Organic Vegetable Crops that Store Well
In an era where food security is becoming a growing priority, having access to affordable and nutritious food all year, say in your basement or pantry, is becoming increasingly important to many families, including my own. Canning, lacto-fermentation, and freezing are all great ways to preserve the harvest, but storing produce “as is” is by far the most simple and traditional of all methods. Each of the following crop types have their own unique storage requirements, many of which can be found in an article I wrote last year called Storing the Fall Bounty
I have compiled a list of High Mowing varieties that have moderate to long-term storage capabilities. I also included dry beans and corn on the list, which are dried on the plant in the field.
Many of these varieties require a long growing time to mature, so now is the time to plan for these wonderful gems of self-reliance for a full-stocked pantry this winter.
Dry Beans
- 2234 Dragon Lingerie
- 2060 Light Red Kidney
- 2030 Calypso
- 2050 Jacob's Cattle
- 2021 Vermont Cranberry
- 2020 Black Turtle
Beets
- 2290 Early Wonder Tall Top
- 2265 Boro F1
- 2280 Detroit Dark Red
- 2286 Kestrel F1
- 2285 Red Ace F1
- 2288 Touchstone Gold
- 2273 Cylindra
- 2269 Chioggia Gaurdsmark
Kohlrabi
Cabbage
Carrots
- 2322 Napoli F1
- 2336 Yaya F1
- 2320 Red Cored Chantenay
- 2331 Necoras F1
- 2330 Danvers 126
- 2329 Interceptor F1
Celeriac
Corn
(sweet corn can also be harvested fresh, hung to dry in bunches by the peeled back husks, and milled as flour…we like to make sweet corn pancakes.)Garlic
Onions Leeks & Shallots
- 2684 Cortland F1
- 2677 Sedona F1
- 2675 Calibra F1
- 2678 Dakota Tears
- 2676 Red Bull F1
- 2687 Red Wing F1
- 2690 Ambition Shallot
- 2679 Conservor F1 Shallot
- 2696 Runner F1 Leek
Potatoes
- 84100 Yukon Gold
- 84040 All Red
- 84092 Red Norland
- 84005 Katahdin
- 84000 All Blue
- 84110 Rose Finn Apple Fingerling
- 84120 Russian Banana Fingerling
- 84010 Burbank Russet
Pumpkins
- 2818 Baby Pam Pie
- 2830 Long Pie
- 2840 New England Pie
- 2845 Cinderella, Rouge vif d’Etampes
- 2819 Casper
- 2822 Black Futzu
- 2836 Valenciano
- 2827 Long Island Cheese
- 2835 Musque de Provence
Winter Squash
- 2920 Sweet REBA Acorn
- 2921 Table Queen Acorn
- 2918 Nutterbutter Butternut
- 2940 Waltham Butternut
- 2942 Honey Nut Butternut
- 2955 Sugar Dumpling F1
- 2950 Delicata
- 2925 Baby Blue Hubbard
- 2960 Red Kuri Hubbard
- 2930 Burgess Buttercup
- 2839 Crown Pumpkin
Turnips and other roots
Categories: Beginner Gardeners' Guide & Articles by Megen Hall
Tags: storage vegetables
Posted On: April 10 2012
Posted By: Megen Hall
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