Continuous Supply of Garden fresh New Potatoes

[Meadowlark]

Garden fresh new potatoes are one of the great joys of life for us and certainly one of the top rewards of home gardening.

Our spring crop produces well over 200 hundred pounds of new potatoes. Out of that we eat all we "can" , "can" some, store some, and use some as seed for the next upcoming crop. Extras are sent to the local food bank where they are quickly grabbed up.

These potatoes harvested today were from seed potatoes from the 2024 Spring crop...which in turn were seed potatoes from the 2023 Fall crop and so on.

Thus far this fall I've harvested about 125 pounds of new potatoes with another estimated at least 75 pounds still growing in the soil. I grow three kinds of potatoes, each proven to have superior characteristics in my own experiments: Elba, Sarpo Mira, and Red Pontiac.

Today's harvest pictured below with Elba, Sarpo Mira, and Red Pontiac shown respectively. Notice the different colors of white (yellow), pink (rosa), and red respectfully. All harvested potatoes are left "as is" until consumption in order to extend their shelf life.

 

[Ruderunner]

Speaking of storage, we don't often get a big harvest of potatoes so we have to buy throughout the year.

Of course store bought are washed before we get them. What would you recommend for longer term storage? Note, we used to keep them in our pantry and moved them to the garage this summer which did help (darker and cooler than the pantry)

 

[Meadowlark]

@Ruderunner , in my experience once they are washed as in the store, storage is problematic. About the only way for long term storage I've found is to "can" them. They last indefinitely that way and continue to taste good. Thanks for your interest.


p.s. I've searched for a "veggie cooler" in which you'd have individual comparts for storage and temp control, but haven't found one. I'd buy it if I could find it. The ones they make for wine are too small but might try one w/mods sometime.