[3759allen]

i seem to have over done the amount of new potatoes this year and could really do with digging the rest of them up.

i've still got a bucket of them left from the last lot i dug up, so any i dig up will need to be stored for a while.

i know news don't store as long as mains, but how long will they store for? i'm prob looking at needing to keep them for 2 - 3 months would this be too long?

thanks for any opinions.

[BabbyAnn]

2-3 months will be fine - keep them in a dark store, somewhere cool (not necessarily cold)

What variety are they - some may store better than others.

[3759allen]

excellent. the garage is the only cool place at the moment so i'll put them in there.

whats best to store them in? cardboard boxes be ok?

i've got a few swift left put mainly pentland javelin.

[chickpeacurry]

I have also got a huge amount still eating the rocket but then have second early s.  I don't have a garage I have a shed.  I would also be keen to get advice on whether I am best storing them in boxes or potatoe sack.

[shedmeister]

I store mine in Hessian sacking once they are dry (about an hour in the sun on a home made drying frame) and this is then put into a paper sack and stored in my shed. Cool and dark is the secret. Still using my arran pilots dug up 6 weeks ago and none have turned green as yet. if they do turn they will go for seed next year

[Salmo]

If you intend to store them cut the tops off and wait 2 weeks before lifting so that the skins set.

[tangojulie]

Cardboard wine boxes (the ones that 6 bottles come in, not the 'pour a glass at a time' ones) work fine for potatoes. You may need the odd piece of paper/card to block off any slits where light can get in. Not that we have a ready supply of wine boxes, as if we would....

[BabbyAnn]

I use those tray type boxes (with lids) that had fruit in from the supermarkets - I lay newspaper down on the bottom to block off holes, spread the potatoes out and put a wad of newspaper on top.  The boxes also stack on top of each like a set of drawers - I cut a small flap on the side so that I can get into the box without having take the others off