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From apple branch to harvest basket. Find advice to help you look after what you grow.

Apples cut in half on a chopping board.

From apple branch to harvest basket. Find advice to help you look after what you grow.

When does the harvest taste its best?

Start with the apples if you already have a basket in hand. If you would like to make more of the growing year, there is also a guide to saving your own seeds.

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  1. How do I know when the apples are ready to pick? ↗Reader question and image
  2. Can the pips tell me whether an apple is ripe? ↗Reader question and image
  3. Why do apples fall from the tree before they are ripe? ↗Reader question and image
  4. RHS: growing and harvesting apples ↗Reference
  5. University of Minnesota: fruit drop ↗Reference
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