It would seem that difficult in the storage of potatoes? I fell asleep it into the basement or in the box on the balcony and use the gifts of nature all winter. But it turns out that if the tubers are wrong, then after a couple of months, the potatoes can simply be thrown away and stay without the most important stock.
How to store potatoes - selection of varieties
Potatoes, like all other vegetables, is divided into varieties. For winter storage, only those that ripen in autumn are suitable. If you yourself grow potatoes, then somewhat different for winter consumption:
- Slavyanka, Dneprinka, Sineglazka, Adrette - varieties with a large content of starch. Such potatoes are well suitable for mashed potatoes.
- Alvara, Lidekre, Red Scarlet, Good luck - grades with a reduced starch content. Suitable for first dishes and salads.
- Hope, luck, Impala, Kolobok - Potatoes with a middle level of starch in the tubers. These varieties are ideal for frying.
From the above, it follows that the winter should lay several different varieties to use them in different dishes.
If you buy potatoes on the market, then you will have to trust the seller. It is worth buying several different varieties so that with poor storage at least one variety, the reserves you have enough to a new crop.
How to store potatoes - quality selection
Only high quality potatoes are suitable for storage. Tubers must be clean, smooth, without dents, cuts and other damage. Different varieties of potatoes are placed in different boxes - in the box, specify the name of the variety and the bookmark date for storage. Before filling the boxes or baskets of potatoes, be sure to dry the tubers under the canopy - only dry potatoes are well stored.
How to Store Potatoes - Selecting Temperature Mode and Humidity
Potatoes are recommended to be stored at a temperature of +2 to +5 degrees. If your basement is rather warm, then make forced intimidate ventilation in it - ventilation is also needed for continuous air update in the basement. You will also have to take care of the humidity. Potatoes loves when this figure is within 85-90%. To measure humidity, you can buy a special device called a hygrometer. With too dry air, vegetables begin to dehydrate and wither. If this happened, then put the pelvis with water next to the boxes. Also watch the potatoes in the dark room - do not forget to turn off the light in the basement.
How to store potatoes - selection of containers
Potato tubers are best stored in small lattice wooden boxes. Their small size will allow, if necessary, easily rearrange the boxes when the potatoes are bulkhead. Boxes Install on the lattice wooden pallets - it will provide more active ventilation of the preserved vegetables. Instead of boxes, flat wicker baskets can be used.
How to store potatoes - a combination with other vegetables
Some owners on top of potatoes pour carrots, beets or laid pumpkin. It is not categorically not worth it, because all these vegetables have different storage conditions. You can only use beets, but in the case of too raw basement. With dampness, potatoes can be rotated, and beets will take over the extra moisture.
How to Store Potatoes - Winter Sorting
If you correctly laid potatoes on the winter and observed all the conditions described, the tubers will definitely fly to the next harvest. But, as practice shows, ideal storage conditions can be created only in large specialized farms. There potatoes are kept by huge parties and then deliver to outlets. At home, strictly set the temperature, humidity, ventilation is not always obtained. In this case, potatoes must be periodically sorting out to remove small sprouts (appear at a very high temperature in the basement) or throw away rotten tubers (begin to deteriorate with too much humidity and high temperatures).
If the sprouts on potatoes are very small, i.e. Only their primitives appeared, then convert them and use such tubers first. When cleaning the peel, remove a thicker layer. Rotten tubers throw away at all. Those that were near Rinyli, wash the cool water and let it in business.
Not all of the townspeople have a cellar near the house or cellar in the country area. For them, we offer to watch a video in which it is described in detail about the special place of storage of potatoes on the balcony or loggia.
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