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AloeVera

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37. Yes, sadly.

Sat Apr 26, 2025, 11:02 PM

Apr 26

Still looking for peaches that taste the same as in my youth.

Aside from green-picking, pesticides and treatment for transport, I can think of two more reasons. All that genetic modification must have borne bitter fruit so to speak. And, the soil having lost so much of its nutrient value due to humans mucking around in various ways and killing it. Less nutrients, less taste. Less harvest too. As if that weren't depressing enough that also has huge implications for our ability to nourish ourselves and feed the world's growing population.

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Is it just me, or does fresh fruit from the grocery store not taste very good any more? [View all] Diamond_Dog Apr 26 OP

They don't let them ripen on the vine (or tree) anymore. SheltieLover Apr 26 #1

Nothing worse than a cantaloupe with no flavor! Diamond_Dog Apr 26 #2

Oh I know SheltieLover Apr 26 #7

I was about to post about the cantaloupe that I got Sanity Claws Apr 27 #60

I think Rebl2 Apr 27 #67

The only delicious peaches are Colorado organic peaches in the fall womanofthehills Apr 27 #89

I like Rebl2 Apr 27 #92

I love cantaloupe Duncanpup Apr 26 #13

Home grown are best Diamond_Dog Apr 26 #18

I don't think it's just you. I have fruit every morning at breakfast and the bananas are bland Deuxcents Apr 26 #3

My father would always buy bags of oranges at roadside stands set up by the growers along highways in sop Apr 27 #56

I remember when on a vacation in Florida in the late 90s Diamond_Dog Apr 27 #61

Perhaps vary location where you shop.. TearsOfDaClowned Apr 26 #4

It is hit or miss. Irish_Dem Apr 26 #5

Hit and miss and I suppose it depends on where you live. Diamond_Dog Apr 26 #14

Last year it was much more consistent. Irish_Dem Apr 26 #15

agree it's more hit and miss than ever cadoman Apr 26 #32

Most fruits don't improve after they're picked, so shipping unripe is a recipe for tasteless. chowmama Apr 26 #6

I love fresh peaches and am very fussy about them. Diamond_Dog Apr 26 #9

Agree with you, some things I just don't buy anymore, either. Diamond_Dog Apr 26 #11

Well, this was the same lady I had a later interaction with. chowmama Apr 27 #93

Been getting mangoes from Peru. Letting them cachukis Apr 26 #8

GA had a horrible year for peaches. Lochloosa Apr 26 #34

Yes. I'm a peach guy. We travel back roads as we cachukis Apr 27 #49

N. FL here. I love a good GA peach. Lochloosa Apr 27 #54

Here in NE Ohio we have great peaches in August! Diamond_Dog Apr 27 #83

They come frozen, but I love the local store brand multigraincracker Apr 26 #10

BECAUSE IT COMES FROM LANDS FAR, FAR AWAY. a kennedy Apr 26 #12

I hear ya! It just seems to be getting worse! Diamond_Dog Apr 26 #16

This and picked early so it does not rot when being shipped. thatdemguy Apr 28 #106

America's decline started with frozen orange juice. thought crime Apr 26 #17

If you've ever tasted fresh squeezed OJ, there's no comparison. Diamond_Dog Apr 26 #19

I have had fresh squeezed o.j. mwmisses4289 Apr 27 #53

That's not orange juice. Demobrat Apr 26 #45

I hate most orange juice I_UndergroundPanther Apr 27 #73

around here there r small fruit markets. mopinko Apr 26 #20

I won't see fruit stands around here until around June and they seem pricier to me Diamond_Dog Apr 26 #21

JUNE gets us local STRAWBERRIES!!! elleng Apr 26 #29

well, way more money goes to the farmers. mopinko Apr 26 #46

I am so sorry to hear this sad news, my dear Diamond_Dog. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 26 #22

I'll just have to go to the market with you, Peggy! Diamond_Dog Apr 26 #24

The thing I miss most about central California is the super-fresh fruit. Shipwack Apr 26 #35

Apples, too. Especially red delicious ones. They haven't tasted good for years. brush Apr 26 #23

Oh yeah, red delicious apples are bleh. I'm surprised anyone buys them. Diamond_Dog Apr 26 #25

they used to b. mopinko Apr 26 #47

"Delicious" apples aren't. Ocelot II Apr 26 #28

Delicious ones aren't. Thanks for the tips on the others. brush Apr 26 #30

Thanks, Ocelot. I have become a regular buyer of organic Honeycrisp. Diamond_Dog Apr 26 #31

