Ways to store pears at home for the winter

It is important not only to get the harvest, but to preserve it correctly in order to please yourself and your family with the result. How to preserve pears so that the fruits do not deteriorate and do not lose valuable useful properties? For this, the optimal room for a long stay is selected, which meets important requirements: temperature and humidity level. Correctly harvested crops and compliance with storage requirements will allow you to save pears for the winter. Some varieties remain until January, and some can be stored until March.

Varieties suitable for long-term storage

Pears ripe in summer will last until the last days of October, and winter varieties can be kept until February or March. These pears do not spoil for a long time. That is why close attention is paid to conservation. The better the conditions, the longer it will take to feast on fresh fruit.

Autumn

Autumn pears ripen in early or early autumn. These include the following varieties:

1. Marble. The fruits are small in size with a strong, elastic skin. This provides the fruit with resistance to decay. They are characterized by delicate pulp with a pleasant taste. They are able to withstand low temperatures.
2. Yakovlev's favorite. The fruits have a juicy, fleshy, sweet and sour pulp. Harvested unripe for storage. The presence of the required amount of fruit acids contributes to the long-term preservation of the fruit.
3. Victoria. Produces large, sweet, juicy fruits. Scab resistant. Annually pleases with abundant fruiting.
4. Santa Maria. It is an Italian variety with excellent winter hardiness and productivity. The tree is medium-sized.

Autumn-winter

Ripen in late autumn. These include:

1. Bere Boxing. The variety is resistant to moisture, low temperatures, and common diseases, which contributes to long-term storage. Collection is allowed during primary frost. Some disadvantages are the large size of the fruit and the meatiness. This reduces the safety performance.
2. Elegant Efimova. Stored if removed almost half-green. Otherwise, the pulp becomes soft and rots quickly. Has a slightly tart taste. The presence of tanning components provides resistance to rot, the appearance of mold.

Winter

These include hybrids with frost-resistant indicators. The varieties mature slowly and remain firm:

1. May Day. Pears have a waxy coating on the peel, which protects against low temperatures, harmful insects, and fungal infections. Helps store them for up to seven months.
2. Charles Cognier.The fruits are able to withstand a drop in temperature to -3 ^aboutC. Characterized by a sweetish taste with a light chocolate flavor.
3. Saratovka. Productivity up to 100 kg per tree. Late variety, harvested in the last days of September, shelf life from 3 to 5 months. Pears up to 200 g, yellow-green color when picked. When fully ripe, they acquire a golden hue. The pears are juicy, not tart. The variety is characterized by resistance to scab, powdery mildew.

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When and how to pick pears

You need to store unripe pears, so the question remains important when it is best to harvest. Duration of storage depends on compliance with the rules of harvesting. Recommended:

1. Do not wait for full ripening. Such fruits will fall off, become unusable.
2. Pluck when the pear begins to turn yellow, acquire a blush, but still firm.
3. The collection is done by hand with a twig. It is advisable to wear cloth gloves on your hands. Collect fruits at the height of the tree using a fruit receiver.
4. The slightest damage is dangerous, if the fruits are choked, they will become unusable. It is necessary to inspect each fruit well, if a hit, scratched or diseased one comes across among the pears, the entire crop will be lost.
5. Prepare a special container, line the bottom with a soft cloth, paper or sawdust. Once harvested, they fold carefully to avoid crushing.
6. It is recommended to harvest in dry weather.

Place and storage conditions

Harvesting dried fruit is easy. Keeping pears fresh at home involves the use of premises and warehouses that will meet basic requirements. With any storage method, you need to look at each pear. One spoiled fruit can damage the rest. Such pears are used fresh, for baking, and pear juice is made from them.

Cellar and basement

The basement or cellar must be pre-disinfected. For this, experts recommend fumigating the room with sulfur vapor. Place a brazier or metal bucket with sulfur powder and coals. Close the doors tightly, after 2-3 days the room is disinfected. There should be no mold or fungal infections on the surface of the walls. Attention is paid to temperature parameters and humidity levels.

