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How to store potatoes? Sharing practical preservation methods

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Storage outside the passes: dig a cellar 2-3 m deep outdoors; its length and width depend on the quantity to be stored. Spread a 2 cm thick layer of ash on the cellar floor to disinfect it and remove the peculiar smell of the soil layer inside the cellar. Fix the cellar cover well and put the potatoes down into the cellar. Cover the potatoes with 15 cm of thick moist black soil to keep them moist and protect them from freezing; if the cellar is shallow, cover them with 20-30 cm of moist black soil. The cellar door should not be sealed too early: in early November cover half and leave half open for ventilation. Seal it all by early December. Controlling the temperature well is the key. Plastic bag storage: if in winter

Storage outside the passes: dig a cellar 2-3 m deep outdoors; its length and width depend on the quantity to be stored. Spread a 2 cm thick layer of ash on the cellar floor to disinfect it and remove the peculiar smell of the soil layer inside the cellar. Fix the cellar cover well and put the potatoes down into the cellar. Cover the potatoes with 15 cm of thick moist black soil to keep them moist and protect them from freezing; if the cellar is shallow, cover them with 20-30 cm of moist black soil. The cellar door should not be sealed too early: in early November cover half and leave half open for ventilation. Seal it all by early December. Controlling the temperature well is the key.

Plastic bag storage: if you only eat 50-100 kg of potatoes in winter, you can put the potatoes into a plastic bag and place 10 cm of moist black soil inside the opening of the bag; this way they will not dry out and will stay fresh without a pungent taste.

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