Monday, 20 October 2014

Storing Potatoes

We should have all dug up the last of our main crop potatoes by now.

They will last best if stored somewhere cool and dark.

Storing in the fridge is a bad idea.  It can discolour the flesh and cause a deterioration in the flavour.

Always remove any that are damaged or diseased, and check regularly, at least once a fortnight, and remove any showing signs of rot.

One can store them in anything that allows a bit of air circulation: cardboard boxes, paper sacks, hessian sacks, wire trays, etc.

A good source of hessian sacks is www.henandhammock.co.uk (Tel: 0184-421-7060)

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