lesa
Garden Master
I understand that pears are best picked green and left to ripen in the house. The question is, how green? I would like to can them in syrup. The pears are now green, but just past the "raw potato" stage...What do you think?
When to pick pears for canning?
- Thread starter lesa
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If you can pick the pear up, lifting it from hanging down, and it comes off the tree fairly easily, it is mature. We always put them in the fridge for a couple of days then out in the ripening room (aka breakfast room) to finish. 
