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These are the last of the Desiree and German Butterball potatoes that I harvested in fall 2024. I keep them in a chest freezer that is held around 36 F by an Inkbird temperature controller. They store in really good condition all winter long using this method.

I spent several years being disappointed to find my homegrown potatoes getting wrinkled and sprouting like crazy before I could eat them. This is the solution that works for me.

#homesteading #storagecrops #gardening #grownostr
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Maria2000 7mo ago 💬 2

Does the controller work with the regular freezer thermostat, or in place of it?

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03606c2d... 7mo ago

I plug the freezer into the controller and then plug the controller into a regular wall outlet. There is a temperature sensor which is connected to the controller that needs to go in the freezer. The controller allows the freezer to run until the sensor gets to the temperature that you set.

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Maria2000 7mo ago 💬 2

Ah, ok. Didnt know those things existed.

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03606c2d... 7mo ago 💬 1

It's pretty neat to have an adjustable temperature-controlled space. People also use this set-up for home brewing beer and such.

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Dan Wedge 7mo ago

Interesting product.

I use a “cool bot” for my cooler Maria it works kinda backwards as it tricks an A/C unit to run down to 33 for my flowers