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[Alis girls]

I will have a lot of potatoes (the veg incase anyone is called Potato on forum!) and now have some sacks to put them in. now a couple of questions as I'm a bit dippy at times

1 i will dry spuds out - but do I tie tops to prevent them going green?

2 they are hessian sacks not paper

3 i will put them in shed and hope any mice dont get in there but will put cat in to patrol in case.

any other tips gratefully received - thanks guys

[Christian]

Make sure they are very dry before they go into the sacks. I brush the dirt off mine and put them into paper sacks (the triple paper ones like pellet bags).

 

I fold the top of the bags over and leave them in our outbuilding. Cool and dark is best.

[Lesley]

We put ours on a pallet and we covered them last year as they weren't in a dark enough place and the hessian let light in.

 

We've changed to using paper chicken feed sacks this year.

[sjp]

paper sacks are the best

leave the spuds to dry in the sun for an hour or two then dust them off put the good ones in one bag the spiked and damaged ones in the fride to use first

I personally wash mine first then as above epesally if you've got blight lifted ten trays on sunday thourght i slung all the blighted ones found about ten more as i washed them all big ones to

[Alis girls]

Thnaks, I dont have chucks so can't use paper sacks - anyone know where I can get some free or cheap

[Cinnamon]

Freecycle???

[Christian]

Here you go nochucksyet -

 

http://www.organiccatalogue.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=62_192&products_id=650&osCsid=0d0f13425433b15ef00e42295785d2af

[majorbloodnock]

Thnaks, I dont have chucks so can't use paper sacks - anyone know where I can get some free or cheap

 

Do you have cats? A lot of cat litter comes in a paper sack; they're not as big, but they still work well.

[sjp]

you anywere near West Bromwich i've got them in the allotment shop

[Alis girls]

I have cats - of course silly me i have cats - you are so clever you lot - never thought of that. thanks

[Lesley]

....and, if you're anywhere near me we have hundreds