We planted sweet potatoes for the first time this year and had a
bumper crop. I googled about how long they could be stored and got
answers ranging from three weeks to eight months. Has anyone had
experience with this?
Paul
Posted by David Hare-Scott on September 23, 2010, 1:22 am
Pavel314 wrote:
> We planted sweet potatoes for the first time this year and had a > bumper crop. I googled about how long they could be stored and got > answers ranging from three weeks to eight months. Has anyone had > experience with this? > Paul
I have been growing them for some years and trying various storage methods.
You need a cool dry place, not cold like a refrigerator but cool. I grow
them in summer and harvest in autumn when the frost has just knocked them
down or will soon. So they are dug about mid May. I still have some left
now which are OK. The weather is warming up for spring now so they will not
last much longer, they will either shoot or rot or both. So three weeks is
way too conservative and more than 5 months would require temperature
controlled conditions that I don't have.
David
Posted by Steve Peek on September 23, 2010, 10:22 am
> Pavel314 wrote: >> We planted sweet potatoes for the first time this year and had a >> bumper crop. I googled about how long they could be stored and got >> answers ranging from three weeks to eight months. Has anyone had >> experience with this? >> >> Paul > I have been growing them for some years and trying various storage > methods. You need a cool dry place, not cold like a refrigerator but cool. > I grow them in summer and harvest in autumn when the frost has just > knocked them down or will soon. So they are dug about mid May. I still > have some left now which are OK. The weather is warming up for spring now > so they will not last much longer, they will either shoot or rot or both. > So three weeks is way too conservative and more than 5 months would > require temperature controlled conditions that I don't have. > David
My experience is much the same as Davids. If you do not have a cool storage
area, wash the sweet potatoes, bake in the skins and freeze in bags. I find
them to be good up to a year prepared this way.
Congrats on your crop, I haven't dug into mine yet but the vines have run
10-12 feet.
Steve
Posted by Bill who putters on September 23, 2010, 10:33 am
> > Pavel314 wrote: > >> We planted sweet potatoes for the first time this year and had a > >> bumper crop. I googled about how long they could be stored and got > >> answers ranging from three weeks to eight months. Has anyone had > >> experience with this? > >> > >> Paul > > > > I have been growing them for some years and trying various storage > > methods. You need a cool dry place, not cold like a refrigerator but cool. > > I grow them in summer and harvest in autumn when the frost has just > > knocked them down or will soon. So they are dug about mid May. I still > > have some left now which are OK. The weather is warming up for spring now > > so they will not last much longer, they will either shoot or rot or both. > > So three weeks is way too conservative and more than 5 months would > > require temperature controlled conditions that I don't have. > > > > David > > My experience is much the same as Davids. If you do not have a cool storage > area, wash the sweet potatoes, bake in the skins and freeze in bags. I find > them to be good up to a year prepared this way. > > Congrats on your crop, I haven't dug into mine yet but the vines have run > 10-12 feet. > Steve
Don't forget the vines can be treated like spinach.
Posted by Steve Peek on September 23, 2010, 4:24 pm
>> > Pavel314 wrote: >> >> We planted sweet potatoes for the first time this year and had a >> >> bumper crop. I googled about how long they could be stored and got >> >> answers ranging from three weeks to eight months. Has anyone had >> >> experience with this? >> >> >> >> Paul >> > >> > I have been growing them for some years and trying various storage >> > methods. You need a cool dry place, not cold like a refrigerator but >> > cool. >> > I grow them in summer and harvest in autumn when the frost has just >> > knocked them down or will soon. So they are dug about mid May. I >> > still >> > have some left now which are OK. The weather is warming up for spring >> > now >> > so they will not last much longer, they will either shoot or rot or >> > both. >> > So three weeks is way too conservative and more than 5 months would >> > require temperature controlled conditions that I don't have. >> > >> > David >> >> My experience is much the same as Davids. If you do not have a cool >> storage >> area, wash the sweet potatoes, bake in the skins and freeze in bags. I >> find >> them to be good up to a year prepared this way. >> >> Congrats on your crop, I haven't dug into mine yet but the vines have run >> 10-12 feet. >> Steve > Don't forget the vines can be treated like spinach. > -- > Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden > > http://www.lascaux.culture.fr/index.php?lng=fr&acc=true
Wow, no kidding? All those years & all that wasted food, got a recipe?
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> bumper crop. I googled about how long they could be stored and got
> answers ranging from three weeks to eight months. Has anyone had
> experience with this?
> Paul