How to Prolong the Storage Life of Your Favorite Onions
Your first step in storing potatoes for the winter ahead should be to inspect them for any damages. Potatoes that have already begun to sprout won’t be good candidates for long term storage. Instead, use those potatoes as seed potatoes – you can plop them in some dirt and start acontain...
that carrots arerelatively desirable to grow for the home gardenerdue to very little incidence of disease, their long storage potential, and their ability to be grown during the cooler months of the year. It’s no wonder that this vegetable crop has been a staple in the garden for centuries...
For long-term storage safety, charcuterie expert Brian Polcyn recommends adding 1 teaspoon of pink salt to the cure for every 5 pounds of meat. For our purposes, that translates to a half-teaspoon (3 grams) of pink salt, as we are working with four duck legs that weigh in around 2 1...
Slivers of cabbage can be added to stir-fries, soups, or stews. A cabbage roll is a ground pork or beef mixed with sauteed caramelized onions and rice, stuffed in a cabbage leaf. Kimchi is a traditional Korean side dish of salted and fermented vegetables, such as cabbage and Korean radish...
Cloves should be chilled in storage at 41°F (5°C) for several months before planting. Garlic prefers short, cool days at the start of growth and long, warm days to produce bulbs. Plant cloves in early spring up to 6 weeks before the last expected frost for a summer harvest. Plant...
Now, if you really want to take the physical storage devices out of the equation, you can use what I like to call a disposable operating system – easy to deploy and to get rid of if you by chance you run into any trouble. All you’ll need is an 8GB thumb drive, an installation ...
Don't forget people actually garden & are looking for long term storage. Oh those containers you are promoting (I wonder do/did you work for the company or Amazon?) are expensive & take up a lot of space that people don't necessarily have money or space for. Oh yeah when stores have...
For long-term storage (up to 6 months), the traditional way to store apples is in a cool, dark place such as a root cellar at a temperature between freezing and 45°F. If you don’t have a root cellar, a double cardboard box in a cool mudroom or cellar can approximate the condit...
Save some time (and oven space) on the busy holiday by making thisThanksgiving side ahead of time. Simply assemble the casserole (without the fried onions), cover tightly with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for up to 4 days or until you're ready to bake!