[Ag-eq] Potatoes

[David Andrews]

Also, if basement is a little damp add dehumidifier, will help, and 
make it seem cooler too.

Dave

At 08:05 AM 8/15/2014, you wrote:

>Tracy:
>
>The potatoes sound great.
>
>Does your basement stay dry and is it cooler than the house?
>
>A root celler is basically a basement, they keep things cool, but also protect
>from freezing.
>
>If you have lots of potatoes they might not fit in your refrigerater.
>
>Good luck.
>
>Nella
>
>
>
>Quoting Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
>
> > I started digging my potatoes yesterday.  They're the best I've ever grown,
> > nice and big!  And 2-4 potatoes for every one I planted.  I grew 
> Red Pontiac
> > this year.  I think our unusually cool summer helped. And, as a 
> bonus, I put
> > lots of compost and leaves around the potatoes to keep the soil loose, and
> > now I have really nice soil to put in a fall crop.  I put in some 
> lettuce in
> > one spot, and I'll put carrots or turnips in another.
> > Google says to store potatoes in "a cool, dark, well-ventilated 
> place".  I'm
> > not sure where that might be.  The basement's not hot, but not particularly
> > cool.  Google says the fridge isn't the best, but it may be the 
> best I have.
> > Wish I had a root cellar.
> > Tracy

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