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Bush pattypans for a prolonged storage need to be placed in a cellar, a cellar. It is possible to store bush pattypans and at a room temperature, however it is necessary to consider, that such storage cannot be long. At bush pattypans leave a long fruit stem so they are stored much longer. https://igardener.org/

At pumpkin gathering leave at it long leafstalks as at a prolonged storage the pumpkin starts to spoil at leafstalk. The first week needs to be taken out a pumpkin at some o’clock on the sun for ripening, and then to place it in boxes or on regiments in a room with a room temperature. In 2,5-3 months the pumpkin gets golden colour that means its definitive ripening.

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Cucumbers can be stored in a cold cellar within 1-1,5 months. For storage select strong, medium-sized cucumbers with smooth, intact a pellicle. Cucumbers put in wooden boxes and pour dry sawdust. The temperature indoors should be from 0 to 3 degrees of heat. https://igardener.org/

It is possible to store tomatoes 1,5-2 months in a cellar or a cellar in wooden boxes, plentifully having poured their dry peat. For more prolonged storage in boxes put green tomatoes, and they slowly ripen within 3-4 months. If you want, that green tomatoes have ripened faster, store them indoors with a room temperature. https://igardener.org/

The cauliflower needs to be cleaned before the beginning of frosts and to store in a cool room, is better in a cellar or a cellar. For a prolonged storage select the strong heads of cabbage intact with a frost and pests. The turned yellow external leaves from cabbage break. Heads of cabbage tie up for cabbage stumps a twine and suspend under a ceiling.

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Endivij store in the winter in a cellar, cover with earth it together with roots in damp sand or soil. Endivij it is well stored at temperature from-4 to +4 degrees.

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Chinese cabbage clean before frosts and cover in damp sand. That at storage cabbage not fade, after cover it some times water. To store a Chinese cabbage it is possible at temperature from-5 to +4 degrees. https://igardener.org/

Red cultivated cabbage intended for a prolonged storage, clean before approach of frosts. At heads of cabbage leave on some external leaves. Heads of cabbage put on a floor, regiments of a rack or in trellised boxes densely to each other. At storage cabbage pour damp sand or soil. The room in which the cabbage is stored red cultivated cabbage, should be aired regularly. Optimum temperature of storage red cultivated cabbage – 2-4 degrees of heat. https://igardener.org/

Cabbage from all garden cultures clean in last turn as it is capable to transfer autumn frosts. For a prolonged storage select only strong, not damaged mechanically or pests heads of cabbage. Clean cabbage so: incline a head of cabbage aside and cut off it together with external several leaves. At the gathered cabbage leave a cabbage stump in length in 2-3 see Store cabbage in a cool room, suspending it for cabbage stumps on walls or putting it on regiments. At cabbage storage on a floor it put pyramid on 5-7 heads of cabbage. Optimum temperature for cabbage storage – from-1 to +1 degrees, and humidity – 92-98 %.

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Scorzonera, or as it still name, В«black carrotВ» – very unusual vegetable which contains set of useful substances, especially it is recommended to use it in food a sick sugar diabetes. At scorzonera harvesting it is necessary to be very cautious not to damage a root crop. The damaged root crops are badly stored, quickly start to rot.

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