How to Store: If you plan on eating the apples in a few days, leave them on the kitchen counter—they'll last for about a week. To keep them fresh for up to a month, stash ’em in the crisper drawer of ...

Anyone who’s ever crunched down on an underripe, orange tomato or twisted open an avocado to find it’s gone bad understands the importance of fruit and vegetable storage. But there’s more to proper ...

Charlyn Moltane, who gardens in Fountain Valley, emailed as follows: “My friend in Garden Grove has grown four apricot trees from the seeds of store-bought fruit. These trees are now five feet tall ...