Bilbo Baggins wrote:

: This has probably been covered before but I couldn't find anything on the
: faq page.

: We have just harvested apples, pears and plums from our allotment. Can
: anybody recommend the best way of storing them. I have looked at various
: sites and read differing opinions. Some say wrap apples and pears and put
: in a cool place, some say put in plastic bags with holes punched (the bag -
: not the fruit), some say only store in a refrigerator (not that we have room
: anyway). Some sites say not to wrap pears. One site recommended wiping
: fruit with a solution of household bleach!

: I would appreciate any advice.

Very very few apples are ready for picking now. What variety(s) do you
have? I find it pretty pointless picking apples early. Even my pears are
not ready for picking yet - but one (unknown) variety is getting close.

Jim