When Peter first came back from Europe to Russia with a cargo of potatoes, hardly cared about the king's head the thought of where to store the fruit of a rich potato harvest: in most of the houses at the time had a semblance of cellars, in which the precious potato could Dolezal until the spring without any problems, providing sustenance for all households.
Now the situation is a little bit not the same, and a good cellar for storing potatoes have not every owner of a private house or a summer resident, not to mention the owners of apartments. At the time, I also encountered this problem, and found a great way to "bespogrebnogo" storing potatoes, whom he intends to share with you in this article.
potato preparation for storage
To potatoes Dolezal in the "apartment" conditions until spring with a minimum of "loss", it is necessary to properly prepare the harvest after digging. Every time after we are with the family together, and almost without wrangling dig a rich harvest or not, I I give good fruits "lie down" in the sun (at least three hours) on a specially allocated for this purpose litter.
After a good harvest is dry, it can be stored in the temporary (up to 1 month) storage in a cool (4-7 degrees above zero) and well-ventilated place. In my case - this is unheated storage room in the country. Well, in order to slow down the process of development of the fungus, I obkladyvayut potatoes freshly cut stalks of wormwood.
Selecting a location
So, I tried all three main places to store potatoes in the "apartment" conditions: on the balcony, in the hallway, and finally, just in the refrigerator.
The last option for large crops can be excluded right away: it's unlikely you will become to acquire another cooling unit only for the storage of potatoes.
The first method
In both cases, the remaining storage used wooden boxes with holes for ventilation. To none of the neighbors, or "alien" Pozar my precious tubers and box with them, I firmly secure it to the floor with dowels and hung on the cover lock.
The only thing I was afraid of - it's too hot temperature in a well-heated porch. However, scurrying to and fro neighbors ensure a good ventilation of the room through the front door, and potatoes safely Dolezal until the spring, and in fact has not deteriorated.
The second way
Charter to go to the entrance every time I want fried potatoes, the next year, I examine the debris in his glassed-in balcony, and placed a box of potatoes in there. Thermal insulation of the balcony was not very good, so to keep warm, I wrapped the warm box with an old blanket.
The winter was not too cold, and my stocks successfully wintered, and the next year I thoroughly insulate a balcony, and the need for continued support of the temperature regime in the part it disappeared.
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