I am very dissatisfied with the quality of organic oranges and lemons. There's usually rotten fruit in the nets in the store...
And when I get home, I can usually throw half of them away because the first fruits are already moldy the next day.
I am well aware that citrus fruit whose peel has not been treated can rot more quickly. But not that quickly! I'm happy to pay more for organic quality, but definitely not for the garbage can.
@Family ties
Unfortunately, I have often noticed this too. That's why I now only buy organic lemons or oranges individually and avoid the nets. In general, unfortunately, the rotten ones are not sorted out enough.
A very tedious topic. But it's not because it's organic. It used to happen to me with conventionally grown fruit and vegetables when I didn't buy exclusively organic.
But it has never happened to me with lemons and oranges. I experience it the other way around. Organic lemons will soon be the only fruit and vegetables I buy in Migros. I've often bought rotten and moldy carrots, fennel, celery, pepperoni and potatoes. Very gruesome. And I also think it's down to the packaging. That's why I almost only go to markets and organic stores where you can still get everything open and individually.
@Alteshaus yes, I've noticed that too. Unfortunately, I've often come across moldy vegetables in Migros, whether organic or conventional. It's a pain when you have to pick out rotten produce yourself. Sometimes I point this out to the sales staff. But there are also sales staff who react "gruffly". I recently found a "drooling" parsnip. The sales staff said that it was normal. Last Friday, I was in a larger and well-frequented Migros, where I found a moldy and leaking cup of cream. It was all piled up very carelessly, many of the protective lids of the cream tubs were missing. The sales clerk who was restocking the chiller cabinet was very careless with the items. I don't like it when customers are offered rotten vegetables or crushed Tetra packaging. It's also bad with the tins, in the Migros in question they lie criss-crossed in the rack so that many of them are dented.
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Hello
You don't need to throw away moldy fruit, just take it back to Migros and get your money back. That's no problem, others do the same and the customer service department seems to be used to customers returning faulty goods.
Lemons can also be grown at home, preferably in a conservatory or greenhouse. Citrus fruits usually ripen between December and January. However, you can take your time with the harvest and leave the lemons hanging on the tree for several months. By growing your own, you can control many things yourself, such as whether the fruit has seeds or not, whether it is yellow or green, whether it is sour or sweet and whether you want organic or not. In any case, there is hardly any fuel stuck to your own fruit, which makes it much better than anything you can buy.
Greetings from the lemon-yellow Migi piglet
