Dan Neuteboom featured in the magazine The Fruit Grower

Dan Neuteboom from Suffolk Fruit & Trees was featured in the September 2015 issue of The Fruit Grower. The article describes his 12-month test of an ethylene filter designed specifically for smaller-scale fruit growers. When fruit is put into store, it is alive, and so it carries on its metabolism though at a slower rate due to the cool temperature. Apples and pears produce ethylene as they ripen, and this changes the fruit colour and gradually makes it softer. So an ethylene filter such as that by Fresh Pod, tested in the trial, helps fruit in store keep better and for longer, without losing flavour or firmness. Here is the original article:

In the article, Dan provides advice for those growers wishing to use the filter. Some of his tips can be followed by anyone who wants to store some fruit from a garden apple or pear tree:

• Store fruit that is slightly under-ripe to maintain fruit firmness
• Pick fruit for storage when it is cool, so early in the morning
• Only store undamaged fruit
• Remove fruit showing signs of rot
• Ideal storage temperature is 3-4°C

Below, the photo published in the article:

For further information on the magazine The Fruit Grower, see www.actpub.co.uk