[chickpeacurry]

I am struggling with the amount of produce. I have bought a good size freezer but full already.  I would like to know how others store items especially the dirty vegetables. My shed is falling apart and we are thinking of getting another one which could be slightly wider. Do people store potatoes onions garlic and other vegetables outside in winter. I would feel happier if they were in a garage not sure about a shed. Thanks

[surbie100]

I keep my squashes on the tiled kitchen floor, my onions will be hung from a hook in the kitchen (they won't last very long) and my spuds are in hessian sacks in the garage. I don't have room for massive stores indoors, so as far as possible veggies stay in the ground till needed, or I just accept I will be buying them in winter.

[jaydig]

The only time I stored my potatoes in the shed on the allotment, the rats got in and what they didn't nibble they pee'd all over, so I had to compost the lot.  In all fairness, it is a very old shed, and there were one or two nooks and crannies that allowed the rats access.

I think you would have to make very sure there weren't any access points for rats or mice, bearing in mind that they can get in through the tiniest gap, and the other problem might be that if we have a very cold winter the vegetables might get frosted.

Like Surbie, I keep my squashes on shelves in the unheated rear lobby, together with the onions, and luckily I also have room for the sacks of potatoes on the tiled floor. A garage would probably be a better option than a shed.

[mjg000]

At the moment I have my squash, pumpkins etc. in my shed but will bring them home shortly - or give away.  Onions are either laid out in cardboard boxes up high in the shed or in a cupboard at home for immediate use.  Potatoes are being used, so stored at home except recent maincrop ones which are in paper or hessian sacks in the shed.  I don't have a garage and indoor storage is limited and in the main too warm for storing veg. so in general I'm leaving things in the shed for as long as possible.

[grinling]

you can store root veg in dry peat trays.

Main thing is to remove as much dirt as poss and only store when dry.

Chicken feed paper bags for potatoes if no hessian.

[ARPoet]

Or potato sacks from the greengrocer.

[mumofstig]

I recycle cardboard boxes for storing my spuds