I don't know what/where/how but there's a timeline in place for spraying the fruits. They need to be sprayed with chemical "a" at "b" days of age, and then perh

I don't know what/where/how but there's a timeline in place for spraying the fruits. They need to be sprayed with chemical "a" at "b" days of age, and then perhaps with chemical "c" at "d" days after/before "e" event (flowering, budding, being pulled, etc). These would be timed in a such a way as to prevent specific insects or diseases that are interested in the plant at those times. For example, it might be that the pesticide for fruit flies isn't applied until after the fruit has developed. That being said, all pesticides have an "inert" date at which point the chemical is not doing anything. I'd be interested in learning whether that date is after the sell date. If not, then your post raises a really important question. If the pesticide's chemical(s) are inert before it is sold, then it puts it to bed, I think. I don't know enough about pesticides/organic to know where to even look for stuff like that though.