UTAS Sustainability Everyday Edibles Planting Guide

FRUIT TREES / PLANTING TIMETABLE AND POST-HARVEST STORAGE METHODS

Summer

Autum

Winter

Spring

Storage for food waste reduction

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

COMMON STORAGE SPECIFIC CONDITION STORAGE LIFE

Apple

1 month

Apricot

7-10 days

Blueberry

1-2 weeks

Fig

2 days

Lemon

2-3 weeks

Lime

2-3 weeks

Mulberry

2-3 days

Olive

5-10 � C

3-6 weeks

Refrigerated when ripen

Pear

2 weeks

Raspberry Strawberry

2-3 days

2-3 days

= Room Temperature = Refridgerator

TABLE KEY

TOP TIP Processing some fruits and vegetables, such as making jam from apples, apricots & berries, is a method to avoid waste.

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