One must know how to harvest stones!

With the arrival of autumn, the exciting period of harvesting in the kiwi orchards begins. The value of the crop is largely determined by when and how we harvest the fruit – because good timing, precise knowledge of ripeness indicators, and careful handling techniques together yield excellent quality. This is particularly important in domestic cultivation, where the climate and choice of variety greatly influence the harvest time and storability. In our article, we will show how to harvest kiwis so that the crop reaches the market or storage in the best possible condition. Kiwis are not picked when they are fully ripe, but when they reach physiological ripeness. At this point, the fruit's size, firmness, and metabolism are such that it can be made perfectly edible through post-harvest ripening, while still remaining well storable. From flowering to harvest, it usually takes 150-180 days, but the exact timing is determined by the dry matter content (DM) and soluble solids content ...