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Harvesting Potatoes
Last year I grew Maris Piper poatoes in containers and got a good yield. Most had poato scab, which I understand Maris Piper is susceptible to, but that came off with peeling and the spuds were good to eat. However, I stored the usused crop in a hessian sack in the shed and after a few weeks, they were soft, and in some cases mushy, rendering them useless. Any ideas what I might have done wrong or should do in future to prevent this? I'm trying Sharpe's Express and Pentland Javelin this year.
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Best guesses are ... you never left them out in the air for a while after digging them up and/or the shed was damp.
Soem good tips here ... http://www.allotment....d_Root_Vegetables.php ... obviously you'll not want to be building a clamp, but the rest is quite informative.
Best guesses are ... you never left them out in the air for a while after digging them up and/or the shed was damp.
Soem good tips here ... http://www.allotment....d_Root_Vegetables.php ... obviously you'll not want to be building a clamp, but the rest is quite informative.
Sharpes express and PJs are earlies and will need to be used immediately . Try King Edward as a good main crop variety which will come after the otherts and will store well.
Harvest the King Edwards in the morning of a bright dry day. Lay them out in the sun to dry (Don't wash then) and once the sun goes down, put them into a sack.
They need to be stored in a cool, dark, ventilated place. That can be hard to find if its a warm summer. I've had to eat them up in the past when the temperatures are too warm in my shed for storing.
good luck with them and enjoy the new varieties you've bought.
Harvest the King Edwards in the morning of a bright dry day. Lay them out in the sun to dry (Don't wash then) and once the sun goes down, put them into a sack.
They need to be stored in a cool, dark, ventilated place. That can be hard to find if its a warm summer. I've had to eat them up in the past when the temperatures are too warm in my shed for storing.
good luck with them and enjoy the new varieties you've bought.