Recommended humidity 85%, temperature no more than +5 ^aboutC. The basement must have adequate ventilation. If light enters, the containers must be covered with a dark blanket. It is not recommended to store next to a vegetable crop.

Storeroom and closet

This room must be cool, provided with the necessary ventilation and shelving. If it is light in the room, containers with fruit should be covered with a cloth that allows air to pass through.

Balcony

If it is impossible to store the crop in the cellar, it is allowed to use the balcony in the apartment. The main requirement is the absence of low temperatures and drops. Fruit can be stored for 2-3 months.

Experts recommend:

• use a box or other ventilated container;
• put fruits in 2-3 levels;
• Shift the layers with straw, sprinkle with sand or wrap each fruit with paper.

Freezer

Fruit is kept in the freezer cut into pieces. After defrosting, they are used for cooking compotes, making mashed potatoes or baking.

In a refrigerator

To the question: "can pears be stored in the refrigerator?", Gardeners say that a small amount of fruits can be kept in the refrigerator. Pears should be firm, slightly unripe, dry. They need to be packaged in polyethylene bags. Make small punctures in them to provide ventilation. It is important to review the package regularly. They will keep their fresh appearance for a month.

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Location on

Fruits prepared for storage should be packed in polyethylene bags and tied with a rope. With the onset of light frosts, bury the packages to a depth of about 0.25 m. Mark the location of the crop with a stick. Put needles, spruce branches on the soil. This will scare away rodents. Therefore, it is recommended to store it for two months.

Pear storage temperature

To preserve the fruits obtained, it is important to observe the moisture level and temperature parameters. On balconies, fruits are stored at temperatures down to -1 ^aboutC. At the onset of stable frosts, they must be removed to another place. Stay in the refrigerator is allowed at temperatures from +2 to +5 ^aboutC, in the cellar room to 0 ^aboutC. When the temperature rises in the fruit, the process of accelerated ripening will begin, after the process of decay. It is unacceptable that the temperature fluctuates within large intervals.

Long-term storage features

For long-term storage, proven varieties are selected, each has its own characteristics. But the main focus is on the general requirements for storage conditions.

Pears don't keep as well as apples. They need special conditions. The important point is the choice of capacity. Drawers made of wood, plastic or baskets are used. The sides and bottom should have a smooth texture. Make the bottom soft by covering it with paper or cloth.

Important recommendations:

• fruit is important to pick underripe;
• wrap each fruit in thin paper, not newspaper (printing house paint is toxic);
• add no more than 3 levels;
• lay diagonally;
• the stalks must be placed in the cavities between the fruits;
• cover each layer with paper, sprinkle with sand or sawdust;
• store separately from other fruits;
• in bright rooms, cover with a dark, air-permeable cover;
• periodically review pears for timely identification of a spoiled unit.

How to store pears to ripen

Fruits for such a long preservation are harvested at the stage of immaturity: mainly, when the green tint leaves them, and the fruits acquire a blush or slight yellowness.

Pears need to create conditions for self-ripening:

• in the room, ensure a constant temperature of about +18 - +20 ^aboutFROM;
• store from 2 to 6 days;
• check the state of each fetus in the morning and evening;
• place almost ripe fruits in a cool place.

On a note! To speed up the ripening time, it is recommended to put pears in a bag along with bananas or apples. These fruits release ethylene, which ripens quickly.

It should be borne in mind that different varieties have their own ripening period. Bartlett acquires juiciness after 5 days, Anjou will need a little more than a week to improve its taste.

Everyone can save the fruit harvest. It is important to know what conditions are recommended for storing fruits. Then it will be possible to provide vitamins to yourself and your family during the winter period. If you follow all the recommendations, the taste, aroma and texture of pears will remain at an excellent level for a long time.