Julie Bove wrote:
>
> How do you do it?

> So what should I use to store them in? Or should I just buy them as needed?
> I thought since they were a root vegetable that they would keep for a while.
> Apparently not.

I think the root veggies used to be stored in a cool cellar below ground and
once you dug them up, you keep the dirt on them until you were ready to use
them. Seems that they would last a long time that way.

It's a different animal that comes from the grocery store.
They say store in a cool, dry, dark place.
The only place I had was in a lower kitchen cabinet.
You take the potatoes out of the plastic immediately as they need air.
I put them in a lower kitchen cabinet in an old easter basket.
Some still rotted before I got to them all.

Now, I keep potatoes and onion on my countertop. I'll put down a layer of
paper towels, then put them all on there not touching each other. I'll then
put a layer of paper towels on top to keep out some light which is supposed
to be bad for them.

Best thing, imo, is to only buy what you will use in a week. Or 2 weeks at
the most.

Gary

PS - as to the real farm veggies. Last year a friend gave me 1/2 bushel of
sweet potatoes straight from his fathers farm. They still had dirt on them
too. I stored them in my bottom kitchen cabinet and they lasted several
months. The last ones didn't rot, they had dried out too much to use.