Same. This is life saving info. Why don’t they teach ANY OF THIS IMPORTANT STUFF IN SCHOOL!?!?! We know nothing of how to survive without a grocery store! So scary
Old retired man here from the Southeast USA. My late mother (one of sixteen children) told me that they would dig potatoes, not wash them and put them under hay in the barn. They would have a layer of hay, put potatoes on that, add another layer of hay, then another layer of potatoes, and so on. She said the 🥔 potatoes 🥔 would Last at least through the winter. They never had any left over with so many kids. . .
@scubasmitty5135 Side Note: Out of all those children, only two (in their 80s) are living today (females). One is in a nursing home in fair condition. My mother was a twin to a boy. He died around 2013?. My mother B. 1931 - D. 2021. Tough times then. Have a great day. .
They also used to bury barrels in the ground and layer all kinds of veggies like carrots, turnips, potatoes, beets, etc with either straw or hay. Our last house we uncovered 5 barrels in the ground that had lids. That house had been built over 200 years ago. This summer we made an offer on a house (Someone offered more and got it) and it had a cellar under the basement. It was like a walk in refrigerator!!!!!
I love hearing how people generations older than me used to do things. You all are way smarter because you didn’t have all the tech options. I’m 41 and remember following my grandpa around on the farm watching every move. He had animals but never a garden I remember so this is new info. Thank you for sharing. Best wishes
In addition, I recommend keeping them little off the ground to aerate the underside of the box which might otherwise trap damp especially if the floor is cold. Thanks for the tips.
Great tip. Sometimes you're digging your garden in a place where you've had potatoes back one or two years ago, and suddenly you find an intact potato!!
You brought back so many fond memories for me ♥️ I remember has a little girl ,my mother would go down the cellar in pitch black and dirt floors and she would shovel dirt out and come back upstairs with potatoes, it’s and other “root” foods we called . We had fresh foods all winter and she would keep trout and salmon hanging in our shed ! We did not have much but we sure did eat right all year long ! Made us strong and tough , my brother became an Olympic wrestler ,bronze 😁 I’m Japan ! we were little people but we knew how to survive and still do ! Canadian heritage I call it ! The back bone of any nation , people knowing how to survive and thrive ! Thank you for your video ♥️
Thank you so much, just a few weeks ago I went to my local grocery store and they had 5lb bags of potatoes BOGO and when I went to check out I just asked the cashier if she or anyone would want a bag of potatoes, because I’m never able to eat them fast enough before they go bad. She was glad to have them and I was happy because I didn’t have to waste food. Great tip. Thanks again.
Before I relocated to SE Asia for retirement, I ran a hobby farm in the north east US. We often grew seven or more verities of potatoes. One child loved red skin potatoes (think Chieftain)for potato salad. One "had to have" a white flesh potato (think Katadian) for mashies. My wife and I loved Yukon gold for flavor, color and its ability to store well. The other potatoes we grew were for testing. One end of our log cabin was not completely dug out and finished. It worked well as small root cellar. We lined the floor with wood pallets to get some air circulation under what we stored. We used boxes that were much like milk crates. The crates were loaded in the field after the tubers had some drying time under the fall sun and stacked up for winter use. Normally, I replaced one verity per year with a sack fresh/new seed potatoes and used any leftover potatoes as seed for the next year. We need to move to a higher elevation/cooler climate to grow potatoes in the Philippines.
@@akbananachucker2441 Our normal practice was to cut a tuber into pieces that would have two or three sprouts. The idea is to leave enough potato for the sprouts to feed from until there is a well established root system. Try for at least a golf ball size price or larger. It is true that you can plant only sprouts that have been snapped off from the potato but this practice can b e tricky and you may lose a lot of them without diligent care. For us, a good chunk of the seed potato was the way to go. If you have a small potato, by all means plant the entire tuber. One chunk per hill and do try to keep the soil lose so the tubers can easily grow and expand.
We ask for the brown paper bags at the stores that still have them and double them up and put just a single layer of taters in them. Your videos have been spot on , we are living it or have lived it and can easily go back. I live in the Smokey Mountains and have wondered what people would do if they lost their power for a long time and had big freezers of meats and other foods ? Then my county and many others just got hit with the floods and not only lost power , they lost the NET ! Most of everyone had no service for a week and many always thought the net would stay up and be able to quickly pull up videos like yours and can up their foods but were sht out of luck . Those that don't know the ways of putting up food and other life sustaining ways should truly have books even though your videos are better than the books . God bless
This is so good to know. I had potatoes in the original paper bag for over two months now, in the dark, still fresh and hard as the day I bought them. Thank you for this valuable information.
@@samsmom400 Sometimes potatoes are sold in heavy duty paper bags that hold probably 20 lbs or so. I’ve seen them with a netting type of little window in the bag for airflow, too. I think those bags would be better than a plastic bag for storage, but the cardboard box and dirt treatment would probably be even more better. 🥔
@@ronsamborski6230 thank you for taking the time to answer. I live in senior housing and I don't have a lot of room to store anything. I was just wondering if I put them in a paper bag if they would last for a long time.
