I lifted my potatoes as soon as the tops flopped over just to beat the rain: when I opened the crate in December, it was already too late
A gardener harvested potatoes before rain, only to find them rotting by December. The culprit wasn’t bad luck—it was skipping the curing process. This essential two-week step allows potato skins to thicken and wounds to heal, preventing the soft rot that spreads silently in sealed containers.