notjustair
Well-known Member
It is about time to dig potatoes here. I can never get them to last. I can make a field of wheat grow but I can't keep my potatoes from sprouting in a month's time! What are some of my options?
I can keep them down the cellar (which is what I usually do), but that's all it really is. It is damp and the bugs could get to them. There is some light down there as well. Aren't they supposed to be in the dark?
I had also considered putting them in a bucket and lowering it down into the cistern. Not all the way into the water, but just above it which is about 15 feet below ground level now. Only light is throught the slats on the top door.
What will make them keep the longest? I know the easy stuff like 'don't wash them'. I'm talking about something that will get me some home grown potatoes at Thanksgiving.
I can keep them down the cellar (which is what I usually do), but that's all it really is. It is damp and the bugs could get to them. There is some light down there as well. Aren't they supposed to be in the dark?
I had also considered putting them in a bucket and lowering it down into the cistern. Not all the way into the water, but just above it which is about 15 feet below ground level now. Only light is throught the slats on the top door.
What will make them keep the longest? I know the easy stuff like 'don't wash them'. I'm talking about something that will get me some home grown potatoes at Thanksgiving.