Apple Tips

• Apple picking season generally runs from September to November. Go to pickyourown.com to find an orchard.
• Apples stay crisp in the fridge for 3 months. 
• An open cardboard box in a cool garage or basement is good for apple storage too.
• Pick outside apple; inner apples take longer to ripen.
• Keep apples on your counter in a brown paper bag for a few days to sweeten them up.
• Proper picking technique - palm the apple & pull upward.

Taken from Parents magazine, September 2009