Keeping seed spuds

[davejg]

Can i keep seed spuds in the bottom of a fridge or will this be to cold? I am thinking of late maincrop and some to plant in the autum

[davejg]

[gavinjconway]

Last year I planted some supermarket spuds on my rooftop garden in tubs that had chitted in the bottom draw of the  fridge - some grew a better crop than the proper seed spuds bought!!

To answer your question - I don't really know.. as long as they are dry and not frozen at all they should be ok.. My fridge is a Larder type and has no freezer space so I assume this type would be ok.. maybe someone else will have a better answer.

[saddad]

They are often kept in cold storage to prevent chitting... but any "freezing" will ruin them and domestic firdges can do that in a cycle... by now I would be thinking of putting them out to chit not keeping cold..  :-\

[Macy]

Can i keep seed spuds in the bottom of a fridge or will this be to cold? I am thinking of late maincrop and some to plant in the autum

I've kept seed spuds for autumn planting without any problem in it, and plan to do so again this year. It is a second fridge though, so it wouldn't be open and shut as often as the one in the kitchen, so I don't know whether that means it's a more consistant temp so not as liable to have to run cold to cool down.

[davejg]

Yes, I have a fridge freezer that used to hold bait, now i dont fish the bottom freezer half holds fruit the top seeds and beer so it could be set a bit warmer, its at 5c at the monent so it shoudnt freeze.