Even for those summer residents who grew excellent quality potatoes, collected and dried the crop in time to store it for the winter, some of the tubers may spoil.
Potatoes that are left on a loggia or balcony for the winter are especially likely to spoil – in such places you can’t just leave a bag of potatoes uncovered and hope for a miracle, it won’t happen.
Instead, you should take care of building a simple home storage facility.
Potato storage box
To assemble such a “device”, you will need wooden boards or shields.
The best option is to use two boxes of different sizes that fit inside each other, like a nesting doll.
The inner box should be slightly smaller than the outer one, so that there is a space of about 5 centimeters between them. The bottom and lid should also be double.
To fill the space between the boxes and lids, it is recommended to use thick foam or dry wood sawdust.
To protect the contents of the storage from moisture, you should cover it from the outside with plastic, galvanized steel or linoleum. If for some reason you cannot do this, at least paint the wood.
