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How to Cure Garden Potatoes

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How to Cure Garden Potatoes

How to Cure Garden Potatoes. When preparing your garden potatoes for winter storage, "cure" the potatoes. This drying process thickens their skins and helps heal any bruising and cuts on the potatoes. Harvest potatoes for winter storage after the vines have died. Potatoes harvested too soon, without fully maturing, store poorly. If the potato has...

When preparing your garden potatoes for winter storage, "cure" the potatoes. This drying process thickens their skins and helps heal any bruising and cuts on the potatoes. Harvest potatoes for winter storage after the vines have died. Potatoes harvested too soon, without fully maturing, store poorly. If the potato has thin skin or the skin rubs off easily, it is immature and was not ready for harvesting. Never cure potatoes in the sun, as that can turn them green. After curing, store the potatoes in a dark location, in a single layer.
Things You'll Need
Tray
Spread the potatoes in a single later in a tray.
Store for two weeks in a dark location, at 45 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit and 85 to 95 percent humidity.
Discard any potatoes that are shriveled, soft or have blemishes.

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