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  • From: "Biz Storms" <biz.storms@sympatico.ca>
  • To: "Labruscagrape@Lists. Ibiblio. Org" <labruscagrape@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [OFEX] Quince & Cold Storage
  • Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 22:01:57 +0000 GMT

And a happy weekend to the group.
I have two unrelated queries.

Apropos to the quince in the nursery and those arriving next year - a recent
catalogue from Grimo NuT identifies quince for Zones 6 to 8, yet other
sources mention Zones 5 to 8. Do they vary in cold tolerance depending on the
variety? Most info just lumps them all together. Might they be hardier if
grafted onto hardier pear stock instead of Quince A rootstock. The one quince
I have came through the winter okay - but I am pondering if it was on the
pear stock, there might have been greater growth this year. Or perhaps a more
sheltered location in a kitchen garden with brick walkways?

Second question - cold storage. My best half has identified 2008 as the year
to build a cold / apple storage building. Any suggestions, connections or
experiences to share? We are looking at three areas - specifications for
cooling unit(s) in terms of btu's per cubic foot of storage space; what are
the options for types of insulation for walls, floors and ceilings; and types
of heating units for winter months.

Margie - do you have cold storage at Harrow and if so - what is used?

The plan is to use this for cold storage of aaples for eating, later pressing
for cider when we physocally have time, storage of cider in process, storage
of other fruits and veggies ( using as system to deal with the ethyline - sp?
), plus a smaller, self contained unit about 50 degrees for cheese.
I also hope to incorporate a freezer for storing cider from apples pressed
prior to making the hard cider.
We have a handle on approximate size - it is just the heating, cooling and
insulation components that need to be addressed.

A local orchard uses a giant brick and cement style above ground bunker with
a cooling system from twenty years ago. Vintage Virginia apples showed us
their storage - a metal barn that was sprayed with insulating foam and a
cement floor - but I can't remember how they cooled it. We seen loads of
things.
Even a univercity website with plans from the 80's.
I think that should essentially describe what we after.

Wow - 5 pm. Time to build a fire and think about starting dinner. It is so
nice to know that everything is done to put the orchard to bed.

Cheers. Bizmark.
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