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- From: "Mark Dorogi" <mddorogi@comcast.net>
- To: "'North American Fruit Explorers'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Thinning
- Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 22:56:48 -0400
My understanding regarding apple storage
is that you want the temperature at or slightly above freezing and the humidity
near 100%. I stored some last fall in the drawer in the bottom of the
fridge, sealed in ziplock bags to keep the moisture in. They kept quite
well. But that was only 20 or 30 apples, so you
are right. What would I do if I got 500 good apples? Go out and get
a couple used fridges? Well, maybe one big fridge in the garage would
work. It wouldn’t have to run that much in the cool/cold weather, but it
would keep the apples cold during any warm spells (storage life goes down
rapidly as the temperature goes up). I’m not sure if the humidity
level would be right, but I suppose that could be managed. I wondered if one of the local friendly
small supermarkets had a walk-in cooler where I could trade a few apples for
some storage space… Mark From:
nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Doreen Howard My apple and Asian pears are totally loaded with fruit,
too. We had an infestation of those nasty biting black flies from the
northern I figure if I thin to one per cluster and space 6-7
inches apart, I'm still going to have a huge crop, with seven antique apple
varieties, a Golden Delicious for universal pollen, a Pixe Crunch and Honey
Crisp. Then there are two Asian pears. With the price of produce, I'm thinking about storage issues
for this bumper crop. Both my husband and I eat an apple for lunch every
day, and I use them to cook, too. What is the best way to store apples? Our basement
never gets below about 55F, even though it may be -20F outside. The
garage has two walls that are common with the house and warmer. It rarely
dips below 15F in the middle of garage and is about 10 degrees warmer at the
heated walls. Would crates of apples with moist sand in the bottom of
each work? Any and all ideas are appreciated. Doreen Howard WI-IL Border, Zone 4b |
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[NAFEX] Arctic Raspberries,
Sheridan Shumway, 05/22/2008
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Re: [NAFEX] Arctic Raspberries,
John S, 05/23/2008
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[NAFEX] Baggies,
Mark Dorogi, 05/26/2008
- Re: [NAFEX] Baggies, Naomi Counides, 05/26/2008
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[NAFEX] Thinning,
Mark Dorogi, 05/26/2008
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Re: [NAFEX] Thinning,
Jim Cooper, 05/27/2008
- Re: [NAFEX] Thinning, Naomi Counides, 05/27/2008
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Re: [NAFEX] Thinning,
dmnorton, 05/27/2008
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Re: [NAFEX] Thinning,
Mark Dorogi, 05/27/2008
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Re: [NAFEX] Thinning,
Doreen Howard, 05/27/2008
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Re: [NAFEX] Thinning,
Mark Dorogi, 05/27/2008
- Re: [NAFEX] Thinning, james singer, 05/27/2008
- Re: [NAFEX] Thinning--now Apple Storage, Erdman, James, 05/28/2008
- Re: [NAFEX] Thinning, Hélène Dessureault, 05/28/2008
- Re: [NAFEX] Thinning, dmnorton, 05/28/2008
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Re: [NAFEX] Thinning,
Mark Dorogi, 05/27/2008
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Re: [NAFEX] Thinning,
Doreen Howard, 05/27/2008
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Re: [NAFEX] Thinning,
Mark Dorogi, 05/27/2008
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Re: [NAFEX] Thinning,
Jim Cooper, 05/27/2008
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[NAFEX] Baggies,
Mark Dorogi, 05/26/2008
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Re: [NAFEX] Arctic Raspberries,
John S, 05/23/2008
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