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I just peeled three spuds wrinkled up like Nancy's neck.

When the potatoes go on sale, and you buy a bunch, how do you keep them?

My grandpaw use to store fresh taters under the edge of house on a piece of tin.

An idea:

https://growagoodlife.com/storing-potatoes/

Lynn

I do know that the commercial growers used to spray then with MH-30, a chemical that is used for tobacco, in order to keep them from sprouting, thereby increasing "shelf life." I have always raised potatoes in the garden, and at one time we would not have to buy potatoes until about Christmas, or even later. I didn't have any problem keeping them, as long as you could keep them from freezing.

Now days, I don't raise as many in the garden as I did, because for some reason or another, I can't get them to store as well.

I keep them in a cool, dark area where they won't freeze.

As mentioned, a cool, dark place works best. If they start to sprout & soften you can still save them for a while, Place them in a cold bucket of water over night after breaking the sprouts off & by the next day they will firm up pretty good.

Dick

Root/storm cellar.

when dinosaur tracks were new, a best friend lived and worked in Twin Falls, Id. He stored his potatoes in the basement in a barrel filled with sand. A layer of sand, then a layer of potatoes, etc. It seemed to work.