Thank you!! My grandma had a root cellar dug in dirt about 3’ down and a cover over the top.She put pine straw over the taters. To keep from freezing in the winter months. ❤❤
Isn't pine needles acidic? How does it effect or affect the works? I put down a heavy layer of pine needles on a blueberry shoot and the other 3 did way better in normal ground. I live in central Iowa.
My grandparents called it “the cave”. Because it’s below ground the temp stayed the same year round. All of the canning went in there too. I always thought it was creepy to walk into it when I was a kid.
Thank you so much for this awesome tips. Asking for prayers Milton just became a category 5 hurricane worst than Andrew and is aiming at Florida. Mat the Lord continue to bless you, your family and subscribers.
Retired, livinng in a condo now but boy, do i miss growing potatoes and having them freah all winter long. This is a Great simple tip to preservation. Mine would generally last until late spring without dirt.
This is 100 percent valuable information. I did grow potatoes for the 1st time this year. I'm going to do exactly what you said. And when I need to buy 🥔 I will sprinkle them with dirt as well. Thank you so much.
I like that you use common, inexpensive materials in your projects. I will get a sack of spuds, and preserve them, then monitor them, to know how it works. I like to have a small practice run on most projects. Thanks for a great video.
Raised on a farm and ranch all my life, my great-great-grandpa, my grandpa, my dad, well you get the point, my great-great-grandpa family was here in Texas in 1819. If you have a root cellar or a cool dry place, build you some Wood boxes, get you some blow sand which has absolutely no dirt, bury the potatoes in the sand. When it comes growing season take a few potatoes out let them get a little sunlight where the eyes of the potato will grow, cut the potato where you get the eye and then bury the eye and then it will grow. Some hybrid potatoes that you buy in the store will grow bushes but will not produce potatoes.
Yes, exactly. This is the best way to store the potatoes "cool, dry place" in wood / cardboard boxes. BTW, I have cooked and eaten over 10,000,000 potatoes around the world. Nothing beats a fresh whole potato for cooking. Avoid the deep fryers and live longer. Let's get cooking. Chef
We have always just spread them out in the crib in the barn, or under the house, whatever..and sprinkled lime over them and they always stayed good till the next year. Old timers did it that way too, as far back as I knew anything about.
Thank you so much!!! I have learned so much from just 2 of your videos. Just came across your channel when the Mason jar sealer caught my eyes!! Within minutes the sealer was in my Amazon cart!!
Great video. Thank you!❤️🙏 For the past 6 months I have been experimenting with storing potatoes in my apartment which can get pretty warm in the summer months. I put my potatoes in a brown paper bag with 2 apples (produce ethylene gas) and it has been very successful for me. I don’t buy huge amounts of potatoes at a time, maybe 6 or 10 pounds and they stay fresh ( no white sprouts) for a couple of weeks.
Great idea. Here in the PHILIPPINES there is no "cool dark place" unless you are up in the mountains and we deal with higher humidity all year long also. Thanks.
Fantastic! Great thinking. I do have to say though, never ever toss fruit or veggies they bruise very easily, especially when fresh. Treat like handling breakable items because they are. Again, fantastic!
I bet you could use dry peat moss which would be a lot cleaner as well reusable. I think a lot of potatoes are put in cold storage for a long time and when they are sold they look good but sprout or rot in a few weeks.
Your video on the port strike was taken down! I am so bummed because I was only a few minutes into it when it happened. It was really good! Where else can I watch it?
My grandparents, being farmers, grow fields of potatoes for their own use plus sold to their customers, along with eggs and such. Away kept them a huge root cellar. Winter and summer they sold them plus used some for seed the nest spring. Oh th good ole days😊
I’ve been growing and harvesting from gardens for 50 years. Grew up in a gardening family. I dig our potatoes and lay them out to dry. Rub extra dirt off first. Once dry, put into milk crates which are stackable. One room in our basement stays around 60 degrees. The potatoes keep from one growing season to the next. I also plant half of our potatoes in the late fall. We live off the Great Lakes in a cold zone with real winters.
There's a Older Grampa Europe Spain who have lot of Experience. On his farm for customers and his own self He keep them in the open fresh air for about 55 degrees Base on his own words last a year
Love a good root cellar but city dwellers don’t have such amenities. Grandmas in Nebraska stayed around 60 year around but it was multi purpose-AKA TORNADO shelter
I remember my Grandfather would dig a hole in the garden and bury them in straw and dirt in a mound. When you needed potatoes you just dug a hole in the side of the mound and got as many as you needed then put the straw and dirt back in the hole.
I put mine into a wire basket with parchment paper in between the taters. Works great also. You can reuse the paper too cause they don't rot. I have also stored them in my fridge too and they get sweet or something when I do that.
My Grandparents had a potato kill (kiln?) beside their garden dug partly in the ground, partly covered with wood on top. Their potatoes stayed good for about a year. They didn't do anything to them except dig them, let them dry, and put them in it.
I just dig them up and put them in a box with newspaper on the bottom. Cover so they're in the dark and keep them in a cool room. I keep them in my heated garage at 45 degrees. Keep an eye on them, if growing roots, take those off. They keep until spring. Can use even if wrinkled.
