26-12-2010, 07:44 PM
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First recorded activity by GardenBanter: Jun 2010
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Am I the only one who hates Christmas?
Buy One Get One Free. BOGOF.
You need to dig up your root crops & wash & dry & and store them in
sand/peat in the garage or somewhere frost free. *This keeps them from
wizening up. Look out for free plastic stacking crates for this
purpose.
Or you can leave them in the ground & cover with straw/leaves/compost
etc.
Other stuff can be cooked or blanched & frozen. Fruit, beans, rhubarb
etc.
My wife turns stuff into soups, divides into portions, freezes & puts
in plastic bags which live in the freezer. (Tomatoes Celery etc.)
*You have to be selective what you grow if you have only limited space/
time. Grow the expensive stuff. *Potatos &c may be satisfying but they
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Or you can store the traditional way. You can build small ones of
these too:-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storage_clamp
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