When Are Golden Delicious Apples Ripe
When are golden delicious apples ripe
Taste, texture, and color should be used to harvest apples at the correct stage of maturity. Apples should be harvested when the fruit are firm, crisp, juicy, well-colored, and have developed the characteristic flavor of the variety. Fruit harvested too early are astringent, sour, starchy, and poorly flavored.