grasshopper
Well-known member
@Figgin' A makes a good point about cultivation practices over nature. If you have plans to give plants headstart, you can pretty much grow any varieties even under the less ideal climate. So, early ripening is less of a condition for selection depending on the effort you are willing to give it a headstart.
In my case, I didn't prune the trees and kept them in the hot, dark garage for 2 extra weeks (not by design). They ended up ripening much earlier than expected. I really didn't put any extra effort to ripen a variety like BM that is considered to be late by many.
I have a long enough season so even many of my early mistakes can be fixed in time. e.g. I got around to prune some of the trees later, which stimulated more growth and new fruits. And my season is long enough to ripen those late sprouted fruits.
In my case, I didn't prune the trees and kept them in the hot, dark garage for 2 extra weeks (not by design). They ended up ripening much earlier than expected. I really didn't put any extra effort to ripen a variety like BM that is considered to be late by many.
I have a long enough season so even many of my early mistakes can be fixed in time. e.g. I got around to prune some of the trees later, which stimulated more growth and new fruits. And my season is long enough to ripen those late sprouted fruits.