06-07-2011, 15:09
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Storing Vegetables
I was wondering how I could keep my Crops for Winter when I harvest them.
I've heard that storing your potatoes and carrots in a box layered with compost helps them keep for longer. I dont know if this is true though.
This year I will be harvesting a lot, but my main ones that I want to store are...
Potatoes, Carrots, Celery, Onion
Any Tips?
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06-07-2011, 15:15
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Re: Storing Vegetables
Hessian sacks are one of the best ways of storing root veg..
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06-07-2011, 15:33
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Re: Storing Vegetables
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I was wondering how I could keep my Crops for Winter when I harvest them.
I've heard that storing your potatoes and carrots in a box layered with compost helps them keep for longer. I dont know if this is true though.
This year I will be harvesting a lot, but my main ones that I want to store are...
Potatoes, Carrots, Celery, Onion
Any Tips?
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Have a butcher's at this:
http://www.gardenwiseonline.ca/gw/ho...-crops-storage
Si thee 
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06-07-2011, 16:44
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Re: Storing Vegetables
My onions are already hanging upside down for their final drying before stringing them up for the winter.
Spuds I leave in dry compost until needed (must keep dry and dark).
Carrots I leave in the ground as long as possible (slugs notwithstanding), leeks too.
Celery doesn't store well AFAIK.
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06-07-2011, 18:39
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Re: Storing Vegetables
May sound silly but won't freezing what you can be an option?
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06-07-2011, 18:44
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Re: Storing Vegetables
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May sound silly but won't freezing what you can be an option?
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Freezing destroys texture and flavour of a lot of veg. You can freeze cooked items well but even with a blast chiller stuff may end up as mush
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06-07-2011, 20:27
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06-07-2011, 21:41
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Re: Storing Vegetables
Potatoes are good in a dry box with hay and covered so no light can get to them.
If light gets to them they will start to sprout which is not good.
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07-07-2011, 08:03
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Re: Storing Vegetables
About the freezing - I made this mistake last year and chopped up my carrots, however, they kept for a few weeks before i noticed the flavour changed, so i'm not doing this again.
thanks for all the advice, ill be sure to take it on board for this years harvest.
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07-07-2011, 15:22
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Re: Storing Vegetables
Not veggies on your list, but
Runner Beans freeze quite well. I freeze them individually on trays then transfer to plastic bags.
Marrows, grab a pair of your wife's/gf's tights and stuff the marrows in there, knot, stuff in next marrow etc. Hang from wooden beam in your shed. Stops them from bruising.
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07-07-2011, 17:53
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Re: Storing Vegetables
And don't forget you can make wine from ANY fruit or vegetable.Potato wine has a hell of a kick.
Mind I've never heard of onion wine but there is pickles to consider or even chutney.Roast onion chutney 
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07-07-2011, 20:57
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Re: Storing Vegetables
Our excess tomatoes, onions, gherkins and some fruit always go into a nice spicy chutney..
The soft fruit gets jammed but most hard veg will keep... still got some pumpkins and squash from last year..
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