Knowing your ripe from your unready is a sure way to get the best out of your avocados. We’ll talk you through how to know the time is right to cut into your avocado and get that delicious buttery avo-ness we all know and love.
Real Unripe
When your avocado is bright green and firm it’s a no go zone. We pack our avos when they’re unripe like this so they have the best chance of arriving to you bruise free. Keep your bright green friends in the fruit bowl or in your Avobox, to do their thing and ripen up. The fridge does weird things to the avocados when they’re at this stage so best to avoid it.
Kinda Ripe
If you like your avos on the firm side, this guy is ready to adorn your toast, salad or snacks with its avo goodness.
If you’re planning on making guacamole with your avo, you’ll want to wait a day or so to get the best guac you can – time to put him in the fridge.
Ripe and ready
This beauty is good to go! Get ready to enjoy the crème-de-la-crème of Bay of Plenty avocados!
Keep him in the fridge if you need him to last another day or so.
Bon appétit fellow avo lovers!
Ripening Chart
Our green friends tend to ripen quicker or slower depending on the time of year. Here's a handy guide to give you an idea of how long you can expect your avos to take to ripen.
| Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
| 14 - 16 DAYS |
12 - 15 DAYS |
11 - 14 DAYS |
10 - 13 DAYS |
8 - 11 DAYS |
7 - 10 DAYS |
6 - 8 DAYS |
5 - 7 DAYS |
4 - 5 DAYS |
3 - 4 DAYS |
