Sunshine through the clouds warmed the wet chilled earth and prompted me to harvest potatoes and carrots this weekend. The bounty was great from our raised beds in the vegetable garden, I have more carrots than space to store over winter. Any suggestions on how to store them in our cool garage? I’ve never done this before. We have three kinds of potatoes; Robinta Reds grew the best and were stacked like cord wood inside dirt mounds some measuring more than 12″ long, then Yukon Gold and finally Gold Rush. Last year our potatoes lasted until May and we have more this year. We should be in business all winter with this generous yield. Working outdoors I became aware of an odd feeling from the air like winter is almost here, I wonder will it come early? Strange. My neighbor’s horse has a coat as thick as normal for November, is this a sign? Animals know. We shall see. I think it is best to be prepared.
Gail Niebrugge, Alaska landscape artist
Wow! All those beautiful potatoes! We can’t store longer than about 2 week, even in dark places as they will still sprout!
That’s a very interesting photo too!
Hugs,
Noella
Noella,
If we keep them totally dark and stored at 40 degrees they will last all winter. The totally dark is not hard to do in Alaska, but the 40 degrees is a challenge. Last year at 20 below the floor area where we stored the spuds froze, even through the temperature stayed warmer in the garage.
Gail