spuds

crowndale · « **on:** July 28, 2007, 13:04 »

Is it better to store spuds (maincrop) with or without the mud on, ie do I need to wash them before storing? Have just dug mine up, a little early due to blight.

WG. · « **Reply #1 on:** July 28, 2007, 13:13 »

Washing them seriously reduces the storage time.

crowndale · « **Reply #2 on:** July 28, 2007, 18:07 »

OK, thanks. I did think that, though only because the mud covered spuds my mum bought in the 60's seemed to last for months where the shop bought washed ones I have bought are sprouting within a week usually.

shaun · « **Reply #3 on:** July 29, 2007, 09:00 »

reading johns diary about his blighted spuds it realy is bad this year,as ive said before I store mine in mushroom boxes and not sacks this way you can check over them much easier,you just need to throw something over them like a blanket or dust sheet, same goes for onions
here some i dug yesterday

you can pick these up from behind your local chippy,restraunt,hotel,supermarket etc they only throw them away

crowndale · « **Reply #4 on:** July 29, 2007, 16:17 »

That looks a good method of storage. At the moment I have sacks and only have enough spuds this year to keep one sack in the utility room cupboard. (plus one with the remains of the earlies in it). next year I am hoping for more like your numbers of spuds so will be on the lookout for mushroom trays I think.

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spuds

WG.