ON THE VEG PATCH
Jul 28, 2020
4 minutes
PICK AND STORE APPLES
STEP 1: Check that apples are ripe – the stem should break from the tree when you give a small tug. It’s important to choose the sweet point when fruit is ripe but before it falls from the tree. Harvest apples with care so they don’t bruise or split.
Check through the harvest and only store sound fruit. Wrap each apple in paper and store in a layer in a shallow cardboard box. You can stack boxes on top of one another to make a storage stack. Keep in a cool, dry place. A cool unheated room in
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