We are nearing the end of the 2023 Season. Our final day of the season will be Wednesday, November 22 and it looks like the weather will be perfect for picking this final week!
All of our Apples that are available now are perfect for Thanksgiving pie making, cider making, and storing for eating all winter. Make sure to stock up while we still have them!
Since we have so many great storing apples still available for picking, we thought we would give our best advice for how to make those apples store for as long as possible.
Your very first step to a long lasting apple is to TAKE IT OUT OF THE BAG! Bags have eased the picking and taking home of our apples, but we have realized you may not be aware that the bag should just be for transportation. Apples release ethylene gas, and if they are in a plastic bag, that gas will make them ripen much faster. So start by taking those apples out of those bags!
Next, you want to think of a cool dark place. Root cellar is best, but for those of us without a cellar, a garage can suffice. Just make sure your apples won't be getting hit by the sunlight from a window everyday, that will make the temperature of your apples fluctuate and ripen faster. A cardboard box is great for storing. Ideally, the apples would be in a single layer.
For those of us who do not have much garage space on shelves, a garage fridge will do as well. But there is a bit of moisture in a fridge so this method might last 2-3 months instead of 3-4 months.
The varieties we have that are great for storing are Fuji, Rome Beauty, Braeburn, Cripps Pink, Granny Smith, and Gold Rush.
RIPE AND READY:
Melrose
Golden Delicious
Fuji
Rome Beauty
Gold Rush
Granny Smith
Cripps Pink
Braeburn
