Storing FRESH apples for an ENTIRE YEAR!

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Storing FRESH apples for an ENTIRE YEAR!

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How To Store Fresh Apples for an Entire Year!
Yes, you can store fresh apples for an entire year!! It’s not hard, but there are some details to know.
Variety matters.
Quality matters.
How they’re picked matters.
What they’re kept in matters.
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@minihomesteadcooking 10 ай бұрын

I work with Amish they wrap each apple in newspaper amd atore in a cool room in a box. They will last the Winter if you have no extra fridge.

@michaelchilders1658 10 ай бұрын

Wow! I never imagined any of them could last a year. Thank you!👍

@lindseyflannery7139 Жыл бұрын

Love this! I always keep our apples in the fridge anyway because we prefer them cold, so this would work well for us. We just need a larger second fridge... The current mini one is full of beer 😂🍻

@wholefedhomestead Жыл бұрын

Apples trump beer! 😂

@2to-tango 10 ай бұрын

Hey priorities first. 💕

@widowswatch6610 10 ай бұрын

I knew apples lasted awhile but I had no clue they last up to a year in the refrigerator. Cool!!!

@j12300 11 ай бұрын

This method worked for me last year and I’m doing it again this year! Thank you so much 🍎

@wholefedhomestead 11 ай бұрын

Wonderful!

@marysisak2359 10 ай бұрын

I actually was able to get a year out of honey crisp apples bought from the local Aldi's that I stored in the bags they came in in the refrigerator. I am trying that again this year since they again had honey crisp apples on sale.

@rebeccadavis6812 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, this is great helpful information. I also like the scene of the cat taking a nap amongst the apple trees : )

@Rpol_404 10 ай бұрын

My wife just canned some no sugar (or artificial nonsense) added applesauce using 3-4 different types of apples. One or two of them were of the sweet varieties and it turned out perfect. You would never know there is no sugar added to it. The secret to great applesauce is a mixture of a variety of apple types.

@e-spy 10 ай бұрын

same thing when making apple pie.

@jessicagonzalez1326 Жыл бұрын

WOW!!! I literally had no idea any of this was remotely possible. You have also shed some light on the old apples I’ve been likely buying from my local grocery stores. I live in an area where I can source organic orchards in the fall, but year round my grocery options aren’t stellar, part of why I try to grow as much as I can. Thank you for this very informative video!

@mariankeller5852 10 ай бұрын

We have a HARRELSON apple tree that produces a bumper rop every other year..after the first frost to add sweetness..I bake and freeze apple pies. .(up to 25.) torts..coffee cake ect..I've canned apples..we give apples to everyone willing to take them..the excess we give to the FOOD BANK...

@cynthiafisher9907 5 ай бұрын

If you want the tree to begin bearing a nice harvest every year, thin the apples down to the largest one in each cluster of apples when they are marble sized and make sure that they are at least 6” apart. It’s hard to take this many apples off the tree, but it will help the tree bear nicely every year.

@alswamprat 10 ай бұрын

We always picked with the stems left on. They stored well in a large shut tight bag 4:34 in the spare fridge 😊

@sandrarogers1200 10 ай бұрын

My grandma, who would be 120 now if she was still here with us, lived in a high rise apartment for seniors with limited storage space. I would take her to an orchard and she stored her couple of bags of apples on the floor in a closet. Also we had 3 apple trees in our city backyard. Apples were picked, eventually as both my parents had full time jobs. In the meantime, apples were picked up from the ground and my mom would cut the bad off of them and make apple butter and apple sauce. She also would take them and make pies that she had bagged each pie and put them all in the freezer. They were great to have here and there during that entire next year!! My grandma and my parents lived through the depression on farms and as a kids were learned how not to waste what God blessed us with! I'm so grateful for that!

@wendellbell6164 10 ай бұрын

Great video. I am getting ready to test apples in my root celler again. I am still learning.

@stephaniezollicoffer7713 Жыл бұрын

Hi thank you so much for this tutorial. I had no idea the apples needed so much love lol! 🍎

@chiefchick 10 күн бұрын

I have been looking for an easy vid on storing apples and I found yours! Thank you! Subbed!

@wholefedhomestead 10 күн бұрын

You bet! Thank you 🥰

@kefirheals7383 10 ай бұрын

OMG. Just found this video. I have some friends that live in a northern remote area. They've always picked their own apples and put them in large wood bins (her husband made) and stored under their crawl space under their home. It's not actually a basement, but s deeper than a standard crawl space. You can walk under there, but have to bend your head. Anyhow - that method turned me off on long-term storage, because their apples always smell musty and I knew I could never eat an apple that smelled like a musty basement. I had no idea an apple could be stored long-term in a fridge. Your method of picking and sorting was the key to success, as well. Thank you!

