Preserving Your Harvest

[NanaK]

Potatoes - who preserves them? This is my first year growing them, should I can them or freeze them? I don't have a good place to store them fresh so I must preserve. Thoughts?

In the past when I had a large harvest I did pressure can some. They were very good. I used the USDA guidelines.

I've never tried freezing them.

 

[tripletfeb]

Potatoes - who preserves them? This is my first year growing them, should I can them or freeze them? I don't have a good place to store them fresh so I must preserve. Thoughts?

I wouldn't think freezing potatoes would be good, they would get slimy and gross. I've dry canned them before with success

 

[Smokerbill]

I just ordered more freezer bags and I'm trying some half-gallon size for the first time. So far I have 8 quarts of cooked or blanched kale/collard greens (in yogurt/sour cream/cottage cheese containers), 2 quart bags of snow peas and 1 quart bag of snap peas in the freezer for the coming winter.

 

[Sueby]

I wouldn't think freezing potatoes would be good, they would get slimy and gross. I've dry canned them before with success

You have to blanche them first, otherwise they get gross.