Anne Chambers <anne@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
>Seaman Staines wrote:
>> http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s1939805.htm
>> A lot of people wonder about the right time to harvest an avocado. Wait
>> until the first one falls to the ground, and put that in the cupboard,
keep
>> it for about a fortnight to ripen and it'll be ready to eat. And at
that
>> stage you know that you can harvest them from the tree. When the little
>> button at the top starts to change colour and goes a bit lighter, just
snip
>> it off, put it in a brown paper bag, put it in the pantry for about a
week
>> to a fortnight and it will get soft and it will be magnificent.
>>
>>
>Many thanks, that's just what I wanted. Now to go out and *will* the
>first one to fall !
Around here the possoms judge when the avos are ready for picking. They
throw them down overnight with a large chunk missing from one side. :-}
With any such windfalls I find, I follow the above paper bag method, only
cutting off the eaten side after the avo has softened.
It works for me!
--
John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)
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