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Post by binnylou on Dec 9, 2019 15:55:29 GMT -5
SpringRain, does your grocer offer bulk potatoes, so you can examine each potato for color and bad spots? Yup, I know they are more costly per pound, but at least you’ll know what you are buying.
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Post by SpringRain on Dec 9, 2019 17:29:18 GMT -5
binnylou , I think it does; I usually go for the sales with bagged potatoes, but I'll check out the single ones.
tom 🕊 , I'll try paper over the potatoes; grocery circulars are actually the only papers I get these days, but since I wash the potatoes I'm assuming I can wash off any potentially leached color.
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Post by Mumsey on Dec 11, 2019 4:17:53 GMT -5
SpringRain , I would not wash them before storage. Maybe that's why they are turning green for you. I rarely see a green spot on potatoes stored in the basement, I never wash them until it's time to use them.
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Post by SpringRain on Dec 11, 2019 10:42:38 GMT -5
Mumsey , I handle potatoes as you do - no washing until ready for use. I've tried storing food as well as tubers from florals in the basement, but the high humidity creates mold. I think the humidity arises from the subsidence around the house.
I've lost a lot of paperbacks books to mold as well.
I think I wrote sometime ago that after I moved in I dug out about 1/2 of the soil around the house perimeter and amended it so that it was level, which it still is. But I see the sidewalk is still subsiding, so either slab jacking or replacement and more amendment is necessary. Obviously the area underneath it was something I couldn't dig out and replace by myself.
And it's not a job I want to tackle. I don't think slab jacking is something I could do alone, or w/o the proper equipment. My father would just do it himself, so I might consider learning how to do that, but I'm not thinking about it enthusiastically. 
One side of the street on which my sister's house was built on is, I'm sure, a drumlin. I doubt the area was ever properly treated before built, and even learned that several neighbors sued the developer b/c of the rain, flooding, subsidence and other problems. The lower back yard wasn't even safe - I got stuck in the mud one day, as did the lawn contractor.
The front porch, about 25' long, began subsiding and pulling away from the house. Over a few years it lost about 1", and separated from the house. Considering my options, I got estimates for slab jacking, which were reasonable under the circumstances, but each contractor advised that there was no guarantee the concrete wouldn't crack and more extensive replacement would be required.
Anyway, back to the potatoes after a little side trip...I'm trying different options to cover them, or just eat more of them and eat them up faster!
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Post by Mumsey on Dec 11, 2019 19:41:10 GMT -5
They can be canned!
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