Fall looms but gardening season is far from over, and you may have questions. To ask one, simply go to the OSU Extension website, type it in and include the county where you live. A photo is very ...

Sweet, succulent and refreshing—a ripe pear is a thing of beauty. Unripe pears, on the other hand, are not nearly as rewarding. Fortunately, our guide on how to ripen pears will spare you the ...

Are you skipping pears at the grocery store because they’re hard as rocks? That’s a mistake! Here's why pears are picked ...

As ubiquitous as they are come fall, pears remain a bit of an enigma. Why are they so hard when you buy them? Why do they seemingly take forever to ripen? Why do they finally ripen exactly when you ...

With fall's cooler temperatures and shorter days comes an abundant pear harvest. Like tomatoes, pears ripen from the inside out, making it a little trickier to tell when they're ready to eat, as ...

Because firm pears last much longer than soft ones, giving you more flexibility to ripen them on their own timeline, according to USA Pears, an organization that supports pear growers in Washington ...

OFF-TREE RIPENING: Many banana trees have fruit this year. Bananas ripen best when off of the tree. Wait until the fruit reach full size, then cut off the whole stalk and hang it up somewhere ...

Crackling leaves and nippy mornings, early sunsets and football games. These are sure signs of fall. But it’s a walk through a farmers market or the aisles of a supermarket’s produce section that fire ...

Shop smart and avoid waste by knowing how different fruits ripen. Shopping for fruit might seem like a straightforward task, but there's more to it than buying a pineapple or a bunch of bananas and ...

The regulation of fruit ripening and maintenance of quality in apples and pears remain central to postharvest research and commercial practices worldwide. Intensive studies are elucidating the ...

If a pear is harvested too early before it is mature it will soften but be tasteless. If a pear is harvested when past ripe the fruit will be soft and mushy. How to know when to harvest our ...