The storage of berries is a hard and long process. For storing berries, you have to create necessary conditions; for each kind of berry it is a different condition.

Storing methods of watermelon

Did you know that you can even store a watermelon for 3 months? So, what are the storing methods of watermelons? First of all, you have to choose the right berry, it has to be not damaged and sunburned, 4-5 kg and with thick peel. Put chosen watermelons, apart from each other, into boxes filled with sand or dry grass.

You have to keep boxes in shades and in a room which is ventilated every day with a temperature of 5-80 С and with a relative density of 60-80%. Time to time, you have to rotate the watermelons. This method allows you to store watermelons for 4 months.

Storing methods of strawberries

The storage of strawberries is very hard. Fresh strawberries can be kept maximum one week in a refrigerator and methods for keeping them longer don’t exist. But by freezing them you can taste them in winter. One of most popular methods is keeping them in a freezer. You have to choose medium size, bright colored, not damaged strawberries, it is better if you collect them the same day. It is not recommended to wash the strawberries. But if it’s not okay for you, then wash them carefully, don’t pull the leaves, then dry them with paper towel. You have to sort the strawberries on a tray or a flat surface and put it in the freezer for one day. The next day take out frozen strawberries, put them in tares and put back in the freezer for a long storage.

Storing methods of black currants

The storing of black currants is like the storing of strawberries. In this case, also, the best way to keep the berries long is freezing. As always, the most important thing is choosing the berries: choose berries, which are not very ripe and don’t have branches. Before storing carefully wash them, then dry with napkins, after that sort them on a tray and put in a freezer for one day. The next day take frozen black currants, divide into small portions, put them in tares and put them back in the freezer for a long storage. Before using them, it is important not to thaw immediately, you have to first of all put them in the refrigerator for 2,5-3 hours.