Storing Sweet Potatoes?

I store mine in the garage with a cover on them, like plastic or several layers of news papers. Anywhere it's dry & cool will be ok. On the farm we dig a round hole about 6 inches deep, the size of a wash tub. Line it with pine straw then put potatoes in it then cover with straw & about 3 inches of dry dirt. Leave an air hole in top of this hill so the pot want rot, when you get ready to cook some just dig a small hole into the hill. Get out what you need, cover it up again. Good luck, you may locate some info online.

Thanks Kathleen, your idea for storing the potatoes sounds like a really good idea.

bigpeck5

November 30, 20190 found this helpful

you don;t wanna try that when you live up north thr ground freeze

 

When I get sweet potatoes on sale, I try to buy a good bit. I then bake them in the Micro-wave to almost done. I then cool them, peel, slice them, put them on a cookie sheet and freeze them.

Dart4763

October 24, 20160 found this helpful

Storing sweet potatoes longer will make them sweeter.

 

If any of these sweet potatoes start to sprout, in the spring, cut them in half and put them in a large flower pot/container. The foliage is beautiful and trails all over.