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Bowdon, GA

I know this isn't an LG question, but I thought some of you gourd growers might have an answer. I have some giant pears this year. One has stopped growing and I would like to weigh it. I have heard you should let the vine die and the stem turn brown others told me to wait till frost. But I notice some LG look green when picked. Can I pick it now that it has stopped growing? Will it harden right if I pick it now?

8/19/2009 12:18:18 AM

Sparta, NC

I will dry fine off the vine if kept in a dry place with good air flow. You can also wipe it down with bleach.

8/19/2009 6:32:44 AM

Flowery Branch, Georgia

I definitely recommend a light bleach / water rub down to remove and kill the fungi, I have never had one rot after a bleach rubdown.

8/19/2009 9:19:06 AM

Bowdon, GA

Thanks guys, I picked it yesterday and wiped it down and sit it on a pallet

8/20/2009 11:37:51 PM