How We Cure Potatoes & Onions To Stay Fresh For Months

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7 жыл бұрын

We had hundreds of questions and comments on how we would keep our
harvest fresh for the winter and early spring months. In this episode I
will show you how we do that, and the steps to curing the harvest
properly since that is the first and most critical step.
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@w.bevans5454 7 жыл бұрын

It's funny how when you don't know you shouldn't or cant do something, you seem to be able to get away with it. Last fall when we were gathering up our Yukon Gold potatoes, I pressure washed them and the skins came right off along with the soil. I left them in the yard to dry for a few hours, then took them to the basement to store for the winter. Don't know if it was fools luck or the exact right circumstances, but they kept all winter in our cold room and were perfect for the 6 months they lasted. Now that I know I cant do that, it will probably never work for me again! I still have the dirty half to use up. Yukon Gold are the best!

@SB-bs7uv 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you share all your knowledge. your my go to channel for everything regarding my garden. Thanks man

@VeryMiley 4 жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Preparing for the upcoming growing season and want to successfully store onions and potatoes this year.

@thebarefootfarm5919 5 жыл бұрын

It may have been short but still very imformative and gave me exactly the imfo I needed. Thank you

@jettahickens7924 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for those great tips! Happy gardening!!

@judyhowell7075 5 жыл бұрын

Excited in NW Florida potatoes planted and few on the way up

@KR-ke4lz 3 жыл бұрын

Potato farmers leave them in the ground for two weeks after the vines are dead. This sets the skins so they are not so thin and delicate. I clip the vines off two weeks before I want to harvest them.

@doreentucker8815 2 жыл бұрын

How cool does the weather need to be for them to be ok left in the ground? It is about 85 degrees here.

@KR-ke4lz 2 жыл бұрын

@@doreentucker8815 I am not sure. Here in south eastern Idaho the weather dips down to almost freezing at night when this is done. Days are probably in the 50's. I don't think the day temps would matter too much as long as you kill the vine. I clip mine. The farms roll something heavy on the vines or kill them with acid. I think the main thing is to just keep them in the ground for two weeks with the vines dead. This sets the skin. I do know that you don't want them to freeze.

@doreentucker8815 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you KR! I cut the vines today and hopefully they will be ok for 2 weeks while I'm on vacation. 🤪

@cathiwim 7 ай бұрын

@@doreentucker8815i left mine in the ground for two MONTHS after the tops died down, and they are nearly perfect!, a mouse got to a couple of them, but i will cut those parts off. I am thrilled with my success!! I got tow bushels out of one pound apeice of redskin and Yukon gold spuds!bought them at Rural King!

@dylancummings398 7 жыл бұрын

Ask one of your local coffee shops for the burlap bags, much cheaper than ordering on Amazon!

@playlists.and.painthorses 2 жыл бұрын

The minute he said burlap bags I was like, oooh, I have coffee bags!

@cathiwim 7 ай бұрын

Following your instructions, i grew my own potatoes successfully for the first time! I have two bushels! It will last us til spring, at least! Thank you so-much!,

@LindaPenney 7 жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing have a blessed day Luke packed arrived this morning thank you

@sherrywoomert2564 3 жыл бұрын

@Iloveorganicgardening 7 жыл бұрын

thanks Luke

@michaelgallant2623 Жыл бұрын

Thanks...very helpful...answered some questions.

@PinkChucky15 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome, pretty useful info as usual :-)

@debk5325 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic. Thank you

@BumbleBeeJunction 7 жыл бұрын

I came... I watched... I thumbs up'd... And I laughed because the video opened up like you'd crawled out of your blanket fort to show us what food ya had stored up for the fort... LOL J/K Great vid !

@bprincipled790 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video just the right length. I just dug up my experimental potatoes from my grow bag and wanted to know how to cure them. You seem to have done it in a spare room vs. a basement. Since i don’t have a basement, can i do that as well?

@fanorama1 2 жыл бұрын

I knew you'd have the answer! Thanks for everything Luke. You actually inspired me to write a book!

@PineGeri 3 жыл бұрын

You answered my question..👍

@rebeccaharp3254 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@heathylivingwithsometwists 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@judymiller323 Жыл бұрын

This is super informative, thank you ! I live in central FL and am wondering if i can store my potatoes and onions (separately of course) in sawdust? Or are the burlap bags the better choice?

@venuslightt 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the advice. While you were curing the potatoes did you cover the window to make the room dark? Are they okay for a couple weeks if not in direct light?

@dougf1249 3 жыл бұрын

Ops i washed mine. Well good to know for next harvest Ty for the video

@lorieger9505 8 ай бұрын

Oops, guess I'll be dehydrating my potatoes, lol. Washed them all, haha 😂. Thanks Luke!!