You think the crawl space under the house is a good place? Also would this work with carrots/beets/cabbage as well? Seems like you’re knowledgeable in this :)
👍👍, I have the wife watching you now 😊 we have determined your top notch young lady . We are older versions of ya'll. Now if only I could get the kid's on board.
Yes ive been wondering how to keep them fresh!!! I left some in the plastic bag and they were wet and rotted!!! I had no potatoes for supper!! Thanks!!! I have to have potatoes for most meals!!! and knowing you have food stored is always good!!!
Conventionally grown potatoes are often sprayed to inhibit sprouting. If you buy commercially grown organic spuds they will definitely be willing sprout for you the next year. Placing them in a closet next to onions a few weeks before you want to plant ( "Irish" potatoes go in on St Patrick's Day! ) will get them started.
I always wondered if I could get dirt and do this. I miss being physically fit enough to glean potatoes. 😒 we would glean potatoes starting about this time of year. And most homes in Idaho have a co.d storage room. Might not have a pantry but at least a crawl space for your taters. 😅 and if your sweet potatoes grow you can make them up like spinach. Not regular potatoes just sweet potatoes. I'm going to start doing this and get some soil from the fields when they start harvesting any day now. Thanks for the info. I'll pass it on to the other homeschooling families. 😊❤
So theoretically you could use play sand. I say play sand because play sand has been cleansed of anything that could be bugs that could eat your potatoes.
Gotta QUESTION !! I have a bunch of green potatoes I dug out of my garden. Can I over winter them to plant in the spring ??? Thanks so much for all your wisdom ❤❤ God Bless !!
Omg how in my advanced years did I not learn/ know this?! Thank you for sharing this! I have no idea how many potatoes we have had go bad over 3-4 decades!! 😮 Am I correct in assuming this work for sweet potatoes too?
Great idea. I couple I worked for use to throw them in their dirt garage floor and just grab a few when ever they needed them. I never would have thought of doing the method you mentioned even though I knew it worked for the couple.
Just seen this and my family have doing It for yrs. You can also store any root food the same way not touching. For example place carrots in soldier form not touching and layer with dirt then another one on top and so on. We also keep beetroot and turnips in the same way
Her advice is ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. A caution however. Shes THROWING THEM INTO THE B9X. risking bruising which could reduce h9w long they last. my family grew several acres of sweet potatoes for market. Kept part of our personal supply under the house, just lying in the dirt. They kept perfectly for many months. Mom would just send a kid out to get what she needed. At 74 im farming now (I'll dig sweet potatoes in 2 weeks) i use cardboard tray type boxes, recycled from grocery store. Theyre stackable, only about 3in deep. So i do sand or dirt. Single layer. Stack another box and repeat.. store in my storage unit since i live in an apt. I live in Al so it rarely gets cold enough during the winter that i need to cover them. But i woukd if the temp is hoing to drop below 35 i simply cover the whole stack of boxes with old quilts. I expect 200+ lbs this year. That will last me until next june or July. Im eating good. All the time.😊
Will try it this way ❤ my mom taught me to use oats for our potatoes and apples because the oats will stay cool and yet separate the produce till use in a cool place
I wouldn’t use saw dust, it will compose and produce heat. You can use sand. You can do this with onions and garlic. I think turnips would work too. Haven’t tried with the others
Thanks for the great tip. I always take the potatoes out of the bag to let them dry and I examine them and then put them in a brown paper bag. But I had didn't know to go further with this. A little common sense goes a long way!
I would like to add that the kind of soil that is used probably should be sterile so that you didn't introduce slugs, worms or other potatoe eating bug into all your nice potatoes. I'm thinking you might need to sterilize the soil in the oven for a bit or buy a bag of soil.
Oh my gosh, thank you! What a great tip! You can’t even imagine the pounds of potatoes I’ve tossed over the years, first of all because I left them in the plastic bag a lot of the time and because I just kept them out on the counter, this is such a great idea, thanks again! Also, does anyone know if this idea would work with dry clean sand or does it have have to be soil? Have a great day.✌️🫶
In Maine we have big potato houses that store millions of them piled high. Sometimes the humidity or temperature gets off and the weight alone will cause a wretched stench and a huge loss. Ironically most grocery stores and large “farmstands” sell Idaho potatoes and not local ones.
Thank you very much for this! I always wondered about it, but to be honest I figured they just sprayed the potatoes with a chemical to mature them faster or some such thing
Hi Great information We Used to Use Clean Dry Beach Sand instead of Dirt and stored the Potato's in a Dark Cellar God Bless and may you always walk in the Light
This actually should work! I like how you describe the microbes and things helping to keep the potato from spoiling. I only have one question. Where do you get a cordboard box?🤷🏻♂️ I've looked everywhere online Amazon eBay Etsy I cannot find any cordboard boxes. I'm going to try U-Haul tomorrow
I used Parchment paper to layer and stored them in my dark, cool garage, should I use newspaper instead? I didn’t have any newspapers handy. I noticed the potatoes r slightly softer, not bruised, just soft. Love all your videos, big Fan! Thank you, Blessings
@@SurvivalHT There is no place to comment directly but I can reply, so I'm asking like this. As soon as I get potatoes from the store I remove them from the plastic bag and layer them in a bucket (plastic!) with paper towels. It's only slightly successful, extending to about a month. Is it the plastic? The paper towels? Both? If I use news paper can I wrap each one individually and put into a cardboard box? I have mostly clay here. Would wrapping them individually and layering with dirt be optimal? Or is optimal what you showed in the video, and I can buy soil and dry it out?