@wholefedhomestead 9 ай бұрын

You bet!

@CopperIslandHomestead Жыл бұрын

This is amazing! I did not know this was possible. Definitely giving this a try 👍

@charlesdevier8203 10 ай бұрын

Arkansas Black apples also keep a long time. They are not good to eat off the tree (my opinion) but are great by December or January.

@saciabouchama339 Жыл бұрын

Today we pick up lot of apples from a farm and I was wondering how I store them. This video is helpful going to do the same as we have a fridge in the basement. Thank u 😍

@kelliott7864 10 ай бұрын

I find that the best way to store the class 3 apples is as apple butter :)

@iamanovercomer3253 9 ай бұрын

👍. The problem with orchards, the apples are sprayed.

@andrewagustin1349 9 ай бұрын

All commercial apples you buy on groceries are sprayed from insecticide. Grow your own apples in your backyard if you want no sprayed but you have to smoke them so insects won’t bites them.

@assassin40oz Жыл бұрын

Awesome! My tree is still full of apples here, gunna pick em this weekend and store them like you did in the vid.

@LittleMountainRanch Жыл бұрын

Wonderful video, Crystal!❤️

@benbetterby6456 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video!!! Your video taught me a lot! Thank you so much!!!

@gyn4762 11 ай бұрын

Hey! Looks like the "Apple cat" 5:35 you produced flopped onto the ground and is sunning itself. 😂 🐈

@codyleeser392 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for this info. I just planted a home orchard.

@doncc6080 10 ай бұрын

COOL I was just talking to my neighbor about storing apples. Thanks for the info.

@wholefedhomestead 10 ай бұрын

You bet!

@lujitsu1251 6 ай бұрын

Excellent as usual

@wholefedhomestead 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🥰

@karend6987 Жыл бұрын

Great video, Crystal! 😁🍎

@anupdev5845 10 ай бұрын

I really needed to see this video because my apples don't seem to last more than a couple of months. The problem is we harvest so many apples that it's quite literally impossible to grade them one by one. Even if we could grade them one at a time painstakingly, we would probably need 10 refrigerators to store all of them. So we just store them out in the open and try to finish them off as quickly as possible. Me and the wife eat like 10 apples a day but even then, we throw away half the apples because they don't seem to last very long. We will try to make a few batches of the best grade apples and store them in the fridge. Hopefully that way we can atleast save a few batches instead of all of them rotting away.

@davehigh2275 10 ай бұрын

instead of tossing apples would canning or freezing not be a better option

@melstill 10 ай бұрын

I like to dehydrate apples, great for snacking, breakfast cereal, baking or snacking some more. They keep for a year easily.

@emjordan1989 10 ай бұрын

Yes on freezing them. I am in the process of freezing golden apples right now. I use them in my Nutribullet for protein drinks twice a day. @@davehigh2275 I cut them up in 4 sections leaving the skin on. 8 - 10 apples fit in large zip lock bags.

@SirenaSpades 10 ай бұрын

Avoid storing them with onions.. if you did that

@Ferngully Жыл бұрын

Holy helpful! Going to do this today!

@melindayarns9825 10 ай бұрын

Just found you! Can't wait to check out the rest of your videos!❤ Thank you!

@wholefedhomestead 10 ай бұрын

Welcome!! Thanks! 🥰

@melstill 10 ай бұрын

Glad I found this. My Pink Lady should be ready soon and I'm gonna try this.

@CookingwithDesi 10 ай бұрын

Wow! Thank you! I always thought storing in plastic made produce deteriorate faster.

@dawnschanz6395 Жыл бұрын

This was such an informative video! I've only ever kept our extra apples in the coolest part of the basement, and while they last a while, they do deteriorate in condition and I end up scrambling to use them up. I've considered an extra fridge before, but I wasn't sure if you would be able to store other produce in the fridge because of the gases from the apples. Your carrots stay just fine in the same refrigerator? Do you seal the carrots up to protect them from the apples? Ever learning cool things like this from you here and on Instagram!

@dawnschanz6395 Жыл бұрын

Ha! Just saw that the next video is on carrots....I'm gonna watch that one now and maybe my question is answered already!! 😆

@wholefedhomestead Жыл бұрын

They’ve never been a problem together! I think it helps that they’re each in plastic bags.

@randygreen007 10 ай бұрын

Now that’s news you can use! 🙏🏻 ❤

@doriskarloff964 9 ай бұрын

I keep some in the fridge (the best ones), some I slice and store raw in the freezer, and some are sliced, cooked (and cooled 😉) and then they go in the freezer too.

@jjfg5147 9 ай бұрын

MacIntosh ❤ them ! my two horses agree.....😊

@lynnburish3868 10 ай бұрын

Very interesting and detail-oriented (me too!) Thank you!

