far and
away the latest 'tree-ripened' fruit we harvest in SW VA.
Richard Moyer
Snacking on tree-ripened dates. Harvested last week in Vegas.

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> Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2021 21:27:22 -0700
> Subject: [nafex] mealy medlars?
> Folks,
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> This is my first year having fruit on my young medlar. I've tried to
> follow bletting instructions.
>
> Some of the fruits are quite soft now but when I open them, they are
> brown, dry, and mealy. They have almost no sweetness at all.
>
> They seem to be going directly from hard to mealy. From what I've seen,
> they are supposed to be soft and gooey and sweet.
>
> I can't imagine that they can get to the gooey stage from this mealy
> stage but I'm letting some continue to sit out to see what happens.
>
> Anyone have any idea why they are dry and mealy?
>
> --
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> Regards,
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> Jay
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> From: Shelley Rogers <shelleyrogers@eml.cc>
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> Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2021 08:37:28 -0500
> Subject: Re: [nafex] mealy medlars?
> Hi,
>
> I would be curious to hear folks bletting tips as well. I have had the
> same experience as Jay, bringing medlars indoors to blet. When I have
> waited until after a hard freeze to harvest, I get a larger proportion of
> pulpy fruit, but still about half are mealy. This year I left the medlars
> on the trees until they were fully (or mostly) bletted and that seemed to
> work best. I didn't get any mealy ones though some ripe fruit did drop to
> the ground.
>
> Shelley
> NC 7b
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>
> On Wed, Dec 15, 2021, at 11:27 PM, Jay Cutts wrote:
> > Folks,
> >
> > This is my first year having fruit on my young medlar. I've tried to
> > follow bletting instructions.
> >
> > Some of the fruits are quite soft now but when I open them, they are
> > brown, dry, and mealy. They have almost no sweetness at all.
> >
> > They seem to be going directly from hard to mealy. From what I've seen,
> > they are supposed to be soft and gooey and sweet.
> >
> > I can't imagine that they can get to the gooey stage from this mealy
> > stage but I'm letting some continue to sit out to see what happens.
> >
> > Anyone have any idea why they are dry and mealy?
> >
> > --
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jay
> >
> > Jay Cutts
> > Director, Cutts Graduate Reviews
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