@@suzibikerbabe8073 do as close to vid as possible, make sure lay them out after purchase to let dry, day or two ish... I think wrapping them and putting in plastic keeps air and moisture in so no!no!bad Suzi tater keeper! Lol.. make sure everything is dry as possible before storing.. good luck..
This makes so much sense I believe I'll give it a try. Being single I couldn't buy bulk so I'd buy a couple potatoes at a time because any more they'd end up in the trash. Thanks for the tip..........I do have a question though. When you say dark and cool storage, how cool are you talking?
Awesome video! It's a great time to store up foodstuffs and supplies because things are going to get perilous very soon here in the USA. Signs of the times are all over the place. 🙏
Are you kidding me? Do you know how many potatoes I've thrown away because I didn't eat them fast enough? Sigh. I so appreciate this wonderful video.
Store them in a cool bin in your refrigerator. I do that & they last for many months. I just take them as I need them.
Same here. :/
@@ab_ab_c I don't have room in my refrigerator bins for ten or twenty pds of potatoes though. But that's what I do when I have only a few.
Same. This is life saving info. Why don’t they teach ANY OF THIS IMPORTANT STUFF IN SCHOOL!?!?! We know nothing of how to survive without a grocery store! So scary
@@BetruetoGod
They are too busy teaching our kids to switch sides 😢
Old retired man here from the Southeast USA.
My late mother (one of sixteen children) told me that they would dig potatoes, not wash them and put them under hay in the barn.
They would have a layer of hay, put potatoes on that, add another layer of hay, then another layer of potatoes, and so on.
She said the 🥔 potatoes 🥔 would Last at least through the winter. They never had any left over with so many kids.
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DAMN 16 kids ????
IF I had a farm and no TV,,, I'd have the same size family and a smile on my face !!!!!
Good crop ALL the way around !!!
@scubasmitty5135 Side Note:
Out of all those children, only two (in their 80s) are living today (females). One is in a nursing home in fair condition.
My mother was a twin to a boy. He died around 2013?. My mother B. 1931 - D. 2021.
Tough times then. Have a great day.
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@@DD-uf2uo to you as well brother,,,,
Big families are blessing !!!!
They also used to bury barrels in the ground and layer all kinds of veggies like carrots, turnips, potatoes, beets, etc with either straw or hay. Our last house we uncovered 5 barrels in the ground that had lids. That house had been built over 200 years ago. This summer we made an offer on a house (Someone offered more and got it) and it had a cellar under the basement. It was like a walk in refrigerator!!!!!
I love hearing how people generations older than me used to do things. You all are way smarter because you didn’t have all the tech options. I’m 41 and remember following my grandpa around on the farm watching every move. He had animals but never a garden I remember so this is new info. Thank you for sharing. Best wishes
In addition, I recommend keeping them little off the ground to aerate the underside of the box which might otherwise trap damp especially if the floor is cold. Thanks for the tips.
I keep mine in fridge as crispy as onions celery tomatoes carrots rutabaga
Thanks for that airflow tip. My next bulk food trip will be a serious cutting trip too!
line box w newspaper befor the dirt sand will abborn moisture
Great tip. Sometimes you're digging your garden in a place where you've had potatoes back one or two years ago, and suddenly you find an intact potato!!
I had some on the ground once they would always sprout back up it must of been because of left over ones
Only one? I’ve just dug about 20lbs out of a bed where there shouldn’t have been any this year!
@@rocktapperrobin9372 are you in the south part of the country? Do you get snow? I'm in N.Y. not sure if that would happen here or not.
@ in UK
@@rocktapperrobin9372I smell baked potatoes, French Fries, mashed potatoes and hash browns. Lol
You brought back so many fond memories for me ♥️ I remember has a little girl ,my mother would go down the cellar in pitch black and dirt floors and she would shovel dirt out and come back upstairs with potatoes, it’s and other “root” foods we called . We had fresh foods all winter and she would keep trout and salmon hanging in our shed ! We did not have much but we sure did eat right all year long ! Made us strong and tough , my brother became an Olympic wrestler ,bronze 😁 I’m Japan ! we were little people but we knew how to survive and still do ! Canadian heritage I call it ! The back bone of any nation , people knowing how to survive and thrive ! Thank you for your video ♥️
Thanks for sharing
Great tip! You can line the inside of the cardboard box with newspaper to keep dirt from getting out the bottom corners, too👍.
