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Hard fruit is nothing but the fruits which are all having the relatively long shelf life and ships a bit more easily compared to soft fruit, whereas, soft fruit is nothing but, which has short shelf life comparing to hard fruit.
A chemical called Ethylene is what causes unripened fruit to ripen faster when placed next to a ripe fruit. The ripe fruit gives of this chemical, naturally of course.
We have a Valencia Orange tree with fruit on it, bright orange in color but hard to the touch. We live in AZ.
When your dragon fruit has redder skin than you would typically see on one, it is ripe. You can also tell by the spiny leaf tips. If they have died off, then you will know that it is ready to be picked. One more thing - squeeze it. Dragon fruits can be determined on whether or not it is ripe depending on how hard or soft they are. A soft dragon fruit is a ripe dragon fruit. If you picked it but aren't sure, cut it in half and look at the seeds. If they resemble on of a kiwi, it is ripe; if it looks like dried brown fuzz then it is not. Remember: dragon fruits are sweet. If that's not how it tastes, then it was not ready.
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Ripe fruit are not always red. Only some fruit are red when they become ripe. For instance, bananas are yellow/brown when ripe, oranges are orange, and peaches ar epink.
Hard fruit is nothing but the fruits which are all having the relatively long shelf life and ships a bit more easily compared to soft fruit, whereas, soft fruit is nothing but, which has short shelf life comparing to hard fruit.
If the fruit is ripe (skin depresses with slight pressure) you should refrigerate it. If it is not ripe (still hard as a rock) you should leave it at room temperature to ripen.
When fruit are ripe, the enzymes in it give off a delightful smell. As the fruit becomes too ripe, the enzymes break down the fruit and cause a less than pleasant smell.
A chemical called Ethylene is what causes unripened fruit to ripen faster when placed next to a ripe fruit. The ripe fruit gives of this chemical, naturally of course.
Our apricot tree's fruit does not get ripe, but rather the fruit stays green. Do you know why??
Because the fruit is already ripe and can't go back to not ripe again.
"Does ripe fruit contain more sugar than unripe fruit?" or "At which stage of development does fruit contain more sugar: ripe or unripe?"
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We have a Valencia Orange tree with fruit on it, bright orange in color but hard to the touch. We live in AZ.
When your dragon fruit has redder skin than you would typically see on one, it is ripe. You can also tell by the spiny leaf tips. If they have died off, then you will know that it is ready to be picked. One more thing - squeeze it. Dragon fruits can be determined on whether or not it is ripe depending on how hard or soft they are. A soft dragon fruit is a ripe dragon fruit. If you picked it but aren't sure, cut it in half and look at the seeds. If they resemble on of a kiwi, it is ripe; if it looks like dried brown fuzz then it is not. Remember: dragon fruits are sweet. If that's not how it tastes, then it was not ready.