@wholefedhomestead 10 ай бұрын

You bet! Glad you appreciate the details! 😊😊

@ScientistPrepper 10 ай бұрын

I like this lesson and subscribed. I want to learn about canning apples too just to compare.

@dorislawlor6904 10 ай бұрын

Good ides I have been storing apples this way n last a long time

@Diane-sx8mf Жыл бұрын

Wonderful bit of info!!

@Feelicefee 10 ай бұрын

wow thanks 4 sharing ...

@redsresearch Жыл бұрын

How long will they last after washing off wax

@fayyazahmad7290 9 ай бұрын

Pl also tell how cool the refrigerator temp control should be set so that they do not get frozen...Thanks

@wholefedhomestead 9 ай бұрын

Normal fridge temp

@puddin94 11 ай бұрын

Great ideas thank you 👍😊

@jillianhasner7386 Жыл бұрын

Love this!

@teresasardinas5642 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@CARODSLINK 10 ай бұрын

Ty Great comm

@TimeSurfer206 9 ай бұрын

@lindaripp5902 10 ай бұрын

Thanks

@audreylowe2941 10 ай бұрын

Thanks❤

@jonarcher9035 10 ай бұрын

double bag to keep the refrigerator taste out

@wholefedhomestead 10 ай бұрын

I’ve never had a problem with that.

@Lee-San247 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. What ifs the ideal temperature for the refrigerator?

@wholefedhomestead 10 ай бұрын

Normal fridge temp… anywhere from 34-40F

@carolanngreen8234 10 ай бұрын

Do. You freeze cooking apples the same

@tehrannabudd5451 5 ай бұрын

Where do u get these bags to use for the apples?

@wholefedhomestead 4 ай бұрын

They are linked in the video description 👍🏻

@dankierson 10 ай бұрын

But what about old-style apple storage? That's what I was looking for. Things like storing in hay through the winter. I think putting them into a fridge means the water in the fruit is chilled and maybe frozen. So the water expands on freezing and after thawing the fruit is essentially rotting. Thoughts on this?

@wholefedhomestead 10 ай бұрын

In “old times” they had root cellars, which were refrigerator temperature. These do not freeze in a fridge and do not rot. They taste exactly like a freshly picked apple.

@paulmaxwell8851 9 ай бұрын

My wife and I have a root cellar. It's eight by sixteen feet, set in to a hillside, facing North. We store potatoes, carrots, beets, rutabagas, parsnips and cabbages for up to a full year. Everything keeps really well as the humidity is about 96% and temperature drops down to about 1C/34F in the winter months. BUT.....these conditions are NOT suitable for onions, garlic or fruit. It's far, far too humid and they will mould and rot.

@CamMcB 10 ай бұрын

Latent comment Power outage affect of a day Effect on your apples if the door is unopened Or perhaps do you have a generator and don’t know Thx

@wholefedhomestead 10 ай бұрын

I’m sure it would be fine for a day… I wouldn’t open the door though.

@keithjacobson4493 9 ай бұрын

I was curious if you know of any reliable source of information on what produce are compatible when refrigerated like this. I often hear don’t store onions and potatoes or don’t store potatoes with apples but I have no idea how accurate the info actually is since we have violated the “rules” to some degree. I have a fridge with onions, potatoes, fermented pickles and sauerkraut and this year will have sweet potatoes added to this so I may need another fridge soon and at that point would like a “compatible” list. Thanks this is a good video. I like the ice bags!

@wholefedhomestead 9 ай бұрын

Hmm… no I haven’t seen one good resource that talks about all of that, sorry.

@kykids101 10 ай бұрын

Do you have a video about pest control for apple trees? I did a search in your videos, but didn't see any. Can you share what you do for pest control? I'm looking for something organic. Thank you.

@wholefedhomestead 10 ай бұрын

No I don’t, sorry. Maybe some day but it’s a lot of info…

@kykids101 10 ай бұрын

Ok. I'll search around KZfaq. We have a pretty decent size apple orchard, but the pests were pretty bad this year.

@stevepederson1736 10 ай бұрын

In my area this works, your area and bugs may be different??? A- Winter Dormate spray, at least once, twice better. Light organic oil/warm water mix on a warm spell,50’F if you can get it, spray heavy, you are suffocating the bugs B- At 90% petal drop start spraying “ surround WP” (kaolin clay) and “DiPel Df” (bt.). Spray once a week or two till end of June. Paint the trees “white”. 2-4 applications C- COLD pressed Neam oil as necessary rest of summer D- if you have fungus problems use organic sulfur with dormate oil if allowed in your area. This is very short explanation, read up and follow instructions! Works good for us in our 36 tree family orchard

@janetmcnutt4994 10 ай бұрын

You definitely know your apples are ripe when the bees eat them before they fall.

