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Curing Potatoes before winter storage
Here's this week's 5 Minute Friday Gardening Tip. This video will teach you how to cure your potatoes before you put them away for the winter. Don't skip this step. It allows the potatoes to dry and the skin to harden. It also gives the potatoes some time to heal any problems and for any issues like rot or soft spots to show up BEFORE you pack them in a bag or basket for the winter.
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@StoneyAcresGardening 4 года назад

Hey Guys! I would love to have you as part of The Gardening Academy! This is our membership site that teaches you how to be a better backyard gardener! Follow this link to join: onlinegardeningschool.com/p/the-gardening-academy/

@clairebeane3455 4 года назад

Big thanks!! 😊

@JamesJosephFinn 3 года назад

Thank you for this education! Does this apply to sweet potatoes? Thanks again!

@gm1653 4 года назад

Nice videos! Clear direction, nice imagery..., and no long annoying introduction music!! In 5 minutes you cover really nice important details. Thanks for saving me time in having to watch several videos to get the information you shared in 5 minutes!

@StoneyAcresGardening 4 года назад

You're welcome

@lindsaywilliambrown808 2 года назад

Totally...background music is SO hard to deal with when we're trying to learn. Shoutout to the no-music!

@glenmorse9533 Год назад

Exactly!

@michaelboom7704 3 года назад

The last 2 years I stored my potatoes in insulated coolers in a unheated back room. Last year I had better results assuming that I cured them better without moisture buildup like the previous year. I never had sprouting until April/May and used my last potatoes in late July....always stored in the coolers. Note if there is moisture drying the inside is important.

@ChickensAndGardening 5 лет назад

Wow, that's a lot of potatoes. This is my first year and I have 12 plants; should be ready by around Labor Day. Hoping for about 50-60 potatoes minimum, and if that works out, then next year I'll plant a second row!

@chickenlady1996 2 года назад

Thank you so much for an informative short video without music and a lot of background noise. Very relaxing to listen to and easy to learn from.😊

@StoneyAcresGardening 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@jcomer7368 4 года назад

My mother buried truck load of carrots and potatoes wrapped in plastic, hay &covered in clay. We had fresh produce all winter late spring

@brochman8307 4 года назад

We call it a Clamp where I am from. www.pocketfarm.co.uk/how-to-store-root-vegetables-in-a-clamp/

@MrGuy-cp1gt 3 года назад

If a person is in a pinch , plastic grocery bags, poked full of holes, put carrots in , then to a cool dark , damp area .and of course, don't wash the carrots.

@scoop2591 4 года назад

VERY MUCH appreciate the short and right to the point info ! And no distracting, useless music. Wish all videos were done like yours !

@halleylow3615 4 года назад

excellent. i have watched a lot of vids and this is the first time i heard of curing. makes so much sense. thankyou.

@StoneyAcresGardening 4 года назад

You're welcome

@rogerdavenport9618 Год назад

I found storing in a basement if you don't have a cellar, with plastic milk baskets, the ones they use to deliver to stores, the plastic is sturdy and durable and the potatoes can " breathe " if you can find them.

@StoneyAcresGardening Год назад

We use plastic laundry baskets and they work well too.

@nancymertens9739 5 лет назад

Thank you for learning about potatoes! That's like fresh garlic- no sunlight for storage!🇺🇸❤️🙏💟

@CMAenergy 5 лет назад

So far I never had a problem, All I did was let them cool an dry for a hour or less in the wind on the grd, an they stayed fresh for about a year, never even knew they should be as you mentioned,

@granmabern5283 4 года назад

When I was a kid the farmer would leave them in the field for a day when they had been dug up, then we went and picked potatoes. By the amount of rotten potatoes I’ve been buyin for the past few years, I think they don’t cure them at all anymore, amd it seems they irrigate them too much too, so we are basically buying rotting water. Got a good batch in my garden THIS year!

