• m-p{3}
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    4915 days ago

    Potato: W̴̡̪̘̙͖̯̺̟̜͎͙̯̫͂͛̐͛̓̒̀͗̾͌̽͝h̴͉̱̺̩͒ȩ̴̛͇̞̙͉̝̩̿̾͑r̶̨̥̳̝̝̳̤͙̀̀͂́͑͘͠͝e̶̞̻̮͔͊̍͛̈́͌’̶̼͎̱̞͚̮͓̠͈̐͒͒̋́͒͊̅̉́͝͝s̵̠͍̎̌̾̃͐͘͝ ̷̛̭̬̈́͌̀̍͆͂̈́̿̾̂̃͝t̸̜̉̈́͊̀́̿͐̋͗͊h̴͉̠̳̗̹̱͔͇́̆̏͂̓e̵̛̗̙̽͊͛͊̌̇͐̌̏͆̈́̌ ̵̡̛̙̰̭̬̉̃͊́̑̀͝f̴̦͓̈́̾̋u̵̢̺̯̰̲̫̗̹͎͓̯͑̈̉̔c̶̱͚̯̦͈͚̓̈́̉̍̊́̏͂k̷̠̝̔͗͑͒͐̈̄̋͋̄̾̄ͅi̵͚̤̣̺͙̬̳̱͐͗͜͝͝n̴̛̬͍̦͕͚̠͚̼̈́̂ĝ̴̟̥̮͚̯̻̘͕̠̦̔̾̌̃̀͜ ̴̗̭̝̹̙̺̱̂͂̔̈͘͜͜͠s̴̢̙̟̳̰̜̓̐̈́́̇̍̓o̵̪̹̖̼̗͖̣̲̗͕̗̾͂͑͜͝ͅi̶̡̛͈̣̖̯̭̠͙͋̽͒̉͂͋̕͝l̷̡̧̜̼̼̹̯̻̥̹̩̉͑̿̓̊̓͋̕͘͠͝

  • @someguy3
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    4516 days ago

    Root cellars were amazing things. My grandparents would grow potatoes and store them for a year until next harvest.

      • Makhno
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        616 days ago

        Root gives me milk

    • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod
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      114 days ago

      I’ve got a heat-pump water heater that keeps my utility room at root cellar temperatures which is pretty nice

  • @[email protected]
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    2315 days ago

    Btw if you haven’t seen this guy before, he’s a Ukrainian youtuber called super sus and he does some interesting urban exploration. Not as much old soviet stuff these days for some reason but still going.

    • @ZkhqrD5o
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      614 days ago

      “Супер сус”. Channel name is in Cyrillic.

    • DigitalDilemma
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      614 days ago

      That’s good to hear, but honestly, I’m amazed he’s still alive.

  • @ZkhqrD5o
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    15 days ago

    “What a great day of 1841 in Ireland.”

    Phytophthora infestans:

  • @Sam_Bass
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    715 days ago

    My potatoes are kept in the bag they were bought in. Last a lot longer there than all the other storage solutions I’ve tried like wooden bins, metal bins and refrigerator.

    • @[email protected]
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      114 days ago

      Mine are stored in their bag, too, but seem to go mushy after two weeks, so I have been looking for other solutions. Is there anything in particular you’re doing when storing them in their bag?

      • @JayJay
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        214 days ago

        My parents would hang the bag in their pantry idk if that’s the right way or not.

        • @[email protected]
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          214 days ago

          Okay, I’ll try it like this. The next thing I was going to try was sticking them in a box, individually packed in newspaper. I think straw is what was used in ye olden times, but newspaper would be easier to source these days

  • Ephera
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    315 days ago

    I mean, you say that, but I once had some carrots which had turned black on the outside and when I peeled them, they still looked and tasted like fresh carrots.

  • @[email protected]
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    213 days ago

    I live in Norway and would make the case that everything we grow outside is like this. Potatoes, beets, carrots, cauliflower and onions are the most popular crops.