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  • From: Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Apple Storage?
  • Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 14:58:32 -0400

I don't think that would be a good idea. The point of controlled atmosphere, as I understand it, is to exclude oxygen and ethylene. Using ventilation to keep ethylene out of your storage area might be okay, but excluding oxygen would be a nuisance at best, and dangerous at worst. There are a fair number of accidental deaths from people who get into controlled atmosphere rooms.

Ginda

On Sep 11, 2005, at 2:18 PM, Thomas Olenio wrote:

Hello All,

I understand that commerical apple storage uses a carbon dioxide
environment.

Could a family cold room, or root cellar do this as well?

Put the bushel of apples in a lawn/leaf plastic bag, set off a
carbondioxide bomb in the bag (baking soda/ vinegar in 2 liter bottle),
hold the plastic bag up to hold the CO2, remove CO2 bomb, then close
plastic bag tightly.

Not sure if the CO2 will stay pooled in the plastic bag, or if it would
help storage.

Anyone know?

Thanks,
Tom

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