Picking and storing apples and pears
Ashley Thompson, Kelsey Galimba and Eliott Gloeb
FS 147
When it comes to picking and storing apples and pears, timing is everything. This guide helps you time it right.
For the best apples and pears, home orchardists and small farmers pick fruit at optimum maturity. Apples and pears harvested at the right time taste better than fruit picked at other times. They store better, too. This guide to harvesting apples and pears will help you time it right.
For the best apples and pears, home orchardists and small farmers pick fruit at optimum maturity. Apples and pears harvested at the right time taste better than fruit picked at other times. They store better, too. This guide to harvesting apples and pears will help you time it right.
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