Re: (2009-08-01) NS-RFC: Sampling the goods...

In article <va7a75ppvbpm74rjs1nlh7korn8athe71g@xxxxxxx>,
Christine Dabney <artisan2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:51:31 -0500, Omelet <ompomelet@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:


How have you done with Cantaloup? :-)

Usually very well.. Smell is very important.

However this last week, I took a chance. There is a grand opening
sale at one of the Sunflowers with cantaloupes 3/$1. I didn't smell
as much of an odor of ripeness with these...but I took a chance and
went with them anyway. I wanted melons. LOL.

But usually, if they don't smell ripe, I don't get them. This goes
for nectarines, peaches, strawberries especially. They have to smell
ripe for me to get a good one.

Christine

I am definitely a sniffer of peaches and nectarines. Sometimes the
sniff test can lead you astray with white peaches. They can be aromatic
even when they're hard as rocks.

The heat here in Washington has been good for the produce. We're
getting fantastic cherries, peaches, and apricots. The blackberries are
late, but coming on strong. This is one year when tomato growing is
actually feasible here. When I've tried in years past we haven't had
enough sun or warm weather to get more than one or two ripe ones.
(Naturally, this year I didn't think about growing tomatoes...)

Cindy

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