Mouldy peaches

Why is it that whenever I buy peaches or plums, they are mouldy by the next day, despite still being good according to the "sell by" date?

I keep them on my kitchen counter, just as I did in the US, where I had no such problem.

They aren't available to buy singly, so I could just eat one as soon as I buy it; I have to buy a package of at least 6.

Stay away from supermarkets! Go to a good local greengrocer where you'll be able to buy single peaches or plums, and also they'll be fresher and the quality much better.

I agree get them elsewhere if you can. I always find stone fruit from the supermarket is dreadful.

I have some plums in the kitchen from Morrisons now and theyre doing fine so far, but i definatly agree fresher is better..  Do u wash and dry all the peaches/plums when you get home? I once washed some grapes and didnt dry them completely and they were moldy in a matter of hours it seemed... so maybe if theyre wet or damp they could go moldy quicker? just a thought

Did you buy them from Tesco, by any chance? I had exactly the same experience last week!

We've gotten peaches from Tesco before that have gone moldy. They usually have a label on them saying "Ready to eat," which they inevitably aren't--they're much too hard. The thing to do is see how ripe they actually are, and once they're truly ripe, immediately refrigerate them. If they're edible when you get them, you should immediately put them in the fridge, as well. It seems that leaving them out causes moldiness.

Thanks. I usually buy from Sainsbury's, but I guess the supermarket peaches are similar.

There is no greengrocer within walking distance from me; I'll have to see if I can make the trip sometimes on my lunch break.

I've never thought of peaches and plums as fruit to be refrigerated.

Another thing that I find strange is that peaches and plums are sometimes advertised as "crisp" here. I don't want peaches or plums to be crisp, like apples, I expect them to be soft and melt in your mouth. To me, if a peach or plum is crisp, then it's not ready to be eaten yet.

My experience is that the green grocer fruit go off (moldy) way faster than supermarket fruit even when refrigerated. I have supermarket fruit that has been in my fridge for weeks and it is still hairless!! I am definitely not saying I like bionic fruit.

A crisp peach is vile. Usually I keep my supermarket peaches on the counter... I have some there now!!

I agree that you should keep them on the counter, but only until they're ripe enough to eat. After that, you should refrigerate them, because mold spreads pretty quickly.

I always touch and smell the fruit before I buy it -- don't others?  Even if it's pre-packaged you can still eyeball it closely, give it a poke, etc.  For soft fruits, I more often find them too hard -- but that's better than on the verge of rotting.  Also, you can buy single peaches at Morrisons.  Worst case scenario, I buy them on the harder side & let them ripen on the counter.  But generally if I don't like what I'm seeing & picking up, I just don't buy that kind of fruit & move onto something else.

We buy fruit at the green grocer, at farmers markets, at the city market, and at supermarkets -- but no matter where I buy them, I always carefully check out what I'm buying before I buy it.  I'm pretty good at it too - DH, not so much.

Why is it that whenever I buy peaches or plums, they are mouldy by the next day, despite still being good according to the "sell by" date?

I keep them on my kitchen counter, just as I did in the US, where I had no such problem.

They aren't available to buy singly, so I could just eat one as soon as I buy it; I have to buy a package of at least 6.

Totally off the subject, but I was surprised to see that you spell "mouldy" in the British way.  I haven't given in yet, it's still moldy to me

It is a strange phenomenon. I had a sack of oranges go mouldy a couple of weeks ago and it was the first time in my life I had seen oranges go bad. I had only had them for about 4 days sat out on my counter. I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that the weather/houses tend to be more moist here than in the US. I've no idea really, I'm just grasping for straws because its so puzzling

I've also had oranges go moldy since living here, which is bizarre, because that never happened in the States. Perhaps it is the weather, as you suggested, Kayla.

We buy fruit at the green grocer, at farmers markets, at the city market, and at supermarkets -- but no matter where I buy them, I always carefully check out what I'm buying before I buy it.  I'm pretty good at it too - DH, not so much.

we're not allowed to touch at the green grocer. you just get what they put in the bag! I usually inspect once I get home and separate the ones that are more firm than others.

It is a strange phenomenon. I had a sack of oranges go mouldy a couple of weeks ago and it was the first time in my life I had seen oranges go bad. I had only had them for about 4 days sat out on my counter. I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that the weather/houses tend to be more moist here than in the US. I've no idea really, I'm just grasping for straws because its so puzzling

I've also had oranges go moldy since living here, which is bizarre, because that never happened in the States. Perhaps it is the weather, as you suggested, Kayla.

I have also had some oranges go bad on me this summer I had them maybe a week. they had green fuzz growing on them while in the fruit bowl on the counter that never happend to me when I lived in the States.