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[sherwin <sherwindu@att.net>]

Steve,

I posted this before, but it seems to have been overlooked.

There is a big difference between storing in a modern auto
defrosting refrigerator and the older style types.  The modern
ones will suck the moisture out of the fruit while keeping it
automatically frost free.  The older and less expensive refrigerators
are not frost free and so do not remove the moisture.  They are
a bit of pain to be defrosted when it gets too thick with ice.

In addition to my modern defrost type, I have a second older style
frig for keeping fruit.  By  the way, I would advise people not to
keep their scion in the same frig as their fruit as the ethylene gas
will take them out of dormancy.  The zip lock bags I use are just
another layer of protection to hold the moisture in.  Some varieties
will shrivel up quicker than others, so they should be processed with
higher priority.

                      Hope this helps,

                          Sherwin Dubren

On 2/20/2014 4:51 AM, Steve Herje wrote:
> Howdy all,
> I fill refrigerators with apples every fall.  By christmas things start to
> soften and by february even the best keepers are mush.  I figure that my
> problem is ethylene buildup in the "sealed" fridge.  The gas would, of
> course, dissipate from a real root cellar.
>
> Any of you figured out (or bought) a good ethylene scrubbing system?  On
> line I see that you can buy little sachets that are designed to be placed
> in boxes of shipped flowers and such to prevent premature aging.  They
> don't seem like they would be practical for my purposes---too small,1,000
> minimum purchase, no way to know how many to use, when to replace, etc.
>
> Any ideas?  I can't be the only one using fridges for storage.  And I would
> think that everyone who does has this problem.  Thanks!
>
> Steve Herje,
> SW WI USA
> On Feb 14, 2014 7:39 PM, "fuwa fuwa usagi" <fuwafuwausagi@muchomail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I grow my apples in ziplock bags anyways, so I just pull them off bag and
> > all and they keep fairly well that way.
> >
> > And not to be sarcastic put you can dip them in wax, it peels off easily
> > if you buff the apples first (on many varieties, for rougher apples, like
> > russets you are better off spraying them with cooking oil first and dipping
> > them, or cooking spray and wrap them... )years ago I waxed many
> > apples...the wax is very reusable and can be remelted many times.  I played
> > around with waxes...can;t remember the blend I came up with, mostly candle
> > wax with paraffin added as I recall, but I do not remember the ratio.  But
> > as I said the best part is you can reuse the wax.  It is sort of like
> > making caramel apples  :)
> >
> >
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