@daviddodge9501 5 лет назад

Have been able to store mine from October until about the middle of May. Built a mini root cellar with nothing more than a cooler. Drilled holes in it and buried it in one corner of the garden with the top right at the surface. October when I'm harvesting there's lots of dead leaves available, so I'll fill two garbage bags full of leaves to insulate the lid of the cooler. I usually put a board on top of the bags to kind of hold it all in place. The coldest it has gotten so far; In January I had a 34 degree temperature reading. This is in Colorado on the front range. In may I always have left over potatoes sprouting in the bin so I use them to plant again. This years crop will be my third generation. Have been elated that I figured out a way to eat them all winter long.

@wingabouts 5 лет назад

This sounds brilliant! But where/why do you put the holes? Wouldn't that allow bugs, moisture and heat to enter?

@lonemaplepoultry4331 Год назад

@@wingabouts heat, in the winter ?

@billhendrickson5506 6 лет назад

After harvest, 2 things before storing potatoes. Never wash them and leave as much dirt on them as you can. I store my potato harvest in shallow wooden slated v shaped containers and they last until I take what I need for the next planting. My favorite variety is Kennebec. I also plant reds for use in potato salads.

@heavenscenthomestead4242 6 лет назад

I always wash my potatoes and then cure them. Last all winter until spring.

@dandeliondreamspodcast9469 5 лет назад

I want to see these v shaped containers, I’m not sure I can visualize what you mean 🤔

@michaelr.williams8176 4 года назад

Yes every thing you said is how my mom and dad did ti their spuds works great,

@michaelr.williams8176 4 года назад

@@heavenscenthomestead4242 I leave dirt on them while drying ones dried dirt keep out mosture , ,,,, mosture cause rot, ones going from dry to wet, while not in ground ,

@mtyhntr49 4 года назад

Wow, had no idea. Thank you for sharing this. We have a large potato tower thriving right now. Should be a huge harvest. Will cure them for sure. Digging this channel. :)

@StoneyAcresGardening 4 года назад

Glad I could help.

@greenviewmedia6186 4 года назад

So helpful! Sifting through all the potato videos that tell you either conflicting information or no information at all. (Put them in the sun for 3 hours to cure, no put them inside with a fan) This is exactly what I needed to know! Thank you for the in-depth and to the point video!

@StoneyAcresGardening 4 года назад

You're welcome

@mfessal 3 года назад

I'm so happy I found this video. I planted a few potatoes 6 weeks ago for the first time.

@StoneyAcresGardening 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@patriciajaramillo3264 3 года назад

Thank you for very informative video. This is first year I planted potatoes so I am learning a lot from your videos.

@StoneyAcresGardening 3 года назад

You're welcome

@trmwyldshade1482 5 лет назад

That was a good bunch of information! Thank you.

@wellingtonsingh1501 3 года назад

Rick i do appreciate your honesty of explaining and curing potatoes good job my friend.

@StoneyAcresGardening 3 года назад

You're welcome!!

@adrieneanders0n998 2 года назад

Thank you. I am just getting started.

@StoneyAcresGardening 2 года назад

You got this!

@kathleensteele7282 3 года назад

Great video. I learned so much in just a short time and the information was clearly presented. Thank you.

@StoneyAcresGardening 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@preciousdc8782 5 лет назад

Love your Channel. Your straight forward approach is for me (smiling softly). Subscribed.

@StoneyAcresGardening 5 лет назад

Thank you so much!!

@PrettyAliceNight 6 лет назад

I found this by searching and this is great info! I grew potatoes for the first time this year and they didn’t do that great so my yield wasn’t very big at all. Hopefully next year will be better.

@jeanenehunt1600 5 лет назад

I had that same thing happen. : ( I was super disappointed.

@michaelr.williams8176 4 года назад

Did you use 10 10 fertilizer while planting it makes yelled greater try it you will have wonderful spuds

@domingue4god 5 лет назад

Thanks for addressing a topic seldom covered!!!

