Storage conditions
Where to store Temperature Humidity Storage
(F) period
_Vegetables:_
Beans and peas, Any cool, dry 32-40 Dry Many Years
dried place
Beets Storage cellar 32-40 Moist Fall-winter
or pit
Cabbage Storage cellar 32-35 Moist Fall-winter
or pit
Carrots Storage cellar 32-40 Moist Fall-winter
or pit
Celery Roots in soil 32-40 Moist Fall-winter
in storage
cellar
Onions Any cool, dry As near 32 Dry Fall-winter
place as possible
Parsnips Leave in 32-40 Moist Fall-winter
ground or put
in storage
cellar
Potatoes Storage cellar 45-48 Moist Fall-winter
or pit
Pumpkin, winter Unheated room 55-60 Dry Fall-winter
squash or basement
Rutabagas Storage cellar 32-40 Moist Fall-winter
or pit
Sweet Potatoes Unheated room 55-60 Dry Fall-winter
or basement
Tomatoes (green Unheated room 55-60 Dry 1-6 weeks
or white) or basement
Turnips Storage cellar 32-40 Moist Fall-winter
or pit
_Fruits:_
Most apples Fruit storage 30-32 Moist Fall-winter
cellar
McIntosh, Yellow Fruit storage 35-38 Moist Fall-winter
Newton & Rhode cellar
Island Greening
Grapes Fruit storage 31-32 Moist 4-6 weeks
cellar
Pears Fruit storage 30-31 Moist Fall-winter
cellar
Peaches Fruit storage 32 Moist 2 weeks
cellar
Apricots Fruit storage 32 Moist 2 weeks
cellar