When do grapefruits ripen and come to market
Grapefruits are generally available in autumn. The growth stage of grapefruit trees is long, with seedlings taking 5-8 years to produce fruit. Grapefruits are widely available in the market every October, and they will gradually be taken off the shelves from the following March to April. The market price is usually around 15 yuan per jin. Common origins of grapefruits include Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, and others, with the most abundant production in Fujian and the Guangdong and Guangxi regions.
Grapefruit ripening and marketing time
Grapefruits are generally ripe and available from September to October. Common varieties in the market include Ruby Red grapefruit, Marsh Seedless grapefruit, Duncan grapefruit, and Thompson grapefruit. These grapefruits contain valuable natural vitamin P, abundant vitamin C, and soluble dietary fiber, and are fruits with relatively low sugar content.
Seedlings of grapefruit trees usually start to bear fruit from 8-10 years, while grafted trees can bear fruit in 4-5 years. They enter the full fruiting period 1-2 years after the initial fruiting. October is the season when grapefruits are widely available in the market, and they will slowly be taken off the shelves around the following February.
When they are harvested and marketed, the general market price is about 15 yuan per jin. It can be said that a 5-7-year-old citrus rootstock grafted tree can produce 15-50 kilograms of fruit, and 8-10-year-old trees can produce 50-100 kilograms.
Grapefruit origin and seasonal availability
Grapefruits are cultivated in Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guangxi, Hainan, and Yunnan in China. In particular, large areas have been planted in Xinfeng Ailao Mountain in Yunnan, with 4,900 mu under cultivation and an annual output of tens of thousands of tons.
1. Fujian grapefruit: Fujian grapefruits are mostly ripe and available in spring. The ripe grapefruits have a round and pliable appearance and are sold both within and outside the province.
2. Zhejiang grapefruit: Zhejiang grapefruits are generally ripe and available in March. The flesh is tender, juicy, slightly aromatic, and has a sour, bitter, and numbing taste.
Eating ripe grapefruits
Grapefruits are edible before they are fully ripe, but they taste sour and astringent. It's best to eat them around October when they are at their freshest. When selecting grapefruits, it's best to choose the standard shape that is pointed at the top and wide at the bottom, with a thin and smooth skin, light green or yellow in color, and soft and juicy in appearance.
If you want to ripen grapefruits quickly, you can bury the grapefruits you want to accelerate in regular rice. Generally, after 5 days, the fruit will be fully ripe, and then you can adjust the time based on the fruit's own ripeness.
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