By Amy Grant If you live in USDA zones 9b-11, any tropical to subtropical region, you may very well be lucky enough to have a grapefruit tree. Grapefruit, either white or red, starts out green and gradually changes hues, which is somewhat an indicator of when grapefruits are ready to pick. However, other factors should be considered when trying to decide when to pick a grapefruit. So, how to tell if a grapefruit is ripe and ready for harvest? Read on to learn more. When to Harvest Grapefruit Grapefruit most probably originated as a natural hybridization between the orange and the pummelo (pomelo) or Citrus maximus. It was first described in 1750 in Barbados and the first record of the word “grapefruit” used in Jamaica in 1814. It was introduced into the United States in 1823 and is now a major commercial export of the state of Texas, which has designated
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