Storage methods for pears of summer and winter varieties

In terms of storage, the pear is not a very capricious fruit, but a certain specificity of approaches is observed. Even the simplest and most common method of storage - in the refrigerator, requires a number of recommendations. Only if everything is done correctly, the fruits will preserve the whole range of useful components that are appreciated by nutritionists and the unique taste, so beloved by adults and children.

Contrary to popular belief, it is not at all difficult to find a suitable place for storing pears at home, and this applies not only to winter varieties, but also to all your favorite fruits such as the Conference, Dessert, Georges Boucher and Abbot.

How to select fruits for harvesting and tare?

The process of harvesting fruits begins with the selection of fruits. In this process, the following points should be considered:

1. For storage in winter, pears collected not entirely ripe are best suited. They will reach the desired condition already during storage, which significantly delay the time of damage to the fruit.

Tip: Experts recommend selecting pears with stalks for harvesting. Such a seemingly insignificant moment guarantees the fruit an additional several weeks and even months of freshness.

2. Preference is given to specimens without traces of damage and damage. Only initially dense, dry, whole pears can be stored for a long time at home.
3. Harvest must be harvested in dry weather. If the process was delayed and the fruits experienced severe frosts in the region of -15 ° C, then they will not be able to be kept fresh, even winter varieties.

Particular attention should be paid to containers in which pears will be in the winter:

• The best option is a pre-cleaned and fumigated wooden box. Plastic boxes and baskets are not able to provide fruits with similar conditions.
• Care must be taken to ensure that air openings are present in the container. In a sealed container, the fruit will quickly rot. We lay the bottom and walls of the box with paper.
• Regardless of where the pears will be stored, in the basement or at home, bulk containers should be selected. There should be enough space to lay the fruit with the stalk up and at the same time they do not touch each other.
• Do not use too high boxes, the fruits can be laid out in no more than two layers, dividing them with sheets of paper, straw or sawdust.
• In one container you can not store products of different varieties.

Professional gardeners prefer to store pears in a special refrigerator with shelves. In this case, it will be correct to lay the fruits on paper in one layer, with the stalk up.

Choosing the right place and creating optimal conditions

Despite the fact that pears are difficult to attribute to capricious products, there are not so many places for their storage at home:

• Basement or cellar. The room needs to be selected clean, without traces of excessive dampness. It is recommended to carry out a preliminary disinfection of the room, fumigating it with sulfur vapor. Temperature and humidity should not deviate from the optimum. The location of other vegetables and fruits in the immediate container from pears is not allowed.
• Separate unheated room. At home it can be a pantry or a closet, you only need to create the appropriate conditions, and in winter you will have to additionally cover it with a dark cloth that does not hold air.

Tip: You should regularly inspect the crop, removing spoiled fruits.Pears are much more sensitive than apples and react very violently to the proximity of rotten organic matter.

• Balcony. Here the fruits lie for about 2-3 months under correctly created conditions and in the absence of negative temperatures. Crates are best for storing fruit, but in extreme cases, the use of any container is allowed, most importantly, pre-wrap each pear with paper.
• Refrigerator. Even at home, storing fruit in the refrigerator is the last thing used. The proximity of other food products and the lack of free space will adversely affect the condition of the fruit even when creating the necessary environmental indicators. Fruits should be packaged in plastic bags with holes for air ventilation not more than 0.5 kg. It is advisable to allocate a separate shelf or tray for them in the refrigerator.

The main factors affecting the safety of pears are considered temperature and humidity. The temperature regime must be maintained within -1..0ºС. In the refrigerator, this figure can reach + 5ºС. Humidity is recommended to be maintained within 85-90%. With an increase in data, rotting of products begins, with a decrease, drying out.

Features of the approach to the storage of winter varieties

Winter varieties have a number of features that need to be considered when storing them at home. They are removed from trees not yet suitable for food. It is best to store them in a refrigerator or basement, where in a couple of months they will reach the desired state and will be able to lie fresh for about 6-8 months.

Only dry fruits can be stored without the slightest damage. The light should not fall on the pears; they must be protected with a dark cloth. This rule applies even during fruit ripening.

Regardless of the variety of pears and the approach to storage, if a slightly rotten fruit is found, it will be necessary to extract all the fruits that are in the bookmark with it and eat it as soon as possible. For this reason, bookmarks are best made small, with only a few fruits.