Pick a green pear and it miraculously turns into a ripe juicy pear in a couple of days, but pick a white tipped strawberry and in a few days you have... a white tipped strawberry. There is a wide variation in what will ripen off the vine, so pay attention, and remember, mother nature has this system that things that are fully ripe come off the stem without yanking, so let her do her thing and enjoy sweeter, juicier fruits and veggies.
