So... I wanted to ask this early on... before winter comes so I can be more prepared...
I'd heard you store potatoes in cool dark places like basements and keep them dry.
Well, that doesn't seem to always work. I don't know why. Something about our basement they don't seem to last very long stored that way. Produce stored in our basement for some reason spoils quicker than it should.
Have any of you run into this? And what do you suggest?
And there's this idea out there of storing potatoes outside in a potato (irish) clamp. The idea is you put them in a pile then cover it with straw and earth. Then you have an opening at the top for air circulation.
Does a potato clamp not work in snowy winter states? And what happens when you store outside when you have cold and wet together? Do potato clamps have to be dry?
I feel like I lack understanding on how to store potatoes outside in a garage or whatever, even though I've looked at the book definition simple answer of storing in cool, dark place. In APPLICATION, you are gambling like all 8 months of your work just on ... something that could easily not work if you don't do it right, or have problems. That's a lot to lose on a gamble...
I'd heard you store potatoes in cool dark places like basements and keep them dry.
Well, that doesn't seem to always work. I don't know why. Something about our basement they don't seem to last very long stored that way. Produce stored in our basement for some reason spoils quicker than it should.
Have any of you run into this? And what do you suggest?
And there's this idea out there of storing potatoes outside in a potato (irish) clamp. The idea is you put them in a pile then cover it with straw and earth. Then you have an opening at the top for air circulation.
Does a potato clamp not work in snowy winter states? And what happens when you store outside when you have cold and wet together? Do potato clamps have to be dry?
I feel like I lack understanding on how to store potatoes outside in a garage or whatever, even though I've looked at the book definition simple answer of storing in cool, dark place. In APPLICATION, you are gambling like all 8 months of your work just on ... something that could easily not work if you don't do it right, or have problems. That's a lot to lose on a gamble...