Place this next to potatoes and the harvest will last until spring: life hacks from villagers

05.09.2024 11:59

Even if all storage technologies are followed, it happens that potatoes begin to become soft and sprout in the middle of winter.

However, this can be avoided if you use life hacks that villagers use.

Let's figure out how people manage to preserve potatoes until spring.

How to Store Potatoes Until Spring

Let's start with the fact that without a cool and dry room like a cellar or basement, nothing will work.

However, if you have the appropriate space, but the potatoes do not want to be stored until spring, then it is worth resorting to the following life hacks.

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If you store tubers directly in bags, it is recommended to throw in a few handfuls of acorns or chestnuts. These fruits will prevent the potatoes from sprouting.

And it is recommended to store outside the bags in the following way. Alternate each layer of potatoes with beets: it is the beets that have the property of absorbing excess water from the atmosphere and thus extending the shelf life of potatoes.

Author: Irina Tint Editor of Internet resources