@scroogemcknacker2426 4 жыл бұрын

as you were saying "You don't want to wash them." I was reminded that five minutes earlier I washed my potatoes.

@litlebit60 4 жыл бұрын

Can you use the humidity gauge that requested for a garbage can root cellar? Do you have any recommendations? Thanks

@JoeJoe-wy7sk 5 жыл бұрын

is there any need for space between each potato in this 1-layer thick setup? thanks

@floridaprepper598 2 жыл бұрын

What would you suggest in Florida for storing potatoes and onions root sellers are not really common here

@yvonneperry6350 4 жыл бұрын

Where do you store them when drying them out In the basement or under the house?

@1975Jdonov 7 жыл бұрын

Old timers way to store root vegetables is to layer the vegetables in a large basket with aged dried sawdust in a root cellar/cool dry room. I have read conflicting arguments about whether or not they will actually store all the way through to next years harvest.

@cultivatingorganicbyjomig1719 7 жыл бұрын

For now our harvest is not so that I have to think of long term storage. Not long from now, however, I am hoping to put these info to good use. TFS

@Garysopinion 4 жыл бұрын

What about a root cellar? seen one built into a large mound of dirt. It happened to contain bushels of apples.

@garden_geek 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Luke, I have a question: how would you recommend I store onions and potatoes if I don’t have a basement/cellar? I live in a hot part of Northern California and can’t find a place in my house with consistently cool temps besides the refrigerator. Thanks for the excellent channel - I’ve learned a lot from you.

@heatherm2474 4 жыл бұрын

If you have a smaller harvest, could a separate mini fridge work? That way you can set the temp higher than you would with your fridge the houses other foods? Add a bowl of water if needed

@doreentucker8815 2 жыл бұрын

I live in nor cal too, what did you figure out?

@SleestaksRule 7 жыл бұрын

I love those windows! Food too, but those are really nice windows. hehe.

@punkyroo 7 жыл бұрын

LOL! :)

@SleestaksRule 7 жыл бұрын

I love old style windows. Those look new and easy to open. My Dad painted mine shut so I couldn't get out.

@punkyroo 7 жыл бұрын

I totally get that. The homestead I just purchased was a colonial-era estate. About 250 years old. Every door and window in the place is frustratingly non-standard... but also awesome.

@Prettykansasfarm 3 жыл бұрын

So you cut the necks before you dried or after??

@CAMDEC1217 Жыл бұрын

Great video! What happens if you harvest them all before the greens have dried? I harvested all of mine, planted way too many and needed the garden space for fall crops. Can I still cure them, and will they last the winter?

@cathiwim 7 ай бұрын

You wont have many potatoes, and what you do have will be small

@loisjohnson-mead7304 7 жыл бұрын

Perfect... spot on techniques to save my harvest! Here's to next year's Taters! Be well, L

@sheilafade2016 2 жыл бұрын

Can u plant multiplying onions and potatoes in the sane bed?

@porknpiggy 7 жыл бұрын

Will you guys be making and selling the purple majestic seed potatoes ?

@punkyroo 7 жыл бұрын

I hope they do! That would be amazing. :)

@628DirtRooster 7 жыл бұрын

I hope you like onions. You're going to be having them with most meals. XD

@vbent31 4 жыл бұрын

It's a good thing u can easily slip them into any meal then 🤷🏽‍♀️

@jessicacrewlove 2 жыл бұрын

I am a little confused about how you cure potatoes. Do you lay them on the tarp too? If so, wouldn't the light affect them negatively?

@jimmylarge1148 Жыл бұрын

I heard that u can put them in boxes surrounded by dry Pete moss?

@MFaith777 2 жыл бұрын

Is it OK if you cure potatoes and onions together in the same room? Because I heard that the gases from one could make the other rot?

@vbent31 4 жыл бұрын

If you were to buy potatoes and onions in bulk from a farm would they be cured?

@austin2245psn Жыл бұрын

What do u do with the leaves

@krystalscott685 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have to cure potatoes? I harvested mine and they were really small and I just put them in my kitchen on the counter for a few weeks now and I haven’t eaten any. I have no idea the average temperature they’ve been in so now I’m nervous

@PineGeri 3 жыл бұрын

25-30% humidity in AZ? Hmmmm...temp inside house controllable, but humidity? Eek! It’s May 26, 2021 and outside humidity is 13% and indoors is 14%... recommendations?

@everythingsunflowersandmor2631 7 жыл бұрын

Ugg, I was mine!! 😳😳😳

@jadeperri5183 4 жыл бұрын

Do you have to cure it before safe eating or is it just for long storing purposes? What other veg has to be cured?

