GoldRush: Needs 180 days to ripen?

[hungryfrozencanuck4b]

I’ll let you know in a year or two! In zone 4/5 I have heard that people usually leave hanging until november after a couple good frosts.

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Do I need to pick GoldRush apples before 27 degree night?

Yep…went out and checked mine and they seem just fine although they seem to me like they’re a bit paler in color. Not sure about that. I grasp one tightly in my hand and it was still real cold inside. I squeezed them hard and like Alan says, they also seem firm as before. I had looked into the sugar as an antifreeze thing yesterday after posting. I sorta thought I remembered something about that. I did not find just how much prevention it offers though. For me though, there has to be something …