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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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 Posted - Jun 15 2009 : 09:21:03 AM
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here's what I was thinking. We have a very cool stairwell and we also have these 5 large wooden "drawers" that were once in a machine shop from the 1800's. They stack on top of one another, and are really thick and substantial, but I have difficulty "cleaning" them, so what I was thinking is this:
*they'd be perfect for storing potatoes and onions
*I could "outfit" them with some sort of metal (aluminum, galvanized tin, something?) on the interior (cut 4 pieces for the sides and bottom), so, IF there was any machine type liquids leftover in the wood from many years ago, it wouldn't seep into the veggies.
What do you think? How does anyone store their potatoes and onions after harvest?
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Jun 15 2009 : 10:47:56 AM
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Jonni:
Sounds like a good idea to me. I don't harvest enough to store. Wish I did. Our garden is rather on the smallish side.
Happy gardening and storing to you!
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
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Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - Jun 15 2009 : 1:10:32 PM
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Jonni,
Just remember to make sure they have air circulation (dry), or they might sprout or just plain rot, other wise I don't see any problem with storeing them that way. Good luck
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jun 15 2009 : 1:21:02 PM
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Thanks, girls. Good reminder about the circulation. I was going to also put some newspaper in between and around so if one gets yucky, they all won't.
Any other tips, Teresa?
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - Jun 15 2009 : 3:59:02 PM
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Jonni,
If you can, keep them in a single layer, wrapping with newspaper is good. If you can't keep them single layer, rotate often, then if anyone is going bad before they spoil the whole bunch. Oh, and don't use galvanized metal, and if you use alumunim, make sure its food grade.
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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SpiritedRose
Farmgirl in Training
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Michelle
Chestertown
MD
USA
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Posted - Jun 16 2009 : 08:25:14 AM
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| I read the Rodale (sp?) book on home preservation. It gives methods for storing food if you don't have a root cellar. It has PICTURES too!! LOL |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jun 16 2009 : 08:29:38 AM
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I'll have to get that...especially if there are pictures :) I have one from the 70's that I picked up at the thrift, and it's great, except this guy is a REAL purist and reminds me a lot of Grizzly Adams, which ain't a bad thing, but bear tamer I am not. He was a part of that whole hippy dippy back to earth movement which is so wonderful, but I just do NOT have the space he had/has :)
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