Even though my vegetable garden is just starting to sprout, I can't help but think about storing this summer's bounty in these simple wire and jute bins.
Designed for storing root vegetables, the wire cage provides air circulation while the jute liner blocks light, allowing the veggies to stay fresh and actually sweeten over the winter months. Potatoes, turnips and squash can go right in the bin, while carrots and beets should be layered with damp sand or sawdust.
Bins are available from Gardener's Supply Company for $29.95 (replacement liners are $8.95 each).
(Image: Gardener's Supply Company)
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Are those carrots actually in rice? Why damp sand or sawdust?
I wonder if this works for onions?
Certain root vegetables need extremely high humidity and cold (but not freezing) temperatures to stay fresh for long periods of time.
I put down carrots, parsnips and sweet potatoes from our CSA in damp peat in waxed cardboard banana boxes I get from the grocery store. It works perfectly. We ate our last carrots in April from the previous autumn.
I think the containers shown are really aesthetically lovely, and if someone gave them to me I'd love it. But at $30 each, I'll probably stick with my banana boxes.
Miche - onions need to be kept dry or they'll rot. I hang mine in cotton mesh bags in my pantry on an Ikea rack and S hooks.