I don't think I got them into their nice "cool" spot soon enough after I got them. They stayed in my semi-heated basement {and not my cold storage room} through the end of fall while the temperatures outside were still warm, thus keeping my basement a little warmer too.
I borrowed my nephews outdoor thermometer he made at school to see how cold the basement is currently, and the cold storage room surrounded by cement walls read 32 degrees. I think it might be wrong. I mean, my pipes would be frozen if it was really that cold down there wouldn't they? Maybe the rest of my basement, which is larger and isn't completely surrounded by cement is warmer which is maybe why I don't have frozen pipes? I should test the other rooms maybe.
However, potatoes do like a nice cold 32-40 degrees. So maybe I'm good now. Maybe I've halted their demise.
But I feel like I need to do something with them. I'm trying to decide if I should dehydrate a bunch, or can a bunch of them in my new pressure canner. Probably both. I need to go get my pressure canner tested by my local extension agency first though.Hmm, what to do, what to do . . . .
