The use of apples for the human body, especially the fragile child, is impossible to dispute. I want these fruits to always take pride of place on the table of loved ones. And not only in the summer, but also in the winter when it is necessary to consume even more vitamins and minerals. You can go to the nearest store and buy apples offered there. And you can take care of enriching the winter diet yourself, preserving the apple crop until next spring. This can be done not only on the garden plot, but also in the city apartment.
Pick your recipe
You will need
- - apples;
- - glycerin or liquid paraffin;
- - food or tissue paper;
- - iodinol;
- - water;
- - wooden boxes;
- - sand, fine chips, sawdust or peat chips;
- - plastic bags;
- - tight bags.
Instruction manual
1
Prepare the apples. For storage, select intact fruits, without wormholes, dark spots and wrinkled sides, preferably with a stalk.
2
Wipe the apples with a soft cloth, after moistening it with glycerin or liquid paraffin. Or wrap in thin tissue paper, each individually. You can also dilute iodinol with water and dip the apples there for 10 minutes. Then, without wiping, allow to dry.
3
First way
Prepare a crop storage room. It should be dark and well ventilated. The optimal humidity of the storage is 90%. The temperature most suitable for long-term preservation of apples ranges from -1 to +1 degree (depending on the variety of fruits).
4
Cover the bottom of a wooden box with high end trims with sand or sawdust. You can also use peat chips. Any of the listed materials must be well dried, otherwise apples may rot.
5
Put apples in a container in 1-2 layers, pouring the material of your choice.
6
Put the boxes on top of each other. If possible, place them next to potatoes, which will give the apples excess moisture. Thus, you will solve two problems - when stored together, apples will not wrinkle and potatoes will not germinate.
7
Check apples once every 10-14 days, removing those that begin to deteriorate.
8
Second way
Cut on one side of the plastic bag, approximately in the middle, the hole is an oblong hole about 6-8 cm long. Put the prepared apples in a bag, filling it to half. Tie and clean in a dark place that does not freeze (pantry, warm garage, kitchen cabinet).
9
Third way
Put the apples in bags, tie. Dig a hole about 70-80 cm deep. Put juniper branches on the bottom, put bags on them. Fill with earth. Warm the top with straw or dry leaves. Mark the place with a milestone to facilitate the further search for fruits.
note
Do not store apples near fragrant vegetables such as onions and garlic.
Useful advice
Instead of wooden storage boxes, boxes made of moisture-proof cardboard can be used.