@francesgoode9844 Год назад

I use a refrigerator or freezer which is discarded and ready to junk! Dug hole in ground, placed gravel to bottom and around it in a good drainage area. Back filled around it to within inch or two of top. Inside drilled a few 1/4 inch holes to allow drainage if condensation or ? Place potatoes in containers, I use plastic container about 2 gallons each, plastic containers that you purchase a tree or plant in! Cheep and has drain holes. Place in you frig or freezer and shut the door. I laid a waterproof mat over mine which extends past sides! Go out and get some as needed all winter till next harvest season. Depending on your winter freeze depth, you might have to add extra cover or thickness of mats! I'm in WV and I need no extra mats!

@StoneyAcresGardening Год назад

My grandma used to do this too. After she died we lost track of where the freezer was. We found it about 10 years later when doing some tractor work. It still had the decomposed remains of her last harvest inside.

@blairtheageese5269 3 года назад

Thank you I m doing my potato s today,

@StoneyAcresGardening 3 года назад

Hope you enjoy

4 года назад

Thank you had trouble last year! Great info. You rock!

@StoneyAcresGardening 4 года назад

Glad it helped!

@WATCHINGTHEWATCHERS 5 лет назад

Last year I stacked my potatoes in buckets with some compost. They lasted in them NO problems all winter until spring then they tryed to grow and got rotten in March.

@ramibu239 5 лет назад

Love that you get straight to the point!!!! Always have valuable information & have a great personality too!

@vazoco 2 года назад

Until you know it/are told it...it's like rocket science! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, at this point in time, these rocket science lessons are invaluable 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@StoneyAcresGardening 2 года назад

My pleasure!

@TheBabaBubbles 5 лет назад

Thank you for posting this video! I planted some potato seeds and they have started flowering. I know what to do now!

@faithsrvtrip8768 4 года назад

So logical. I bought some grocery store potatoes last week that were green. Ugh. I have some old painter's cloths that will be perfect for this. They are 36 / 48 inches wide and 8 feet long and made out of natural fiber. Two painter cloths: one on the bottom and one on top would be perfect!

@StoneyAcresGardening 4 года назад

Great idea!!

@billsmith987 4 года назад

Awesome. A lot of great info in a short amount of time!👍

@StoneyAcresGardening 4 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@huder67 4 года назад

good video. Informative, well narrated, while not too long.

@LordEdegaru 4 года назад

Very direct video. Very educational. Thank you sir.

@StoneyAcresGardening 4 года назад

You're welcome

@fayetanner2244 3 года назад

Great potatoe wisdom. Thank you!

@StoneyAcresGardening 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@juntshar 5 лет назад

When I was very young we used to just put them in burlap sacks with no extra curing. Oh and fridge potatoes are mostly alright as long as they are not in a freezer.

@georgiabee7067 3 года назад

Very good post. One thing you may not be aware of is putting potatoes not fit for storage in the refrigerator. I have found from experience that storing potatoes in the refrigerator changes the starch to sugar and they are sweet. Not very good.

@StoneyAcresGardening 3 года назад

What varieties? We store russet and reds in the fridge all the time and I've never noticed a change. With the damaged ones you have to keep them in the fridge or they will go bad before we can eat them up.

@Dot2TrotsLowCarbLiving 4 года назад

Great potato video. I was worried about curing them, but it is doable for us in out tiny garden. We’re planting potatoes next spring.

@shashwattiwari3448 3 года назад

Did your harvest turn out well ?

@Bulshie 4 года назад

My father in Ireland used to store his potatoes under a bank of earth in the ground. He would then dig them out as required and close the bank again.

@StoneyAcresGardening 4 года назад

Great idea! I wish I had the space to do something like that.

@PremSharma-ol2yt 2 года назад

appreciated,to the point quick,to the point informations.Very useful and motivating to young kitchen garden lovers .😊

@StoneyAcresGardening 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@49lucky 4 года назад

Great idea thank u.. My problem is I get them from the store and they almost grow right away... Darn.

@crispusattucks4007 Год назад

Great video. Many thanks. Gotta find a dark place… 😂too many windows here

@laurengloriana1507 4 года назад

Thank you for making this video! I'm growing taters for the first time ever this year, and I've just been consulting the internet for everything I need to know. Your videos are great!

