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Harvesting and Storing Potatoes

easyGardening2-4 hours5 steps

Safety Warnings

  • Handle digging tools with care to avoid damaging tubers during harvest.

Tools Needed

Garden Fork — For lifting tubers from the soil
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Steps

1
Harvest the potatoes once the crop is ready, typically between sixty to ninety days after planting.
Tip: Ensure the vines have died back before digging.
2
Carefully dig the tubers out of the ground, ensuring they are not bruised or cut.
Tip: Lift the soil gently around the root zone.
3
Sort through the harvested tubers and pick out all decayed specimens.
Tip: Removing rot prevents the spread of decay to healthy potatoes.
4
For potatoes kept for eating, rub off any existing sprouts.
Tip: This helps prolong the shelf life of the tuber.
5
Store seed potatoes in a temperature near the freezing point to prevent them from sprouting prematurely.
Tip: Maintaining a cold environment is essential for seed viability.

Pro Tips

  • Keep potatoes intended for seed strictly separated from those intended for eating.

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Sources

Synthesized from 4 verified sources:

Gutenberg: Manual of GardeningView →
Gutenberg: War Gardens GuideView →
Gutenberg: Farm Gardening GuideView →
Old Farmer's AlmanacView →