@LG-sw1ge 10 ай бұрын

Has this been answered? What temp to you keep your storage frig?

@wholefedhomestead 10 ай бұрын

Just regular fridge temp

@joylee7274 9 ай бұрын

If you keep the store bought apple in the refrigerator how long do they stay fresh?

@wholefedhomestead 9 ай бұрын

I’m sure that differs depending on a lot of factors. They should last at least a month in the fridge though…

@joylee7274 9 ай бұрын

@@wholefedhomestead Thank you!

@marshall_mj8877 Жыл бұрын

Hello dear, I am trying to preserve green plums for 8 months, do you suggest the same method. ? And is it only storying them in air tight bags and the in the refrigerator?

@wholefedhomestead Жыл бұрын

Hmm, not sure sorry… I don’t think plums will store very long though.

@truesight91 9 ай бұрын

What temperature do you store them? thanks for the video

@wholefedhomestead 9 ай бұрын

Normal fridge temp

@deanyanko3326 10 ай бұрын

and "one bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch girl " just remove it from the bag. now I don't have to eat so many apples every day and i am freezing apple pie filling for which i use plain yogurt with the oil for pat in the pan crust and its more crunchy (for lack of a better word ) Thanks I was looking for a parafin to preserve them.

@Dax4You 10 ай бұрын

How much does it cost to run a fridge for a year?

@wholefedhomestead 10 ай бұрын

Depends on where you live and the quality of the fridge… for us, not very much.

@sweetwilly125 10 ай бұрын

what temp do you keep them at????

@wholefedhomestead 10 ай бұрын

Regular fridge temp

@kristijantadic8476 Жыл бұрын

Genios

@mirelleverheijen3574 Жыл бұрын

how cold is your fridge? or is it a non-cooled fridge?

@wholefedhomestead Жыл бұрын

Regular fridge temperature

@livefreeallways 10 ай бұрын

Do you ship your apples?

@wholefedhomestead 10 ай бұрын

No sorry

@michaelmcdonald8465 10 ай бұрын

Refrigerator or fridge because frozen it spoils

@desertodavid 10 ай бұрын

@Michael Come on Michael. You should store produce the same way you find it in the produce section of your grocery store. Are apples refrigerated at the store? No they're not.

@ghoshbk12 Жыл бұрын

What will be the ideal temperature to preserve those for long time?

@wholefedhomestead Жыл бұрын

Fridge temperature- 32-38°F

@DeeegerD 10 ай бұрын

No apples this year. Too expensive. Let em rot.

@nicholaspostlethwaite9554 10 ай бұрын

Really not practical or sensible to run a fridge all year for a few apples. Perhaps energy profligacy is a USA thing.

@ShannonRamos 10 ай бұрын

Not at all, near my rural Nebraska farm village we have a WEF-aligned Chinese-backed French company (Électricité de France S.A.) that broke the law to build a large wind farm to power Amazon AWS servers in Texas. I bought into the illusion once as well, in 2015 at the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting I test-drove a Tesla Model S and thought it was a wonderful environmentally friendly technology, now I see mainstream news stories of the horrors of Congolese mines where kids are paid $2-a-day to dig for cobalt and a never-ending stream of new news reports about people and families being burned alive in Tesla EVs. There is simply too much easy information available to remain willfully ignorant and try to virtue signal about "energy profligacy" to anyone these days. FYI "Climate" is the sales pitch to enforce obedience and planned collapse to usher us all into carbon credit scores, climate lockdowns, gasoline rations, smart contracts, and unleash the one-world digital governance.

@desertodavid 10 ай бұрын

@@ShannonRamos 😅🤣🤣🤣👌🏼

@Joeyw-2203 10 ай бұрын

This may be cheating, but I clean, chop and freeze my apples. Then they'll last forever.

@IndyBuckeye0 Ай бұрын

We really should just have Farmers Markets instead of the crap stores ackem Walmart *cough cough.

@normadenys8089 10 ай бұрын

Plastic ! What ????

@facitenonvictimarum174 10 ай бұрын

Like watching nails rust .... Get on with it

@frankchandler8005 11 ай бұрын

WHAT TEMPERATURE DO THE APPLES LIKE IN THE FRIDGE ?

@ShannonRamos 10 ай бұрын

I worked in the produce dept of a food warehouse for years and the temp they kept me and the apples at was right about 36 degrees Fahrenheit. True they keep apples for months and months, getting your own from a tree or orchard is optimal. One of my warehouse customers was an elderly man who wore denim coveralls with a straw hat and he sold apples at his quaint downtown food stall to eager suburban farm-to-table enthusiasts,-"How do you like them apples".😜