Hi Everyone
Outside of canning or refrigerator/freezing, how do you store vegetables and/or fruit for storage? I am not referring to trying to store for a year plus, but nor am I referring to storing for a week.
I have heard of folks having actual root cellars where they store root veggies (potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, etc) for months on end. While we don’t have a root cellar, we do have a basement that is dark. Unfortunately for this topic, it does not stay that cold due to central heat still
keeping it in the 60s in the winter.
Thus, if I wanted to keep some extra veggies and fruit on hand for the next few months, what do you recommend (if anything)? Will potatoes, onions, apples, etc last long just sitting in the basement?
Again, not referring to canning, freezing, etc.
Outside of canning or refrigerator/freezing, how do you store vegetables and/or fruit for storage? I am not referring to trying to store for a year plus, but nor am I referring to storing for a week.
I have heard of folks having actual root cellars where they store root veggies (potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, etc) for months on end. While we don’t have a root cellar, we do have a basement that is dark. Unfortunately for this topic, it does not stay that cold due to central heat still
keeping it in the 60s in the winter.
Thus, if I wanted to keep some extra veggies and fruit on hand for the next few months, what do you recommend (if anything)? Will potatoes, onions, apples, etc last long just sitting in the basement?
Again, not referring to canning, freezing, etc.
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