Our neighbors blessed us with over a bushel of potatoes! We are so grateful to have neighbors that share their food bounty. These are the same neighbors that shared their green bean crop with us.
So what are we going to do with all of those potatoes?
It turns out that potatoes store very well in a cool, dark place. The larger potatoes should store well until about March. To cure potatoes, follow these steps:
- Once the potatoes are dug up, brush of the large clumps of dirt. Do not wash the potatoes.
- Spread the potatoes out in a single layer on newspaper or cardboard. Let them sit for about 2 weeks in a dark cool place. This process hardens up the skin on the potato, allowing them to store for extended periods.
- If you plan to keep the potatoes for several months, sprinkle them with powdered lime. We just sprinkle the lime on the potatoes and then place them in a box or pile. The lime will help prevent the potatoes from molding and sprouting.
- We store our potatoes in our crawl space basement. They are raised of the ground. It is cool, dark and slightly humid down there which is perfect for storing potatoes.
From research online, it looks like the dusting with lime is optional. Plenty of people store their potatoes without the lime. The real key is making sure that the potatoes stay dry, and are in a dark, cool room.
Have you every stored potatoes for an extended period of time?
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Renae is a married working mom of two handsome boys. She works as a registered dental hygienist by day and blogs here at How to Have it All by night. She enjoys cooking from scratch, working in her vegetable garden and functional training.
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