Photo: Bob Gee/Axios What to do: Look for loquats that are turning orange. Fill a bowl and try a few as you do. Back home, cut each fruit in half, remove the seeds and drop the halves in a pot.

Imported loquats appear in the UK in May, although loquats home-grown in the South of England will ripen in June. It doesn’t matter if their skin is speckled brown. To prepare loquats ...