Ryan and Julie William's Method
of
Storing Tubers
Once they are dug, washed, and devided I store them in zip-lock bags. I use the gallon size so I don't have to use so many but any size will do. I poke several holes in the bag so they can breathe. I do it with a board that has lots of nails sticking out so I can poke all the holes at once but a pencil or anything else works fine. Some people dust them with sulfer or dip them in a solution of captan which is a good precaution but I usually don't. Hopefully that doesn't backfire on me someday. As I seperate the clumps I can usually put one clump per gallon bag. Some varieties won't fit in one. If I only have one plant of a paticular variety I split it up into two bags just as a precaution. If one bag goes bad I don't lose the whole variety. I then put in some vermiculite, just enough to cover the tubers. Maybe two cups (I am not sure exactly I just put in what looks good to me.) Then I put the bags into a fridge that is set at 40 degrees. Any cool dark place will work fine. I check them several times during the winter to make sure they are happy. Every once in a while I will see some mold show up in a bag of tubers. If I see mold I take the tubers out and make sure they are not damaged. If they are I toss them and spray the bag with an anti-fungal. Maybe if you dust them in sulfer first you won't even have to worry. I don't ever have much of a problem. It may show up in a bag or two but that is usually the extent of it.