What to do with apples so that they last longer: a trick with propolis
As a rule, after harvesting apples, summer residents fill boxes with them and move them to the basement or put them on the balcony.
BelNovosti online publication expert, agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh agrees: this way the fruit will last longer than if we simply left it on the table.
But you can extend the shelf life even further, and one of the products that will help you with this is propolis from the pharmacy.
Prepare a weak alcohol propolis solution and dip the fruits into it before sending them for cutting.
This is an effective, but not the only way to extend the shelf life of apples.
You can also use baking soda, preparing a 5% solution based on it - like the previous option, it has antiseptic properties.
Another option is a drug called "Iodinol", which can also be purchased at a pharmacy, or calcium chloride, with the use of which you will need to prepare a 2% solution for disinfection.
In addition, you can always resort to the help of special preparations for processing, after which the apples will last almost until spring, but not all summer residents who care about their health are ready to take such measures.