@fupaface3321 2 года назад

How did they come out ? Any suggestions on what not to do ?

@laurengloriana1507 2 года назад

@@fupaface3321 I had lots of them, but many were very small. I know what I did wrong: I needed to remove the rocks at the bottom of my bed so they could grow deeper, and I needed to be more disciplined about piling dirt on top of the greens as they grew.

@fupaface3321 2 года назад

@@laurengloriana1507 awesome thanks I’m going to try growing some this summer

@christineagnew7372 4 года назад

what a wonderful little gem of a channel you've got here! subscribed!

@StoneyAcresGardening 4 года назад

Thanks and welcome!!

@loul8897 Год назад

Thanks for the great info Rick!

@StoneyAcresGardening Год назад

You bet!

@LG1932 6 лет назад

Great video, thank you for taking the time to make this video.

@michelleschweizer9000 4 года назад

I love short informative videos! Thx

@StoneyAcresGardening 4 года назад

Glad you like them!

@MrPalaad 2 года назад

Thanks buddy good job

@StoneyAcresGardening 2 года назад

Any time

@khaleelsikkema 2 года назад

Thank you

@StoneyAcresGardening 2 года назад

You're welcome

@nikkibonbon1600 5 лет назад

The BEST channel!!

@dragonwarrior4589 5 лет назад

Glad I found your channel...good stuff. Thanks!

@xyrw236 5 лет назад

Extremely informative, thanks so much for sharing! Subscribed!

@StoneyAcresGardening 5 лет назад

Thanks

@millionairementality_ Год назад

Excellent information Thank You!

@StoneyAcresGardening Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@puppetville-bethobrien4139 2 месяца назад

This was really helpful!!!!!

@dalemasyk1583 3 года назад

Thanks for the tips n it makes sence to me about the potatoes setup

@StoneyAcresGardening 3 года назад

Glad to help

@sandyfoster4055 4 года назад

These videos are excellent. You are a good public speaker and make a very clear presentation. The only thing you might have answered that you did not was addition of mulch, topsoil, or compost on top of the ground underneath the plants prevent greening of tubers as they grow. I wonder whether the potatoes will continue to grow bigger after the flowering of the plant.

@StoneyAcresGardening 4 года назад

Yes they will continue to grow. Flower just coincides with the first tuber formation, at flowering time the tubers will be small, if you was larger potatoes you will need to wait.

@sandyfoster4055 4 года назад

@@StoneyAcresGardening Thanks, I bought some cheap topsoil that was abviously made from old mulch to cover the tubers which are nearest the surface and are showing through the top of the soil and will hold off another two weeks. :-)

@mrkultra1655 Год назад

Thanks

@MrGuy-cp1gt 3 года назад

Yes this is a must .

@lindsaywilliambrown808 2 года назад

Thanks for the size sorting tip - excellent!

@StoneyAcresGardening 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@lindsaywilliambrown808 2 года назад

@@StoneyAcresGardening I remembered it when I went to the store to buy potatoes this weekend - put the diff sizes in 3 diff paper bags and thought of your post :). Don't have my own yet but still a great pro tip for storing since I live far from stores.

@princetsielo3884 5 лет назад

Howst Rick , i have found your videos very helpful and would like to watch them in continuation . But i have to keep looking/searching for the next video quite tedious really. Can you please add a link to the next video or use the option where the next video automatically follows this one.

@StoneyAcresGardening 5 лет назад

If you go to my main page on RU-vid there are different playlists that you can watch. That is the only way I know of doing it. There are no settings I can see in RU-vid that will allow that type of set up.

@princetsielo3884 5 лет назад

@@StoneyAcresGardening , Thanks Rick will see if I can't find that setup for you.

@shawnncheriyoung3597 4 года назад

You said that you turn the potatoes half way through the curring process... What would happen if you put them on a screen to allow airflow all around, instead of turning... They would also cure in half the time since the purpose of turning them is to expose all sides to the air...

