27/10/2026
Before storing your harvest, prep your root cellar with one key rule in mind. It is much easier to protect your crops from rot while the space is empty, rather than waiting until the infection has already spread through the crates.
First, you need to thoroughly clean, dry, and check the ventilation in your storage area.
🍂Clear out last year's leftover crops, trash, and old boxes. Scrub the dirt and mold off the walls, shelves, and storage bins. Make sure to completely dry all wooden surfaces after cleaning.
Check your ventilation. Your cellar should not have stale air or excess moisture. It is also a good idea to cover the air vents to keep rodents out.
Keep potatoes, carrots, and apples separate:
🥔Potatoes need darkness and good airflow.
🥕Store carrots in plastic bags with small holes for ventilation. They lose moisture quickly, so you cannot leave them sitting in the open air.
🍎Keep apples in their own clean crates because they release ethylene gas, which affects the vegetables around them.
⭐️To help your vegetables last longer, treat them with a combined solution of Fitobact and Liposam. Fitobact enriches the environment with beneficial microbes, and Liposam securely binds them to the vegetables and containers, acting as a natural barrier to stop moisture loss.
One last important point. Do not store damaged, rotting, or diseased produce. A single bad vegetable can ruin a whole crate.