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True Blue Farmgirl
194 Posts
Victoria
Chester
Vermont
USA
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 Posted - Jan 04 2009 : 09:11:57 AM
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Help! The potatoes we have in bags within boxes in the dark , drafty, and cool stone foundation basement are starting to get sprouts. I really don't want this to happen yet! anyone have a surefire way to prevent potato sprouting in storage? |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Jan 04 2009 : 09:20:29 AM
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I keep mine in the fridge drawer. But I don't know for sure what you would do with a lot of them. Did I read someplace that storing them in sand was a good idea if you have a whole lot?
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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vermont v
True Blue Farmgirl
194 Posts
Victoria
Chester
Vermont
USA
194 Posts |
Posted - Jan 04 2009 : 11:09:21 AM
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I have as many in the fridge as I can get in. We have a lot of garden spuds form last year. Goggle search was interesting but farmgirl knowhow I trust! |
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Jami
True Blue Farmgirl
1238 Posts
Jami
Ellensburg
WA
USA
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Posted - Jan 05 2009 : 07:40:59 AM
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Mine are still holding strong but are stored in a room that is kept at about 40 degrees this time of year - a storeroom adjacent to our garage. We just have ours loose in cardboard boxes, no bags, and they are spread out as much as possible. I haven't seen any sprouting yet and they are very firm still. However, my onions didn't fare so well...they are going, going, almost gone...figured it might be the varieties and that some got way too big before we picked them.
Jami in WA
Farmgirl Sister #266
http://woolyinwashington.wordpress.com/
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vermont v
True Blue Farmgirl
194 Posts
Victoria
Chester
Vermont
USA
194 Posts |
Posted - Jan 05 2009 : 11:47:48 AM
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Thanks Jami, I wish we had a more temperature controlled area for them. The spots in our house and barn are must be either too hot or cold although its pretty cool in the basement. Sorry about your onions; I would have onions too if they would grow here! |
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4179 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Jan 06 2009 : 04:29:15 AM
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I have mine in an extra fridge. It is the only way I can keep them. I don't have a root cellar. The barn is too cold, and the basement too warm.
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Jami
True Blue Farmgirl
1238 Posts
Jami
Ellensburg
WA
USA
1238 Posts |
Posted - Jan 06 2009 : 07:36:29 AM
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The onions were fun while they lasted. I learn something new each year with gardening and storage. Next year we'll pick the onions sooner and try to find a better way to store them. I think we just lucked out on the potatoes this year...some perfect combination of picking very late and they were a good variety for storing? Our room is only temperature controlled in the winter due to a heater. In the summer it gets quite hot in there as there is a window. No A/C.
Jami in WA
Farmgirl Sister #266
http://woolyinwashington.wordpress.com/
http://farmhouseflair.etsy.com |
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
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Posted - Jan 06 2009 : 08:05:54 AM
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I have tried to store potatoes in the fridge and they shrivled up. Like they were dehydrated. I thought it might be because it is a frost free fridge. Anyway we grow just a few potatoes and get them eaten by the first of the year. I have found that storing onions to be tricky. I make sure that the stems are fully dried before storing them. Otherwise they start rotting at the stem. I find the best way to "put up" onions is to coursely chop them, freeze on a cookie sheet then bag them and keep them in the freezer until needed.
I thought if I ever want to grow a lot of potatoes, I might try to can them. Anyone ever canned potatoes? |
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