When to harvest hawthorns and what are the signs of ripeness?

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1. When to harvest

2. What are the signs of maturity?

Hawthorns generally mature gradually from August to October. By October, the hawthorns are basically ripe and can be harvested. The hawthorns picked at this time have a good taste and relatively high nutritional value. It is important to grasp the picking time. It is not good to pick too early or too late. If you pick too early, it will not be fully mature, and the taste will be poor, which will also affect the yield. If picked too late, the pulp inside will become soft and not resistant to storage and transportation.

1. When to harvest

Hawthorn usually begins to bloom and bear fruit in May-June, and gradually matures in August-October. By October, hawthorn is basically When they are ripe, they can be harvested. The hawthorns picked at this time taste very good and have relatively high nutritional value. So if you like to eat hawthorns, you can buy them in the market at this time, or you can go directly to the picking garden to pick them. It is important to grasp the picking time. Although hawthorns are now on the market in July, the hawthorns are picked too early and are not fully mature. The taste is poor and the appearance and color are not good, which will also affect the yield. If picked too late, the pulp inside will become soft and not resistant to storage and transportation.

2. What are the signs of maturity

After the hawthorn fruit matures, the color on the outside is relatively bright and lustrous, with bright white spots on it. The flesh inside is no longer so hard, becomes a little soft, and turns pink. , pinch it with your hands, you will feel some elasticity, not hard. Smell it with your nose, you can smell the aroma of hawthorn. After judging the ripeness, there are several ways to pick it. You can pick it manually, you can shoot it down with a pole, or you can shake it by hand and then pick it up.

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