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

I didn't see Jay's post. Looks like our medlars have the same problem.

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> On Dec 16, 2021, at 8:53 AM, Richard Moyer <ramoyer@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> On Thu, Dec 16, 2021 at 8:47 AM <nafex-request@lists.ibiblio.org> wrote:
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>> 1. mealy medlars? (Jay Cutts)
>> 2. Re: mealy medlars? (Shelley Rogers)
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>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Jay Cutts <orders@cuttsreviews.com>
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>> Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2021 21:27:22 -0700
>> Subject: [nafex] mealy medlars?
>> 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
>>
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>> From: Shelley Rogers <shelleyrogers@eml.cc>
>> To: Melissa Kacalanos via nafex <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
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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
>>
>>
>> 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
>>> Lead Author, Barron's MCAT Prep Book
>>> Lead Author, Barron's MCAT Flash Cards
>>> Lead Author, Barron's LSAT Prep Book
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