Fruit Ripening

Ripening times

Remember seasons vary but the trend is that fruit is ripening earlier.

earlyearly midmidlate midlate
late Aug/early Septmid/late Septearly/mid Octlate Oct/early NovNov
Blood PearBarlandArlingham SquashBartestree SquashBeetroot Wick Court Alex
ButterBeetroot Wick Court EricBarnetBergamyBeetroot Wick Court Ella
KnapperBetty ProsserBerllanderi GreenBrown BessButt
GwehelogBird PearBurgundyBerllanderi RedChristmas Pear
Gwehelog RedBlakeney RedBoy PearCiphrousClaret
Painted LadyBunchBrandyDead BoyGin
Staunton SquashButtersend PearBrinarlFlakey BarkHarley Gum
Tettenhall DickCannockChapman’s OrangeGreen LongdonNailer
TumperCapel Hir EarlyClustersLumberOldfield
 CowslipCoppyNew MeadowRock
 CygnetDucksbarnPenny PearSwans Egg
 Early Blunt RedFelixPine 
 Early GriffinGreen HorsePint 
 Early Hay PearGreen RollerTirley Brown 
 Hellens EarlyGregg’s PitWelsh Gin 
 Hillend GreenHampton Rough  
 Holme LacyHartpury Green  
 HolmerHellens Green  
 Jenkins’ RedHendre Huffcap  
 Judge AmphlettHigh Pear  
 MoorcroftLullam  
 NewbridgeMerrylegs  
 ParsonagePotato Pear  
 SackRed Longdon  
 SeckleRed Pear  
 Strawberry PearSnake Pole  
 Taynton Squash EarlySpeart  
 ThornTaynton Squash Late  
 Water LuggTeddington Green  
 White BacheThurston’s Red  
 White LongdonTurners Barn  
  Winnals Longdon  
  Yellow Huffcap