Thank you so much, just a few weeks ago I went to my local grocery store and they had 5lb bags of potatoes BOGO and when I went to check out I just asked the cashier if she or anyone would want a bag of potatoes, because I’m never able to eat them fast enough before they go bad. She was glad to have them and I was happy because I didn’t have to waste food. Great tip. Thanks again.
That was so thoughtful of you!☺️
One of the best tips on this you tube. Thank you
Before I relocated to SE Asia for retirement, I ran a hobby farm in the north east US. We often grew seven or more verities of potatoes. One child loved red skin potatoes (think Chieftain)for potato salad. One "had to have" a white flesh potato (think Katadian) for mashies. My wife and I loved Yukon gold for flavor, color and its ability to store well. The other potatoes we grew were for testing. One end of our log cabin was not completely dug out and finished. It worked well as small root cellar. We lined the floor with wood pallets to get some air circulation under what we stored. We used boxes that were much like milk crates. The crates were loaded in the field after the tubers had some drying time under the fall sun and stacked up for winter use. Normally, I replaced one verity per year with a sack fresh/new seed potatoes and used any leftover potatoes as seed for the next year. We need to move to a higher elevation/cooler climate to grow potatoes in the Philippines.
What's the difference between using a piece of potato or a whole potato for seed?
@@akbananachucker2441 Our normal practice was to cut a tuber into pieces that would have two or three sprouts. The idea is to leave enough potato for the sprouts to feed from until there is a well established root system. Try for at least a golf ball size price or larger. It is true that you can plant only sprouts that have been snapped off from the potato but this practice can b e tricky and you may lose a lot of them without diligent care. For us, a good chunk of the seed potato was the way to go. If you have a small potato, by all means plant the entire tuber. One chunk per hill and do try to keep the soil lose so the tubers can easily grow and expand.
I’m glad you said it can be done with newspaper
We ask for the brown paper bags at the stores that still have them and double them up and put just a single layer of taters in them. Your videos have been spot on , we are living it or have lived it and can easily go back. I live in the Smokey Mountains and have wondered what people would do if they lost their power for a long time and had big freezers of meats and other foods ? Then my county and many others just got hit with the floods and not only lost power , they lost the NET ! Most of everyone had no service for a week and many always thought the net would stay up and be able to quickly pull up videos like yours and can up their foods but were sht out of luck . Those that don't know the ways of putting up food and other life sustaining ways should truly have books even though your videos are better than the books . God bless
Excellent idea.
We are over in Franklin. We even lost land lines for over week. Lessons learned.
Where have u been all my life? In all the things I've read Nobody ever said anything about that- Thank you So much for sharing!!🤗😄
This is so good to know. I had potatoes in the original paper bag for over two months now, in the dark, still fresh and hard as the day I bought them. Thank you for this valuable information.
You just put them in a brown paper bag? Did you add dirt? I'd appreciate your help.
@@samsmom400 Sometimes potatoes are sold in heavy duty paper bags that hold probably 20 lbs or so. I’ve seen them with a netting type of little window in the bag for airflow, too. I think those bags would be better than a plastic bag for storage, but the cardboard box and dirt treatment would probably be even more better. 🥔
@@ronsamborski6230 thank you for taking the time to answer. I live in senior housing and I don't have a lot of room to store anything. I was just wondering if I put them in a paper bag if they would last for a long time.
Thank you!! My grandma had a root cellar dug in dirt about 3’ down and a cover over the top.She put pine straw over the taters. To keep from freezing in the winter months. ❤❤
What is pine straw? Is it pine needles? Hello from Iowa. Her dirt looks like sand. Our dirt is black.
Looks like our Texas dirt for sure! 😅@@douglasalfseike3867
Isn't pine needles acidic? How does it effect or affect the works? I put down a heavy layer of pine needles on a blueberry shoot and the other 3 did way better in normal ground. I live in central Iowa.
My grandparents called it “the cave”. Because it’s below ground the temp stayed the same year round. All of the canning went in there too. I always thought it was creepy to walk into it when I was a kid.
I'm old school I have a root cellar and a basement
Thank you so much for this awesome tips. Asking for prayers Milton just became a category 5 hurricane worst than Andrew and is aiming at Florida. Mat the Lord continue to bless you, your family and subscribers.
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Retired, livinng in a condo now but boy, do i miss growing potatoes and having them freah all winter long. This is a Great simple tip to preservation. Mine would generally last until late spring without dirt.
Thank you. Very useful video to a city boy who knew nothing of this!! You are awesome!!
This is 100 percent valuable information. I did grow potatoes for the 1st time this year. I'm going to do exactly what you said. And when I need to buy 🥔 I will sprinkle them with dirt as well. Thank you so much.
I like that you use common, inexpensive materials in your projects. I will get a sack of spuds, and preserve them, then monitor them, to know how it works. I like to have a small practice run on most projects. Thanks for a great video.
Now there's an idea! :)
Raised on a farm and ranch all my life, my great-great-grandpa, my grandpa, my dad, well you get the point, my great-great-grandpa family was here in Texas in 1819.
If you have a root cellar or a cool dry place, build you some Wood boxes, get you some blow sand which has absolutely no dirt, bury the potatoes in the sand.
