As apples ripen, they become softer and eventually form soft brown spots. Too firm, and the apple isn't ripe enough. A ready-to-eat apple should be hard, but not rock-hard.

A hard avocado? A mushy watermelon? That doesn't have to be the case. Here's how to tell when fruit is perfectly ripe and the perfect moment for that first bite has arrived.

So, for example, the spectrometer can say an apple has been ripening for 10 days, and that means that a batch of 10-day-old apples should be shipped out before the 3-day-old ones do, and ideally ...

Want to know whether that apple is ripe? Now there's an app for that. Researchers have developed a hand-held device that can evaluate the ripeness of different varieties of apples.

Fall is a busy time for apple growers! Each variety of apple has a different window in which it ripens. Ripening times can also vary from year to year depending on the weather. So how can you tell ...

Ripe apples should almost fall into your hand with a gentle twist. Don’t damage the apple or the tree as you pick It may not seem natural, but when you pick an apple, you want to twist and not pull.

Ihave written about what fruits need to be purchased ripe, and what ones can be left on the counter to further ripen. With the high cost of fruits these days, it is worth repeating.

Generally speaking, ripe fruit is fragrant, and as emphatically the colour it’s supposed to be as possible. ... “If it sounds like a thud, it means it’s a floury apple, and not very good. ...

Ripe apples should almost fall into your hand with a gentle twist. Don’t damage the apple or the tree as you pick It may not seem natural, but when you pick an apple, you want to twist and not pull.