You can pick fully ripe, juicy peaches from your own tree from July to September or buy them at the weekly market. The sweet fruit cannot be stored for long, but with the following tips you can get the best out of your peaches.

Peaches should only be washed immediately prior to consumption or processing

shelf life of peaches

At room temperature, peaches will begin to shrivel, rot, and mold after a day or two. The fruits are clearly not stored fruit, but a delicacy that should be eaten as soon as possible.
Since peaches continue to ripen, they are often harvested before they are fully ripe, which means they have a slightly longer shelf life but are also less aromatic. Ripe peaches should not be stored together with fruit such as apples, pears or bananas, as these give off the ripening gas ethylene, which causes other fruits to spoil more quickly.
Under optimal storage conditions, peaches will keep for up to five days. If possible, however, you should only harvest or buy the fruit in small quantities that you can consume or process immediately.

Store peaches cool

In cool temperatures, peaches stay fresh for much longer. Proceed as follows to optimally store your peaches in the refrigerator or in the cool storage cellar:

  1. Choose perfectly intact peaches with no bruises or cracks in the skin. Don't wash the fruit, as the moisture causes them to rot faster.
  2. Lay them side by side in a fruit tray or on a board to avoid bruising. The peaches should not touch each other.
  3. Place the fruit tray in the coolest possible storage cellar or the board in the refrigerator. Temperatures can be as cold as 0°C; the cooler, the longer the peaches will keep.
  4. Check the peaches daily for rot and mold growth. Affected fruit must be removed immediately, otherwise the mold will spread to the other peaches.
  5. Consume the peaches as soon as possible, but no later than five days.

preserve peaches

If you have harvested a large quantity of peaches or bought them cheaply, there are several ways to preserve the fruit:

  • Freezing: Since the peaches would be mushy after thawing, it is best to freeze only the peach pulp (i.e. the pureed pulp). It stays aromatic in the *** freezer compartment for about six months.
  • Preserving: You can either preserve peach halves or pieces in jars or process the fruit into jam, jelly or compote, which can be preserved sterile for at least a year.
  • Juicing: You can extract peach juice using a juicer, juicer, or steam juicer. Hot peach juice can be kept in sterile bottles for several months, cold peach juice must also be boiled down to ensure a longer shelf life.

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