When it comes growing season take a few potatoes out let them get a little sunlight where the eyes of the potato will grow, cut the potato where you get the eye and then bury the eye and then it will grow.
Some hybrid potatoes that you buy in the store will grow bushes but will not produce potatoes.
What is blow sand?
Washed and filtered with absolutely no dirt or moisture just sand granules.
Number 2 blasting sand.
Yes, exactly. This is the best way to store the potatoes "cool, dry place" in wood / cardboard boxes. BTW, I have cooked and eaten over 10,000,000 potatoes around the world. Nothing beats a fresh whole potato for cooking. Avoid the deep fryers and live longer. Let's get cooking. Chef
Some hybrid potatoes that you buy in the store will grow bushes but will not produce potatoes. = GMO'S
Can you possibly use perlite - I got a lot of it and paper bags..... like the sand idea.
I just bought i 50 lb bag of taters the other day and was worried about how to store them. Your video came just in time
Same here! 12.00 for 50lbs is a ĝood deal!
We have always just spread them out in the crib in the barn, or under the house, whatever..and sprinkled lime over them and they always stayed good till the next year. Old timers did it that way too, as far back as I knew anything about.
Thank you sooo much! I live alone and even a small bag usually goes bad before I eat them all. I'm so excited to try this! 🎉
Where have you been for my potato growing life. Thankyou for this info. Love always
Thank you so much!!! I have learned so much from just 2 of your videos. Just came across your channel when the Mason jar sealer caught my eyes!! Within minutes the sealer was in my Amazon cart!!
Mom and grandma would use burlap like the old-fashioned burlap bags you used to get they use burlap sometimes a little bit of dusting
Back in my days,,,potatoes came in burlap bags
Great video. Thank you!❤️🙏 For the past 6 months I have been experimenting with storing potatoes in my apartment which can get pretty warm in the summer months.
I put my potatoes in a brown paper bag with 2 apples (produce ethylene gas) and it has been very successful for me. I don’t buy huge amounts of potatoes at a time, maybe 6 or 10 pounds and they stay fresh ( no white sprouts) for a couple of weeks.
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Great idea. Here in the PHILIPPINES there is no "cool dark place" unless you are up in the mountains and we deal with higher humidity all year long also. Thanks.
Great video. I miss the days of Burlap sacks for potatoes
Fantastic! Great thinking. I do have to say though, never ever toss fruit or veggies they bruise very easily, especially when fresh. Treat like handling breakable items because they are. Again, fantastic!
I bet you could use dry peat moss which would be a lot cleaner as well reusable. I think a lot of potatoes are put in cold storage for a long time and when they are sold they look good but sprout or rot in a few weeks.
Your video on the port strike was taken down! I am so bummed because I was only a few minutes into it when it happened. It was really good! Where else can I watch it?
Really appreciate your channel. Great information. God bless you and yours 🙏 keep up the great work!
What a simple way to naturally preserve potatoes. I love to eat potatoes all round the year.
Thank you for this incredible video presentation.
My grandparents, being farmers, grow fields of potatoes for their own use plus sold to their customers, along with eggs and such. Away kept them a huge root cellar. Winter and summer they sold them plus used some for seed the nest spring. Oh th good ole days😊
yes they were we were lucky i remember my granpa useing horses now look at farm machinery
Thanks so much. Just purchased 10 pounds and they are now out of the plastic bags. You are wonderful!
Thanks so much! I've been resorting to frozen, instant,even canned potatoes because they go bad in a week or two. Seriously! thanks .
We have mostly clay. Many people use dry straw to layer potatoes and apples.
Her dirt looks like sand. We don't have soil like that around here.
Greetings from England ❤❤❤❤ you rock !
I’ve been growing and harvesting from gardens for 50 years. Grew up in a gardening family. I dig our potatoes and lay them out to dry. Rub extra dirt off first. Once dry, put into milk crates which are stackable. One room in our basement stays around 60 degrees. The potatoes keep from one growing season to the next. I also plant half of our potatoes in the late fall. We live off the Great Lakes in a cold zone with real winters.
That's great! Do you leave your late fall potatoes stay in the garden all winter and harvest them in the spring?
I want to know too.
Wow! Awesome tutorial. I’ve never heard of storing them this way. Love it!
There's a Older Grampa Europe Spain who have lot of Experience. On his farm for customers and his own self
He keep them in the open fresh air for about 55 degrees
Base on his own words last a year
Love a good root cellar but city dwellers don’t have such amenities. Grandmas in Nebraska stayed around 60 year around but it was multi purpose-AKA TORNADO shelter
I remember my Grandfather would dig a hole in the garden and bury them in straw and dirt in a mound. When you needed potatoes you just dug a hole in the side of the mound and got as many as you needed then put the straw and dirt back in the hole.
I put mine into a wire basket with parchment paper in between
the taters. Works great also. You can reuse the paper too cause they don't rot.
I have also stored them in my fridge too and they get sweet or something
when I do that.
Thank you so much for sharing this easy simple way of storing potatoes. I appreciate it so much❤
When I was a kid, we used paper board 55 gallon barrels filled to the top and stored them in a 40 to 45 degree basement. Fresh all winter.
