[AJD] OT potato storage

[Ron Cook]

I certainly had enough potatoes to last until new ones, for sure.  I 
just could not come up with a suitable storage for them in time.  I was 
afraid I would be a little too warm.  A six foot deep pit would probably 
have me standing in three feet of water at times. Sometimes, 5 feet.:-)

I would think the pit for automobile work would be a little warm if it 
was always open.  Nice for working under cars and trucks, though.
Ron Cook
Salix, IA
On 3/8/2014 4:13 PM, Rev. Gerber wrote:
> When I was a kid my dad did a lot of auto repair work on the side at home.
> He had a 6' deep pit in the garage, and we stored potatoes in one end of the
> pit.  Lasted all year.
>
> Rev. Gerber
>
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> Sorry to hear you've lost most of your crop.
>
> When I was a kid, we had a concrete well-house which was at the perfect temp
> for storing potatoes. Never froze, but we only ran enough heat with heat
> lamps to prevent that...storage temp ran from high 30's to 50 or so.
>
> Mark Johnson
> Columbia, MO
>
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>
>> Well, with everyone's help and advise, I raised a very good potato crop
>> last season.  I evidently was not able to keep them stored in a cool
>> enough condition, however.  They are nicely sprouted and are starting to
>> go soft.  I keep them as cool as I could, but that was mid fifties to
>> low sixties.  In the dark, of course, but I understand they maybe should
>> have had some air movement.  That did not exist.  Maybe I can do better
>> next crop.  The ground is frozen and will be for some time so planting
>> these is out of the question. Looks like I'll be tossing a little over
>> 100 lbs.
>>
>> Ron Cook
>> Salix, IA
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