Show extension leader outlines plan for for food storage in most instances vegetables that are mature and at proper eating stage are also at the proper stage for storage dr arvil L stark horticulturist ti for the utah agricultural college extension service told utah farmers and housewives lt last week as he outlined plans for some storage of vegetables A good quality product Is essential tor for satisfactory storage and proper harvest Ls Is important tor for successful storage dr stark explained pla ined parsnips Par snips horseradish horse radish and are the easiest of all vegetable crops to store for they can be left in the ground where grown and dug when needed during winter and spring A light covering of straw or baves aves before the round is frozen makes digging during the winter easier dr stark said cabbage and chinese cabbage are successfully stored in trenches ranging from one to five feet in width and eight to 10 inches deep celery is usually stored with the roots attached and planted in moist soil and squash and pumpkin prefer a relatively dry atmosphere and cool temperature A dry cellar or well insulated barn bam or shed Is ideal mound storage is suitable for storage of all root crops and potatoes a and can be constructed in any garden it consists of a shallow trench eight to 12 inches deep and not over five feet wide vegetables are piled in a cone shaped pile and covered with straw soil la is placed over the straw which Is allowed to emerge through the top of the mound for ventilation until cold weather begins As colder weather comes more soil Is added to the mound to prevent freezing dr stark declared |