My Grandparents had a potato kill (kiln?) beside their garden dug partly in the ground, partly covered with wood on top. Their potatoes stayed good for about a year. They didn't do anything to them except dig them, let them dry, and put them in it.
I just dig them up and put them in a box with newspaper on the bottom. Cover so they're in the dark and keep them in a cool room. I keep them in my heated garage at 45 degrees. Keep an eye on them, if growing roots, take those off. They keep until spring. Can use even if wrinkled.
You think the crawl space under the house is a good place? Also would this work with carrots/beets/cabbage as well? Seems like you’re knowledgeable in this :)
👍👍, I have the wife watching you now 😊 we have determined your top notch young lady . We are older versions of ya'll. Now if only I could get the kid's on board.
Thank you!
You rock girl. Thanks so much!!
The kids will come around. They'll see you doing it, and think (after a while) "hmm, good idea..."
@@ritasmith9553you have more faith in the younger generations than I do 😂😂😂
@@carolinejohnson9165 Only because I used to BE in the younger generation, and now see them growing up. LOL!
This is the best channel on the u tubes. Thanks for all your tips.
Agreed! I wish I could be friends with this girl, I’d pick her brain all day :) lol
Wonderful video, this is so helpful! Now all I need to do is find some really dry dirt!❤
Would peat moss work?
@@lorilockwood4323 that’s a good question!
Would think not since it is known for water retention
I didn't know about this little trick. Can't wait to try it. As always, thank you for sharing!
I just bought a big bag of potatoes yesterday. I am going to give this a try. Thanks for the info.
Yes ive been wondering how to keep them fresh!!! I left some in the plastic bag and they were wet and rotted!!! I had no potatoes for supper!! Thanks!!! I have to have potatoes for most meals!!! and knowing you have food stored is always good!!!
Conventionally grown potatoes are often sprayed to inhibit sprouting. If you buy commercially grown organic spuds they will definitely be willing sprout for you the next year. Placing them in a closet next to onions a few weeks before you want to plant ( "Irish" potatoes go in on St Patrick's Day! ) will get them started.
Now you know what to do with those Amazon boxes 📦 😊
😂my Hubby will be happy to learn this. He HATES all those Amazon boxes!
I literally just did that.
I always wondered if I could get dirt and do this. I miss being physically fit enough to glean potatoes. 😒 we would glean potatoes starting about this time of year. And most homes in Idaho have a co.d storage room. Might not have a pantry but at least a crawl space for your taters. 😅 and if your sweet potatoes grow you can make them up like spinach. Not regular potatoes just sweet potatoes. I'm going to start doing this and get some soil from the fields when they start harvesting any day now. Thanks for the info. I'll pass it on to the other homeschooling families. 😊❤
Wow great thank you so much and thank the Lord for leading to this video
Thank you!! It was a pleasure to learn from you!!! I’ll be doing this from now on!!!!
Great info! Planning on buying bulk potatoes next week. Thank you!
So theoretically you could use play sand. I say play sand because play sand has been cleansed of anything that could be bugs that could eat your potatoes.
Yes you can
Gotta QUESTION !! I have a bunch of green potatoes I dug out of my garden. Can I over winter them to plant in the spring ??? Thanks so much for all your wisdom ❤❤ God Bless !!
Omg how in my advanced years did I not learn/ know this?! Thank you for sharing this! I have no idea how many potatoes we have had go bad over 3-4 decades!! 😮
Am I correct in assuming this work for sweet potatoes too?
Near the beginning she says sweet potatoes work too.
Great idea. I couple I worked for use to throw them in their dirt garage floor and just grab a few when ever they needed them. I never would have thought of doing the method you mentioned even though I knew it worked for the couple.
😂😂 my husband and I just were talking at breakfest thos morning about how to keep out tatters😂 thanks!
What a great preservation tip! Can you store mixed varieties together - sweet, red, white?
Yes
Thank you! I didn't know about this. I will do this all the time, it will save me some Mason jars and canning time.
Of course I see this video after it rains. Oh well. I can wait. Thank you for sharing your information!!
Love and Respect 🙏 Thank's and Bless you for the information ❤️ Congratulations 🙏 ❤️
Thank you for all your tips - I love them 👍
Great advice !! Knowing basic food storage is essential !!
I'm so glad you're making videos again and this awesome tip is very welcome.
P.S. - I'm still subscribed from days gone by too!
Thanks for sticking with us! ❤️
Thank you for such great lesson. I will do this technique from now one.
What kind of dirt can we use? dirt in our back yard or can we buy dirt at the store? if so, any kind of dirt recommended?
TYVM The wife and I were just complaining about this just the other day.
Wow great idea thank you!!! Just wondering if one can use a plastic bin to do this with, or should it be a cardboard box?
what a wonderful short informative video. Practical - perfect for singles who wonder how to extend life of purchased foods.🙂🙃😊
Great tip and it makes sense. Thank You! You have the prettiest eyes.
