Why does my “home-ripening fruit” not ripen? Bananas go speckly and dry; pears go mushy; peaches and apricots go sour and inedible, figs soft but dry. Is this a con to extend shelf life at my expense?
Martyn Richards, Bishops Stortford, Herts
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