When to replace summer garden harvest season time of preparation of fruits, naturally succeeds questions of summer residents gardeners of how to grow up vegetables, there are questions of their safety: "how to keep onions", "how to store carrots and beet", "how to keep cabbage till spring". Also the squash which storage does not represent big difficulties is not exception. But for different conditions there are different ways.
Instruction
1. To keep squash in the winter fresh, it is necessary to decide on types and grades of fruits which will become optimum for winter storage. The most suitable: Gribovsky, Bumblebee, Striato di Italia, Nero di Milano, Goldberry, Multy-storey and others. Key indicator of long storage of squash is peel thickness.
2. How to keep squash in the winter fresh and not to allow damage of product? Elementary rules of preparation of fruit for storage will help. First of all it is necessary to carry out rejection of those copies on which there are even small defects. After to otseit the overripe copies and to select ripe squash of the average size.
3. In house conditions there are several storage techniques of squash. If the batch of vegetables is small, then storage in the fridge will become the most optimum. For what fruits will need to be wiped with dry rag, to pack into package of openings for airing. In such look the squash will live half a year in excellent condition.
4. Perfectly the freezing chamber will be suitable for storage of squash. There is no need to put vegetables entirely, it is better to make them in advance in the form in which they will be used in food. How to freeze fresh squash? Will enough slice vegetables and to send contents to couple of hours to the freezer, having decomposed on pallet. Further to pack up freezing in packages and again to place in confinement for storage.
5. And how to keep squash in the winter in house conditions if there is no opportunity to use above-mentioned methods? Squash quite unpretentious therefore at observance of recommendations it can be kept in the apartment without freezing use. It is necessary to clean peel from dirt, to wipe with rag and to store in the dry and dark place. The space under the bed, the storeroom will be ideal. Storage life in this case will be reduced to 3 months.
6. Of course, to keep squash fresh in the winter the easiest in cellar. This most favorable place on temperature and the atmosphere for preservation of fruit. Plus to everything the big area of storage. It is possible to use grids, having spread out vegetables separately and having suspended to crossbeam. To exclude possibility of contact that will not allow the spoiled fruit to infect the others further. It is possible to place fruits in corrugated box, having laid between them laying. To hold container open for airing. As option it is possible to use straw on which to place squash, having the same way excluded contact.
7. Very important in the course of storage of squash periodically to carry out their inspection regarding rotting. The closer time will approach spring, the risk of damage of vegetables will increase more. It does not threaten the frozen products. At identification of the spoiling fruit it is necessary to remove it from the others at once. Depending on state it will be possible to throw out squash or to rind, remove the rotten site, to cut in cubes and to send for freezing.