To save strawberries longer, put them in a collander --or better, drained shallow tray-- that will lift them off of the surface. Often the trays supermarkets sell them in will work well. The put the collander/tray into a loosely closed bag. At the bottom of the bag, making sure there is no contact with the berries, put a damp clean kitchen towel. Refrigerate. Strawberries need air circulation, somewhat moist air, but zero contact with water so do this without first washing the berries. This will give an extra day or two.
For apples, again use a loosely closed plastic bag (perforated bags 3 lbs and more are sold in work just fine) with a damp cloth placed in the center of the apples. Refrigerate. Apples do not mind the contact with the damp cloth and putting it in the center keeps moisture more evenly distributed. Re-dampen the cloth every few days. I personally have kept home harvested apples five months this way.
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