I usually stay away from harvesting both early and late fruits.
Early "multiflora" flowers are more likely to be cross pollinated. Additionally, I find that early in the season flowers are more often visited by bumblebees, likely because there aren't as many other options available at that time.
Late in the season fruits may have fewer viable seeds. But this is all dependent on environment and weather conditions.
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Originally Posted by hl2601
So if all the fruits on one plant have the same genotype-which are the best to select for seeds? Earlier, later, largest,very ripe?
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