@alanarcher3199 5 лет назад

I come from one of the largest potato growing areas of the U.S. and have never heard of curing potatoes. We dug them and hauled them directly to the farmers potato storage, called a (potato house) in Northern Maine. I have been away for way too many years and wonder if this something new or just a regional practice.

@edsan9788 5 лет назад

I guess a large commercial grower vs a home gardener or a homesteader would have different storage needs and different options I actually grow my garden on my roof in New York City and use potato towers yes if done right they do work

@funkyprepper 4 года назад

Good solid advice. I've just cut mine back with the idea of digging up in a few weeks time. Do you or anyone recommend feeding them with fertiliser over the next few weeks

@StoneyAcresGardening 4 года назад

No need to fertilize at this stage. If the tops are dying back they are done growing.

@MGMG-88 5 лет назад

I appreciate these videos. Well done. New subscriber.

@StoneyAcresGardening 5 лет назад

Thank you and Welcome!!

@laritarobinson3492 2 года назад

Awesome instructions! Thank you!

@StoneyAcresGardening 2 года назад

You're welcome

@rewalos5077 5 лет назад

Thank you for the lesson.👍

@dennisgodaire485 5 лет назад

Thank you ... very informative and needed ...

@MichaelJosephJr934 2 года назад

You're videos are always very useful!

@StoneyAcresGardening 2 года назад

Glad to hear that!

@YH-gn6uu 4 года назад

Around here we put the potatoes on a old blanket directely on the earth and just let it lik that but cover them well at night,leave them outside for couples days and cover and oncover night and days then we get them in and put a bit of fine lime so that theyu don't get rothen in winter timee,we never had any turnind green that way. The green part is when they are growing with not enough earth on them,theey shoul not see the sunlighy when theey grow. Always have my potatoes in a cool storage from end of september to next may or even june.... Once put some on ciment of my garade and forgot them there overnight,they turn all rubberry,were kind of good but not enough for me i just got rid of it ,lucky it was just a gallon.

@alanlawley2142 6 лет назад

Very informative video and great advice. Thanks!

@StoneyAcresGardening 6 лет назад

You're Welcome!!

@TheArcSet 4 года назад

Thanks for this video.

@CAMDEC1217 2 года назад

Hi Rick, thanks for this great video. How do I know when to harvest potatoes? I don't always know if what I plant is determinate or indeterminate or if that even matters.

@StoneyAcresGardening 2 года назад

It's pretty easy to tell when. Here's a video I did a few years ago that explains it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ho7bKHqJsEk.html

@RanasGarden 4 года назад

Always love growing 😁

@user-tq4sf2xg5i 2 месяца назад

My grandparents were farmers

@jkgkjgkijk 4 года назад

Good stuff man

@jackiecollins7782 2 года назад

Thank u wrote it all down lol great info

@StoneyAcresGardening 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@vanessabcoleman8 4 года назад

THIS IS SO GOOD!!!!! Thank you!!!!! 💯

@StoneyAcresGardening 4 года назад

No problem!!

@DanteAliELMekki 2 года назад

great video

@StoneyAcresGardening 2 года назад

Thanks!

@estherc.536 3 года назад

I just watched your curing potatoes video, which was excellent information, thank you. I checked through the videos but couldn't find how to store potatoes. Will it be posted soon? Subbed.

@StoneyAcresGardening 3 года назад

This is how I store mine: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gkK8nutbiP4.html

@johncourtneidge 2 года назад

Thank-you.

@StoneyAcresGardening 2 года назад

Welcome!

@TheFineLine920 5 лет назад

Great info

@wglide444 Год назад

Thanks for the info. I learned a lot. One question is - What does rot or potential rot look like?

@StoneyAcresGardening Год назад

Hard to describe, so do a quick google search for some photos.

@markblix6880 Год назад

It's soft, like rot.

@nancyalexander8640 4 года назад

good gardening info

@StoneyAcresGardening 4 года назад

Thanks for visiting

@jimbean2589 4 года назад

Thanks, good job!

