VIDEO: When are plums ripe?
When are the fruits ripe?
- When the stone fruit is really ripe depends on the variety. Some fruits are ready to be picked in July, others only in September or October. The first are the rounded-oval ones and the elongated-oval ones follow.
- You can see the full development of the plums on the skin. The different colors yellow, red or blue should be strong and no longer show any green parts.
- With light pressure, the juicy flesh gives way - less or more, depending on the degree of ripeness. Is this fruit already over its time, you can usually have the peel off meat to solve.
- When you smell the plums, a very fruity and sweet scent rises into your nose. When sliced, the flesh is bright yellow to orange in color, and the more mature it is, the darker and softer it is.
Keep plums
- You should always store ripe plums in a cool place. In warm temperatures they can quickly become inedible. Putrefactive bacteria spread, the skin shows a white mold and they smell musty. But also in the refrigerator they start to get sick after about 2 days.
- For longer-term storage, you should choose the ripe fruits. To do this, halve and stone each one and sprinkle completely with sugar. The fruit can be stored for a few months in a sealable plastic container and in the freezer.
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