Potato Storage

It is a little known fact that it is not a good idea to store potatoes next to onions. There is a chemical reaction that occurs causing the potatoes to go bad with a quickness. I knew about this and tried to keep them separated, but it wasn't enough. So I decided I could not possibly go another day of existence without some form of potato storage.

We had some wood in the garage that would have worked, but we would have to cut it. Then we decided to go to Home Depot to get the price on wood to build it. All you need is a length of 1x4. We decided to make the box 2'x3'.

It was then that I remembered that I would never cut a piece of wood again as long as Home Depot was near and I found an employee to cut the 10' piece of wood in to two 2' pieces and two 3' pieces.

Interestingly, it was the same employee that cut the wood for the compost bin and raised bed. I'm surprised he didn't hide in the back when he saw me...I hope they don't start charging to cut wood.

Using our brad nailer and stapler...we put the sides of the box together and nailed some spare pieces of 1"x1" to the sides as handles. Then we took hardware wire and stapled it to the bottom of the box. Here is the completed box...

Then I took two paper bags and cut them to rest in the bottom.
And fill with potatoes...

You may even be lucky enough to have a potato that looks like a heart...

Or a butt...depending on how you look at things.