From W G Goatham, Little Knell Farm, Ash, Canterbury, Kent.
Organic, Perennial
Conference pears are still green and relatively hard when picked. Optimum conditions for ripening are in dry shady areas, and ripening usually takes 7 to 10 days from when the pear was picked. As the pear ripens the colour will slowly change to a soft yellow and the pear will soften.