How to store POTATOES (without a root cellar)
Video Overview & Insights
We recently harvested a crop of potatoes in our backyard garden in North Texas. We don't have a root cellar or second refrigerator, so we have to store our harvest indoors at room temperature. It's also possible to leave your potatoes in the ground up until the first freeze, but we need our raised bed to grow other crops. This video shows you the important concepts in storing potatoes for long-term enjoyment.
The potatoes must be in perfect and healthy condition, they must not be damaged, otherwise they will rot within a few days, there are several bad potatoes in the box, be careful :)
For help growing potatoes from start to finish, please check out our full-length video on that topic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ2u3Zur-bE
Don’t refrigerate because the starches will turn into sugar and won’t taste the same
More User Perspectives
Thank you , now I can buy in bulk ❤
@kycoobie1538I thought you said they aren't supposed to touch?
@christinehughes9267Thank you very much for your support
@BURUGAAMOS-y1cThank you. Great advice.
@Lukus-e2sIs it best to store potatoes without washing them first? I brushed most of the soil off, but don't plan to wash them until I use them.
@markseltmanI will never grow potatoes but I'm writing a post-apocalypse story and I had no idea how someone might make potatoes last in a bomb shelter. Thank you!
@LCDRformatAnother north texas gardener here, thanks for the video! Have you tried leaving potatoes in the ground overwinter for seed?
@T4nkcommanderHi fellow N Texas gardener, Greenville here
@purtis99I will try this idea. Thank you Miss Mills. 😘
@lolitanoval8266how about the brown paper that amazon uses for packing material?
@miamited69So no box in the fridge just a closed plastic bag?
@nillz8741Amazing and very informative!❤
@MalxCreatesThank you so much. I throw out a lot of potatoes but now I know how to store and keep them longer. Thanks for helping me save money.👍👍😊
@lettiegrant9447🎉thanks
@Alexandra-v2t7nThank you! From Baudette Minnesota, zone 3b
@jillachen7217This was so incredibly helpful, thank you!
@IrelandsingsExcellent video! So much information packed into five minutes. I'm new to growing potatoes and this was so helpful. Thank you so much!
@joairey4213let's have some fried at our next breakfast!
@calex41Молодец! Вырастила органическую картошечку и правильно хранишь.
@fatima20232You really know your gardening Dina ! Thank you so much ! Deep south Texas has been really hot already and more to come. Hope it doesn't damage our gardens! Take care.
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