For questions about storing your harvest.
Use this tag for questions about storing your harvest, for example:
- Preparing vegetables and other crops for storage.
- Ideal storage conditions.
- Length of time you can expect to store various items.
Questions tagged [storage]
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Hugely different results storing apples from different trees?
So, I took a look at my apple store over this weekend. It being February, the apples have been in there a number of months.
In previous years I haven't had a massive amount of success storing apples but I've learnt some lessons (secure the store…
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How should I store my chili seeds for planting next year?
Should I let the chili mature on the plant, cut it open and take the seeds, dry them and store in a cold, dark and dry place? Or is there more to it than that.
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When to harvest chilis? What happens if I don't? How can I store them?
My last chili experiment was some 5 years ago, when the dried results started to use up. So I went to buy 2 chili plants (habanero & jalapeno, both F1 hybrids) this European spring - and the results are overwhelming: I have some 15-20 Jalapeno…
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How and for how long can home-grown onions be stored?
How should I prepare home-grown white or yellow onions for long-term storage?
This answer says the ideal conditions for storing onion sets for re-planting and storing mature onions is the same, but it doesn't mention some important details I have…
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Storing apples - how do I improve my success rate?
Here's my apple store a few weeks after I put them into storage:
As you can see, already quite a high failure rate. And even for the apples which still look sound as of today, are they still at risk? Or if they've got this far without rotting are…
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Should I lift my onion crop?
Looks like my onion crop is done (end of August). The green part has died right back and I've got just the bulb sat a little way into the soil.
I don't have a good rodent-proof cool dry dark outdoor storage place to put the onions. If I lift them…
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Can bulbs be stored in the fridge for over 60 days?
I stored some bulbs in the fridge a while ago. Now it is already the 50th day. I am wondering, if I store it longer than the recommended duration (60 days), would anything happen to them?
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First sweet potato crop -- Now what?
OK, so, I just harvested my first batch of sweet potatoes:
(Holy crap, there are few things as satisfying as going on a treasure hunt in the dirt and pulling out a big ole hunk-o'-dinner!)
But...now what? I'm just a novice gardener and confess that…
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How to best/safely store my lawn mower outdoor without garage or shed?
Currently, I park my lawn mower (gas) outside in the backyard and cover it with a heavy duty tarp so it keeps rain from reaching the unit.
I don't have a garage or a shed, I wonder if there is a better way to (relatively) safely and effectively…
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How long can I store seed potatoes?
I've just ordered 1kg of heirloom seed potatoes but I only intend to plant 500g or so.
Going forward, I intend to harvest true seed from their fruits, but I'd like to keep a backup in case blight strikes in year 0.
How long can I viably store the…
user10810
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In which part of the fridge should muscaris (grape hyacinths) be stored?
I put my muscaris in the part of the fridge where I store fruits, but I heard that some people store them in the freezer where it's much colder.
However, won't the freezer freeze them to death? Which one is better?
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What should I consider before vacuum-sealing seeds for storage?
This year I have harvested more seeds than I will use next spring. I plan to vacuum-seal them and I want to know if, except for drying them really well, I should consider anything in particular.
These seeds were harvested from plants that belong to…
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What exactly happens to potting soil if it is stored for a long period of time?
The story: I have bought a few sacks of "Plagron Royal Mix" here in Chile. This soil is supposed to be sufficient for my "tomatoes" for roughly six weeks. After four weeks in the soil I noticed problems, which seem to point to under-fertilization.…
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Why do we kill store-bought vegetables? Why not store them so they can keep growing?
I just pulled some radishes from the fridge. I forgot they were in there and the stems and leaves had turned to mush. The radishes themselves were fine, but it made me think: why didn't I just plant them instead of putting them in a cold dark…
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How can I keep bare root blackberries viable for 8 days?
I ordered some bare root blackberries for myself and a friend. They left the nursery last Friday, but my friend won't be able to pick them up and plant them until Saturday.
What can I do to ensure the plants are still viable on Saturday, presumably…
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