Grocery prices are projected to rise even more this summer. You can save, by planting your own veggies for storage. These delicious, hardy varieties are some of the longest-storing, and can be enjoyed for most of the winter, and even into spring.
Potatoes: While all the potatoes we offer (usually available in March) are delicious and hardy, these are the best ‘keepers’: HARVEST MOON -85-100 days. Round tuber with purple skin and deep yellow flesh. Firm texture after cooking, with a nutty taste. Good for roasting, baking, soups, and chips; NICOLA – 85 – 105 days. Early. Thin skinned, yellow inside and out. Good for winter storage; SANGRE – 80-90 days. Midseason. Beautiful red skinned variety with shallow eyes and medium-sized oblong tubers. Originally released by Colorado State University in 1982, Sangre ranks high in taste tests with creamy white flesh that is especially delicious boiled or baked.
Onions: Start these seeds soon, or choose from the onion starts below (usually available in March): Seeds: ROSSA DI MILANO (MASA) This red storage onion is beloved for its beautiful flat-topped, barrel shape, sweet flavor, and excellent ability to store well into the spring; FRONT RANGE YELLOW ONION (MASA) known for its excellent keeper qualities due to tight wrappers and dense flesh. Starts: RED ZEPPELIN, a popular long-day hybrid known for producing large, globe-shaped, dark red onions with intense purplish rings, offering good flavor and excellent storage (up to 8 months).
Root Veggies: Plant carrots, parsnips and some turnips for storage. We have MASA KURODA ORANGE and PURPLE DRAGON, and Botanical Interests RED-CORED CHANTENAY, SCARLET NANTES, and SHIN KURODA carrot seed in stock now. Parsnip and Turnip seed is expected to be in soon.
Winter Squash: Butternuts, Acorns, Kabochas all store well and under proper storage conditions can last well into Spring. Seeds are expected to be in soon.
