Up From His Nap, Mr.PotatoHead

[digitS']

Just carried about 180# of spuds up from the basement. They can spend a few weeks in the garage - then it will be back downstairs.

About 10% had a visible change to the eyes. A few had sprouts

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I'm gonna do better with the potatoes this year! They don't usually make it all the way thru winter. It is 58F in that basement room. Not a lot cooler in the garage but that temperature has been about our high (on some very nice fall afternoons .) I'll have to get a thermometer in there but with only overnight frost, I think they should be fine for quite a few weeks.

The basement storage room will actually drop all the way down into the 30's during extended subzero winter days & nights. That has only happened once that I remember but the point is that the temp down there isn't perfect nor consistent. It was the best place for the potatoes thru the warm weeks of late August and September.

Yes, this problem is a price I pay for my love of early potatoes !

Steve
out to cover garage windows to keep out the daylight

edited because of visiable spelling error

 

[digitS']

oops!

 

[momofdrew]

where did that come from???

 

[thistlebloom]

Steve, You could even throw an old blanket over the potatoes to keep them dark, and would also keep a bit of humidity in there. Mine are still in the garage in plant pots, waiting for me to get their big bin (bought a big used tack box type thingy to use this year ) insulated and ready.
Hope that was the couch you were falling back on!

 

[digitS']

After deciding against covering the fairly large garage windows with aluminum foil, I followed your suggestion, Thistle'.

The foil behind the window glass reminded me of something . . . One of those "grow-ops" for a different kind of crop.

Might remind someone else of something, :/. You know, you can learn a lot about your neighbors once the police report is made public.

Steve

 

[thistlebloom]

 

[Rhodie Ranch]

again, where is that LIKE button!!!!

 

[Collector]

Funny but true!