@StoneyAcresGardening 4 года назад

Glad it helped!

@diablomode9236 3 года назад

Thanks for the info

@StoneyAcresGardening 3 года назад

Any time!

@leeh6705 5 лет назад

Thanks for this:) I read to wash them before curing, thought that was weird

@StoneyAcresGardening 5 лет назад

Never wash them, that will just cause them to rot faster.

@leeh6705 5 лет назад

ourstoneyacres yes, thought that step was inaccurate lol hence I found you :)

@mymanifesting 3 года назад

Thank you. However, I would have appreciated you stating how long they can be stored for. Also, how do I grow more from some of the harvested ones?

@georgialilley4316 4 года назад

Thanks for the great video :) how would I stop rodents from nibbling the potatoes as they sit out curing?

@StoneyAcresGardening 4 года назад

Get rid of the rodens!! :)

@georgialilley4316 4 года назад

ourstoneyacres well I don’t know for sure that we have any! But since it’s already starting to cool down (where I am) I don’t really want to draw them in with tasty potatoes left unprotected haha

@granmabern5283 4 года назад

Georgia Lilley lock your cat in the garage, or a terrier!

@speakrighttogod 2 года назад

I was wondering the same thing!

@CarolAnn61 6 лет назад

I thought is was wrong to put potatoes in the fridge? Thanks for all the information though. I'm about to harvest mine (Sydney, Australia)

@marionmorgan5972 5 лет назад

I was told that putting them in the fridge would make the really starchy. And not to do it. I keep mine in the pantry and some in the cabinet in the kitchen (it's dark and cool in both)

@miapdx503 5 лет назад

The starch turns to sugar. Never put raw potatoes in the fridge!

@michaelmcbride1198 4 года назад

great video! lots and lots of good stuff

@koolhandluke2009 4 года назад

great info. Thank you sir

@StoneyAcresGardening 4 года назад

My pleasure

@johnc5872 4 года назад

Great video thanks! A few questions and if you hit them and I missed it or it’s in another video my apologies. 1. Were you rubbing the tubers off as you inspected them? If not do you? Or let them stay? 2. I live in a 1 level rancher no basement. No root cellar either lol. Ideas for storage over winter? Would a Rubbermaid storage bin with lid on work? Other ideas? 3. How long can they be stored? Should I check on them periodically? Or leave and forget? Thanks so much!

@StoneyAcresGardening 4 года назад

1. Yes I gently clean the dirt off as I'm inspecting them. 2. Do you best, a cool pantry or inside closet, a covered porch that doesn't freeze, a garage that doesn't freeze. There are also some other ideas out there that include putting a large trash can in your garden buried up to the rim (kind of a mini root cellar). Look for ideas online. 3. If stored at around 40 degrees they can last for 4 months or more, but you should be checking the at least weekly. The warmer your storage area the shorter your storage time.

@benishborogove2692 4 года назад

Rubbermaid totes are not a good idea. Potatoes need ventilation or they tend to spoil. We use wooden crates.

@pashhunter5965 3 года назад

Ty!!

@Lucky_5090 4 года назад

Thank you very helpful!

@fr8carmark 4 года назад

thank you

@StoneyAcresGardening 4 года назад

You're welcome

@CV-xj3ju 3 года назад

This is great stuff, but we have possums that dig these up, and eat them..we also have racoon and groundhog that love these..,but I try..

@catblue7065 3 года назад

Try growing in cloth/felt black containers lifted a bit by bricks or whatever so the bottom can breathe. Make sure the soil is fairly loose. Anyway, the critters (including a groundhog that lives a few feet away under our bay) leaves the bags alone. Maybe it’s the green onions grown close in another bag? Not sure, but I get plenty of potatoes and plants left alone...to my surprise. Also could be that they hate the smell of moth balls, so I hang a few small netted bags of them near. There is also light-weight black netting available to cover certain containers that most critters don’t like messing with. Been trying for years and think I have it figured out!!! Even the deer are staying away from my pots. Yay!