My first taste of a Honeycrisp apple was a real revelation! Tadpole Raisin Apr 27 #55

I agree. ;-( elleng Apr 26 #26

I like frozen fruit. riverbendviewgal Apr 26 #27

Buy when in season, local if possible. jmbar2 Apr 26 #33

Frankenfruit. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Apr 26 #36

Yes, sadly. AloeVera Apr 26 #37

Yes, I agree with you on all counts. Diamond_Dog Apr 26 #39

Add in the fact I_UndergroundPanther Apr 27 #74

Most of it is being picked very green and hard as a rock Warpy Apr 26 #38

Meijers' carries organic peach cups which suffice until I can get real peaches. Diamond_Dog Apr 26 #40

How nice for them Warpy Apr 27 #68

Watermelon chunks have been consistently disappointing for quite some time. 3catwoman3 Apr 26 #41

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Shouldn't there be a third observation? GP6971 Apr 28 #102

What did I miss? 3catwoman3 Apr 28 #107

Just a run of the mill troll. A cheap GP6971 Apr 28 #108

I've notice most of the produce has suffered, recently. Buddyzbuddy Apr 26 #42

Most of what you get at regular monopolized grocery's are clones of a particular plant and are artificially pollinated Cheezoholic Apr 26 #43

not just you... Annie Moosee Apr 26 #44

You're right Bayard Apr 26 #48

Much of the produce in stores is grown for looks (not taste) and Arkansas Granny Apr 27 #50

Organic bucolic_frolic Apr 27 #51

industrial fruit and vegetables taste like industrial fruit and vegetables BoRaGard Apr 27 #52

So much of the produce is moniss Apr 27 #57

Not only do the bamagal62 Apr 27 #58

I've noticed that, too, nothing lasts beyond 1-2 days. Diamond_Dog Apr 27 #59

Best to buy fresh fruit IN SEASON, relatively locally. RandomNumbers Apr 27 #62

I love apples and usually eat one every day. Diamond_Dog Apr 27 #63

good suggestion, but RandomNumbers Apr 27 #64

Homegrown, nothing compares to you! GreenWave Apr 27 #65

Fruit Kali999 Apr 27 #66

My garden strawberries and blueberries taste a hundred times better Emile Apr 27 #69

I totally agree with you. Blueberries and strawberries are particularly lousy. The citrus has been okay for Vinca Apr 27 #70

Yes, the citrus still tastes good. We continue to buy oranges and mandarins Diamond_Dog Apr 27 #71

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Well, Hi Sunshine!!! Many people don't go to GP6971 Apr 27 #75

Hmm mcar Apr 27 #85

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I grow everbearing strawberries womanofthehills Apr 27 #90

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it's just you. It is always just about you. Pathetic. NewHendoLib Apr 27 #94

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Me thinks someone "got under your skin"! EYBS!!!! GP6971 Apr 28 #103

LOL! See - you do love me; NewHendoLib Apr 28 #104

Yes, the strawberries are not like they used to be TommieMommy Apr 27 #76

Taste Maninacan Apr 27 #77

Try a comparison between regular and organic KT2000 Apr 27 #78

I do try to buy organic whenever possible! Diamond_Dog Apr 27 #80

Organic definitely tastes better to me too womanofthehills Apr 27 #91

Most major US grocery stores have CRAPPY tasteless produce IrishBubbaLiberal Apr 27 #79

And there were NO bananas at the supermarket 2 days ago Ritabert Apr 27 #81

Ha ha Supply Cain Diamond_Dog Apr 27 #82

Oops. I meant "chain". Ritabert Apr 28 #97

Cosmic Crisp apples are Crap Captain Zero Apr 27 #84

Oh, I know this! Diamond_Dog Apr 27 #86

Really? KT2000 Apr 27 #87

Sorry! Yes they were terrible. Diamond_Dog Apr 28 #98

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i prefer fr wild blueberries for my tarts, but big ones on sale. flavor but so mushy. fr it is. but i got envy apples pansypoo53219 Apr 28 #96

Tariffs? applegrove Apr 29 #109

Tomatoes! ProfessorGAC Apr 29 #110