Extend the shelf life of your potatoes by avoiding this common storage mistake

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As the season turns colder, our thoughts often wander to the comforting embrace of stews, soups or casseroles, with many of these warming recipes featuring potatoes as a star ingredient.

However, preventing these spuds from premature sprouting can be quite the ordeal if you're not clued up on proper storage tactics.Karen Lamar, a guru on all things storage from Organic Cottonmart, has offered her insight on one of the most common blunders people do when it comes to storing potatoes - placing them on the kitchen counter in close proximity to certain vegetables.She said: "When it comes to long-term storage, onions and potatoes outlast many others.

So, why not just store them together in the same place? Well, that might not exactly work because onions release ethylene gas, which causes potatoes to sprout."It's crucial to keep potatoes distinctly segregated from onions, garlic, and tomatoes, as they exude ample amounts of ethylene gas.

This hormone accelerates ripening and enhances flavour but is also responsible for inducing premature sprouting in potatoes.