It’s Applewood Apple Season

Many of us still have the trees that give our neighborhood its name. How do you know when your apples are ready to pick? How should you store or preserve them? Where can you share your bounty?

Your apples are ready when they’ve reached the correct color for their type, when they separate from the branch with a gentle pull, when they taste sweet instead of starchy, and when the seeds are brown instead of white when you cut them open.

Colorado State University Extension offers information about how to store and preserve apples, what to do with bruised apples, and more.

Too many apples? Share your bounty on the neighborhood Facebook group. And UpRoot Coloradodiverts locally grown and nutrient-dense surplus produce into the state's hunger-relief system.