Different vegetables have different needs, but with a little know-how, you can keep your harvested root vegetables—carrots, sweet potatoes, turnips, and more— fresh and flavorful for months. 1.

Proper storage of vegetables is essential for maintaining their freshness and nutritional value throughout the winter months. Different vegetables require different storage conditions to thrive.

When vegetables are harvested from the home, farm or market garden in autumn, storage of the vegetables is vital if you want to reap (eat) your reward over the course of the winter months.

Store for the winter at 40 degrees F. with high humidity in total darkness, because light causes tubers to turn green, making them inedible. Refrigerators are usually too cool for best potato storage.

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3. Allow to cool. Serve at room temperature, or store eggplant in its liquid, in the refrigerator, for weeks and weeks.

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Category 4: Dry and warmer is for winter squash, pumpkins, and sweet potatoes. They do need to be cured for about two weeks before storing. Leave the stem intact for squash and pumpkins.