@NarrowWayFarm 4 жыл бұрын

You can eat right away if they aren't green.

@jadeperri5183 4 жыл бұрын

NarrowWay Farm thank you!

@tomatoesforlifesisi789 7 жыл бұрын

what is your favourite vegetable? and what variety?

@MIgardener 7 жыл бұрын

That is a bit of a loaded question because I love growing beans, tomatoes, beets, lettuce. Ugh. No favorites.

@ncgreenie6707 6 жыл бұрын

So when I first dig up my potatoes, I can't eat them yet? They need to be cured first?

@CarolAnn61 6 жыл бұрын

NC Greenie you can eat them straight away.

@thetacountry4487 5 жыл бұрын

They only presumably need to be cured if their sick 🤔. So once a doctor oks your potatoes your probably good to go 👍🏻

@JNYC-gb1pp 4 жыл бұрын

You can eat right away. I was digging the other day and found a new tiny potato and ate it raw right there and then. As a kid we sometimes ate raw potatoes out of the garden (we were savages!) - and i'm still alive! ;)

@heatheringram2976 2 жыл бұрын

You can eat them right away. You only cure them if you want to store them for many months. I pick potatoes and roast them for dinner right away.

@justingrant4860 3 жыл бұрын

So I guess this won't work for store bought potatoes since they are already washed??

@Sagatta32 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! What happens if potatoes are in below freezing, they rot or get destroyed? That is what I hear. I think this is very strange. I will try find out the best balance if I am going to store my potatoes! If not, perhaps I can preserve them in cans and how would that work? Thanks!

@zennabella1676 2 жыл бұрын

I LIVE IN A VERY HOT CLIMATE SO IM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. I LL BUY SOME PLASTIC VEG RACKS I THINK BUT KEEP MY ONIONS AND POTATOES ON A SEPERATE SHELF.

@syafiatulkhusnah2903 3 жыл бұрын

i want to be successful farmers after return to my country InsyaAllah

@1halnass 2 жыл бұрын

If you ran a fan on them continuously for 2 weeks... You could probably buy them cheaper than the price of the electricity it took. I'm just saying.

@inthemoment875 2 жыл бұрын

30% humidity for potatoes? I thought potatoes needed to be stored at 95%?

@dragonmanmark 5 жыл бұрын

I'm confused, you say washing the potatoes will scrape off the skin. I can understand how a pressure washer can scrape off the skin but how can water from a faucet or water in a bowl scrape off the skin. Do you mean don't wash them with a brush because the brush will scrape off the skin or do you really believe water from the faucet will scrape off the skin? I can't see how water from a faucet could scrape off the skin of a potato.

@thetacountry4487 5 жыл бұрын

Handle an incured potato and you shall see oh ye of puny faith

@lindacaldwell6251 3 жыл бұрын

IDk, We grow ours ever year....I wash mine under a faucet every year. Gently....I dry them thoroughly before curing them. They always do just fine. Maybe we are just lucky .

@magz0626 7 жыл бұрын

i really love Your videos. one suggestion if i may, slow down. you pack alot of good information but sometimes you talk so fast, i just can't process it. please don't take it wrong. some constructive criticism from a loyal subscriber.

@mandalee102 6 жыл бұрын

Melanie MSG what a kind way to deliver constructive critism. don't lose this about yourself. 💙

@tomc27 7 жыл бұрын

watermelons don't need to be ripe for squirrels to eat. my watermelons would get to about a 2" diameter then the squirrels would tear them from vine and sit in my deck chair and proudly chew them up while I scream & wave my arms at them. ( they don't run away unless I actually run & chase them.)

@bartacomuskidd775 3 жыл бұрын

You almost have a million subs, and you only get 50,000 views per vid?

@thetacountry4487 5 жыл бұрын

But my potatoes aren’t sick

@nicknack9398 2 жыл бұрын

He always says "I'll post a link", and I can never find it. I guess it's burried in the comments?

@bradjenkins932 6 жыл бұрын

Never store onions with other foods>>> They off gas

@thetacountry4487 5 жыл бұрын

Gross!

@workwillfreeyou 7 жыл бұрын

Bring that pretty little cousin of your back.

@babylongate 7 жыл бұрын

Look , Migardener looks like he stuck in a desert, it's like a solitary confinement room has all these food .

@MIgardener 7 жыл бұрын

solitary confinement rooms have lots of food? and are located in deserts? *scratches head....

@babylongate 7 жыл бұрын

you da best man...and was a joke by the way.

@MIgardener 7 жыл бұрын

Babylon Gate :D I figured. If I was in solitary confinement they have done a very poor job at room prep. Not to mention a window I could just open and escape from. ;)