Winter Storage and Fresh-Keeping Methods for Oranges: A Must-Read for Fruit Growers

Every winter is the season for eating oranges, and oranges of all varieties hit the market for sale. These days, when it comes to growing oranges, fruit growers either contract large orchards or plant them on a large scale on their own land. If the harvest that year is good, everyone is naturally happy, but if sales are less than satisfactory, how to store the oranges becomes a big problem. Below, let the editor teach you a few tips for keeping oranges fresh.

Storage and Fresh-Keeping Methods for Oranges

1. Low-Temperature Storage

Storing oranges in a low-temperature environment can reduce the growth of bacteria and extend their shelf life. This takes advantage of the principle that oranges can be stored longer at low temperatures. Since winter temperatures are low, you can simply lay all the oranges in your home out on the ground. There are also several methods for low-temperature storage; you can find a suitable one and give it a try.

1. Cellar Storage

If you have a cellar at home, you can try using it to lower the temperature. Because a cellar has little oxygen, it naturally helps retain the moisture of the oranges, and bacteria are also reduced; dust in a cellar is also less. However, when storing them in a cellar, you must pay attention to the ventilation of the entire cellar. If it is too damp, the oranges will also rot easily, so it is best to go to the cellar once a week to ventilate it. Open the cellar to let the air circulate and reduce the occurrence of rotting.

2. Cold Storage Warehouse

A cold storage warehouse is the best place to keep fruit fresh, provided the fruit can be placed in cold storage. We can regulate the temperature of the entire cold storage warehouse according to the daily weather changes, and we can also disinfect the cold storage warehouse at any time, which is convenient and hassle-free. But what everyone needs to note is that for oranges, the lower the temperature, the better it is for storage is not true; if the temperature is too low, the oranges will suffer cold damage and rot on a large scale.

2. Isolating Sources of Contamination

Isolating sources of contamination mainly targets the bacteria and some dust present in the air, all of which can cause oranges to rot.

1. Bacterial Disinfection

Many fruit growers may not pay much attention to bacterial disinfection, but it is actually very simple. Spraying formalin solution can achieve a rapid disinfection effect. However, during spraying, remember to carry out the operation in a sealed space, and after completing the operation, open the windows for ventilation. After the whole process is done, leave the space empty for a few days before storing the fruit.

2. Regular Cleaning

When fruit growers usually store oranges, they certainly store many of them together, which can save space. But storing them this way can also cause the problem of piling them too full and accelerating rotting. After oranges rot, they grow small fuzz, and this small fuzz breeds bacteria, so be sure to check the stored oranges in time to reduce the occurrence of such situations.

That is all for today's summary of orange storage tips. The temperature is now gradually warming up again; it may still be low in northern regions, so when storing fruit, everyone should just remember to keep it ventilated.