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Sat, Sep 8, 12 at 16:47
| Hello All,
I have read over and over that you need to cure sweet potatoes at 80-90 degrees and 80 - 90% humidity, but, no one ever says how to do this in northern climates. We simply don't have that weather here at harvest time and I don't know how to create it artificially without risking a fire! Any ideas? Thanks! |
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| Good question. I'll be needing the information too. We have electric baseboard heaters (that we don't use) in each room. My first instinct is to turn one on in a bathroom, and also use a humidifier. I'll be interested in any follow-up posts. |
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| I have been curing sweetpotatoes at 86 degrees for a few years. About 10 days length of curing is recommended. What I have found is that longer than 8 days of curing can cause sprouts to start forming and I suspect that the high humidity makes sprouting worse. So I close a bathroom door and cure at 86 degrees for 8 days and don't try to increase moisture . |
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- Posted by wally-1936 Richmond Tx (My Page) on Sun, Sep 9, 12 at 17:43
| Well we let them dry and placed them in our cellar[Michigan] where it stays cool. Just to not turn them over once they have been placed as the sugar tries to move and rots the sweet potato. |
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| I put them in my closed up car for several days. Seems to work fine. |
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