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If you have an area in your basement that stays cool all winter long, you can make use of these cold spots to keep storage crops fresh well into winter. Try experimenting with these nine crops to grow for winter food storage.
I’ve been gardening in one form or another all my life. I came from a family that tended several large gardens. When I left home, I grew fresh herbs and attempted to grow some vegetables in pots while dreaming of a future in a home of my own with a yard and a vegetable garden. Finally, I purchased a home on a few acres and began growing my own food with a small, weed filled garden.
The first year, I grew a few herbs and some vegetables for fresh eating during the summer. The following year, I thought it would be fun to learn how to can and planted extras to preserve tomato sauce, salsa, carrots, and string beans.
I remember organizing the jars on shelves in the basement, taking a step back, and feeling such a sense of pride. I felt so gratified and accomplished that I grew and preserved my own chemical free food to enjoy through the winter. I wondered what else I could grow to get us through until the garden produced again.
The years that followed involved expanding the garden and improving the soil so I could grow and preserve even more. Our basement is unheated and stays between 40-50?F all winter so I also experimented with crops that can be stored in baskets, on shelves, or in buckets of damp sand without dehydrating, freezing, or canning.
9 Crops to Grow for Food StorageDo you have area in
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