Just seen this and my family have doing It for yrs. You can also store any root food the same way not touching. For example place carrots in soldier form not touching and layer with dirt then another one on top and so on. We also keep beetroot and turnips in the same way
Potatoes produce their own heat that is why they sweat in the bag. Its not enough ventilation.
Her advice is ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. A caution however. Shes THROWING THEM INTO THE B9X. risking bruising which could reduce h9w long they last.
my family grew several acres of sweet potatoes for market. Kept part of our personal supply under the house, just lying in the dirt. They kept perfectly for many months. Mom would just send a kid out to get what she needed.
At 74 im farming now (I'll dig sweet potatoes in 2 weeks) i use cardboard tray type boxes, recycled from grocery store. Theyre stackable, only about 3in deep. So i do sand or dirt. Single layer. Stack another box and repeat.. store in my storage unit since i live in an apt. I live in Al so it rarely gets cold enough during the winter that i need to cover them. But i woukd if the temp is hoing to drop below 35 i simply cover the whole stack of boxes with old quilts.
I expect 200+ lbs this year. That will last me until next june or July.
Im eating good. All the time.😊
Thank you for everything you do!
Does sand work or or Canadian moss . What kind dirt can I buy at garden centers
Will try it this way ❤ my mom taught me to use oats for our potatoes and apples because the oats will stay cool and yet separate the produce till use in a cool place
Along with Dirt, Can you use Sawdust?? Does this work with Carrots, Turnups and Parsnips?? Great Video as Always. Thanks!!
I wouldn’t use saw dust, it will compose and produce heat. You can use sand. You can do this with onions and garlic. I think turnips would work too. Haven’t tried with the others
Thanks for the great tip. I always take the potatoes out of the bag to let them dry and I examine them and then put them in a brown paper bag. But I had didn't know to go further with this.
A little common sense goes a long way!
I would like to add that the kind of soil that is used probably should be sterile so that you didn't introduce slugs, worms or other potatoe eating bug into all your nice potatoes. I'm thinking you might need to sterilize the soil in the oven for a bit or buy a bag of soil.
No technical skills ?
I'm in !!
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Oh my gosh, thank you! What a great tip! You can’t even imagine the pounds of potatoes I’ve tossed over the years, first of all because I left them in the plastic bag a lot of the time and because I just kept them out on the counter, this is such a great idea, thanks again! Also, does anyone know if this idea would work with dry clean sand or does it have have to be soil? Have a great day.✌️🫶
In Maine we have big potato houses that store millions of them piled high. Sometimes the humidity or temperature gets off and the weight alone will cause a wretched stench and a huge loss. Ironically most grocery stores and large “farmstands” sell Idaho potatoes and not local ones.
My grandmaw used to keep them in a bin in the basement. Like you said don`t wash them off.
Thank you very much for this! I always wondered about it, but to be honest I figured they just sprayed the potatoes with a chemical to mature them faster or some such thing
Hi Great information We Used to Use Clean Dry Beach Sand instead of Dirt and stored the Potato's in a Dark Cellar God Bless and may you always walk in the Light
Thank you for that! Do you have any tips on keeping store bought bread fresh longer besides freezing it?
This actually should work! I like how you describe the microbes and things helping to keep the potato from spoiling. I only have one question. Where do you get a cordboard box?🤷🏻♂️ I've looked everywhere online Amazon eBay Etsy I cannot find any cordboard boxes. I'm going to try U-Haul tomorrow
Thank you for this advise. Going to start tomorrow morning ❤
I used Parchment paper to layer and stored them in my dark, cool garage, should I use newspaper instead? I didn’t have any newspapers handy. I noticed the potatoes r slightly softer, not bruised, just soft. Love all your videos, big Fan! Thank you, Blessings
News paper would work better
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There is no place to comment directly but I can reply, so I'm asking like this.
As soon as I get potatoes from the store I remove them from the plastic bag and layer them in a bucket (plastic!) with paper towels. It's only slightly successful, extending to about a month. Is it the plastic? The paper towels? Both? If I use news paper can I wrap each one individually and put into a cardboard box? I have mostly clay here. Would wrapping them individually and layering with dirt be optimal? Or is optimal what you showed in the video, and I can buy soil and dry it out?
@@suzibikerbabe8073 do as close to vid as possible, make sure lay them out after purchase to let dry, day or two ish... I think wrapping them and putting in plastic keeps air and moisture in so no!no!bad Suzi tater keeper! Lol.. make sure everything is dry as possible before storing.. good luck..
you can use play sand instead of dirt@suzibikerbabe8073
Sand will work too.
Thank you for mention that. We have kinda sandy soil.
Hi my soil is alot of clay very wet thanks for the tip @@nonstopmom8185
This is a great tip. Can you do the same thing with carrots? Or other root vegetables?
Don't ask - try it & see!
This makes so much sense I believe I'll give it a try. Being single I couldn't buy bulk so I'd buy a couple potatoes at a time because any more they'd end up in the trash. Thanks for the tip..........I do have a question though. When you say dark and cool storage, how cool are you talking?
Awesome video! It's a great time to store up foodstuffs and supplies because things are going to get perilous very soon here in the USA. Signs of the times are all over the place. 🙏