

Product Care
Store vegetables and fruit separately.
If your produce rots after just a few days, you might be storing incompatible fruits and veggies together. Those that give off high levels of ethylene gas, a ripening agent, will speed the decay of ethylene-sensitive foods. Keep the two separate.
Refrigerate these gas releasers: Apples, Apricots, Cantaloupe & Honeydew melons, Figs.
Don’t refrigerate these gas releasers: Avocados, Bananas unripe, Nectarines, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Tomatoes.
Keep these away from all gas releasers: Aubergines, Bananas ripe, Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Cucumbers, Lettuce and other leafy greens, Parsley, Peas, Peppers, Squash, Sweet potatoes, Watermelon.
Root vegetables like carrots and beetroot send energy into their leaves even after they’ve been harvested. Keep all the nutrition in the root itself by storing them without leaves.
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APPLES Fridge: 3 weeks
APRICOTS Fridge: 5 days Tip: To ripen, keep at room temperature in a paper bag until soft and fragrant.
ASPARAGUS Fridge: 3 days Tip: Trim the ends and wrap the spears in a damp paper towel, then in a plastic bag.
AUBERGINES Fridge: 5 days
AVOCADOS Fridge: 3 days Tip: To ripen, keep at room temperature in a paper bag until soft.
BANANAS Countertop: 5 days Tip: Ripe bananas can be frozen for baking The skins will blacken but the flesh will be fine.
BEETROOT Fridge: 3 weeks Tip: Separate the leaves from the roots before storing them separately in a plastic bag, the leaves will stay fresh for up to 3 days.
PEPPERS Fridge: 1 week (green); 5 days (red, yellow, and orange).
BLACKBERRIES Fridge: 2 days spread in a single layer on a paper towel lined plate. Tip: Discard damaged or mouldy berries before storing to prevent the spread of mould.
BLUEBERRIES Fridge: 1 week Tip: Discard damaged or mouldy berries before storing.
BROCCOLI Fridge: 1 week
BRUSSELS SPROUTS Fridge: 1 week
CABBAGE, white and red (solid) Fridge: 2 weeks
CABBAGE, savoy and king (leafy) Fridge: 1 week
CARROTS Fridge: 2 weeks* *Can be a lot less if bunched and on the small side, in this case refresh for 15 mins in freezing water if necessary.
CAULIFLOWER Fridge: 1 week
CELERY Fridge: 2 weeks
CHARD Such as Swiss and rainbow Fridge: 3 days
CHERRIES Fridge: 3 days in an open bag or bowl.
CHILLI PEPPERS - fresh Fridge: 2 weeks
Dried chilli peppers will keep for 4 months or more in an airtight container. Courgettes Fridge: 5 Days
CRANBERRIES Fridge: 3 weeks
FENNEL Fridge: 1 week
GARLIC Pantry: 2 months but make sure air can circulate around it.
GINGER Fridge: 3 weeks Tip: Ginger can be frozen for up to 6 months. It’s not necessary to thaw it before grating.
GRAPEFRUIT Countertop: 1 week Fridge: 3 weeks
GRAPES Fridge: Best up to 3 days; 1 week is possible in a bowl or ventilated plastic bag.
GREEN BEANS Fridge: 1 week
HERBS, woody Such as rosemary and thyme Fridge: 2 weeks
HONEYDEW MELON Fridge: 5 days whole, 3 days cut Tip: To ripen keep at room temperature in a paper bag.
KIWIS Fridge: 4 days
LEEKS Fridge: 1 week Tip: Cut off and discard the dark green tops and keep the roots intact.
LEMONS Fridge: 3 weeks
LETTUCE, bagged. Fridge: No matter how fresh the leaves look, follow the expiry date on the pack.
LETTUCE, head Fridge: 5 days - iceberg can last for 2 weeks
LIMES Fridge: 3 weeks
MANGOES Fridge: 4 days Tip: To ripen, keep at room temperature in a paper bag until soft. Fridge: 1 week (in a paper bag)
MUSHROOMS Fridge: : 1 week - in a paper bag
MUSTARD CRESS Fridge: 3 days
NECTARINES Fridge: 5 days Tip: To ripen, keep at room temperature in a paper bag until soft. Okra Fridge: 3 days in a paper bag
ONIONS Pantry: 2 months whole but make sure air can circulate around them. Fridge: 4 days cut
ORANGES Countertop: 3 days Fridge: 2 weeks
PARSNIPS Fridge: 1 month
PEACHES Fridge: 5 days Tip: To ripen, keep at room temperature in a paper bag until soft and slightly fragrant.
PEARS Fridge: 5 days Tip: To ripen, keep at room temperature in a paper bag until soft.
PEAS in pods Fridge: 4 days Tip: Leave them in the pods until ready to eat.
PINEAPPLE Countertop: 5 days whole. Fridge: 3 days sliced.
PLUMS Fridge: 5 days Tip: To ripen, keep at room temperature until soft and the skins develop a silvery, powdery coating.
POMEGRANATES Fridge: 3 weeks whole 3 days seeds
POTATOES - New Pantry: 5 days but make sure air can circulate around them.
POTATOES - Main crop Pantry: 3 weeks but make sure air can circulate around them.
RADICCHIO Fridge: 4 days
RADISHES Fridge: Best up to 3 days; 2 weeks are possible Tip: Remove the leaves to prolong freshness.
RASPBERRIES Fridge: 3 days in a single layer on a paper towel lined plate. Tip: Discard damaged or mouldy berries before storing.
RHUBARB Fridge: 1 week Tip: Do not eat the leaves as they can be toxic if eaten in large quantities.
SHALLOTS Pantry: 1 month but make sure air can circulate around them.
SPINACH, bagged Fridge: No matter how fresh the leaves look, follow the expiry date.
SPINACH, bunched Fridge: 3 days
SPRING GREENS Fridge: 5 days
SPRING ONIONS Fridge: 5 days
SQUASH, winter Such as butternut, carnival and spaghetti. Pantry: 3 months whole Fridge: 1 week cut
STRAWBERRIES Fridge: : 3 days Tip: Discard damaged or mouldy berries before storing to prevent the spread of mould.
SUGAR SNAP PEAS Fridge: : 4 days
SWEET POTATOES & YAMS Pantry: 2 weeks in a paper bag.
SWEDE Fridge: 1-2 weeks
SWEETCORN cob - fresh Fridge: Best on the first day but 3+ days are possible.
TANGERINES Fridge: 1 week
TOMATOES Countertop: 3 days Tip: To ripen, keep at room temperature in a paper bag.
TURNIPS Fridge: 2 weeks Tip: Separate the leaves from the roots before storing them separately in a plastic bag, the leaves will stay fresh for up to 3 days.
WATERCRESS bagged Fridge: No matter how fresh the leaves look, follow the expiry date.
WATERCRESS, bunch Fridge: 4 days
WATERMELON Fridge: 1 week whole 2 days cut Tip: If you can’t refrigerate the melon whole, keep it in the pantry at a cool temperature.