FRUIT or VEGETABLE STORAGE GUIDE APPROXIMATE STORABLE TIME
Beans: String, Green Snap, Wax, Lima Spread on shelves or benches 2-
4 weeks

Beets: All types Store in bins, boxes, or baskets 9-12 months

Broccoli Store one layer deep on shelves or benches 2-3 months

Brussels Sprouts Store two layers deep on shelves or benches 3-6
months

Cabbage: Green, Red, Chinese Store in bins, boxes, or baskets 6-9
months

Carrots: All types Store in bins, boxes, or baskets 9-12 months

Cauliflower Store one layer deep on shelves or benches 3-4 months

Cucumbers: All types Store two layers deep on shelves or benches 1-2
months

Corn: All types Store in husks one layer deep on shelves or benches
1-2 weeks

Celery Store one layer deep on shelves or benches 1-2 weeks

Eggplant Store one layer deep on shelves or benches 1-2 weeks

Kohlrabi Tie tops together in manageable bunches and hang 9-12
months

Leek Tie tops together in manageable bunches and hang 9-12 months

Okra Store two layers deep on shelves or benches 2-4 weeks

Onions: All types Tie tops together in manageable bunches and hang 9-
12 months

Parsnips Store in bins, baskets or boxes 9-12 months

Potatoes: All types Store in bins, boxes, or baskets 9-12 months

Peas: All types Spread unshelled on shelves or benches 2-4 weeks

Peppers: Green, Bell, Red Cherry, Banana, Tabasco Store one layer
deep on shelves or benches 1-2 weeks

Salsify Store in bins, boxes, or baskets 9-12 months

Sweet potatoes and Yams Store in bins, boxes, or baskets 9-12 months

Squash-Summer: Straight neck, Crook neck, Cymling, Patty Pan,
Zucchini; Cocozelle, Chayote Store one layer deep on shelves or
benches 2-4 weeks

Squash-Winter: Hubbard, Acorn, Butternut, Banana, Buttercup, Turban
Store in bins, boxes or baskets 6-9 months

Tomatoes (ripe): All types Store one layer deep on shelves or
benches 1-2 weeks

Tomatoes (green): All types Store two layers deep on shelves or
benches 1-3 months

Turnips: Rutabaga (yellow), White Store in bins, boxes, or baskets 9-
12 months

Apples: All types Store in bins or boxes 9-12 months

Figs: All types Store one layer deep on shelves or benches 3-4 weeks

Cranberries Store three layers deep on shelves or benches 1-2
months

Melons (thin rind): Cantaloupe, Honeydew, Honeyball, Persian
Store one layer deep on shelves or benches 2-4 weeks

Melons (thick rind): Casaba, Christmas Water, Spanish Store one
layer deep on shelves or benches
1-3 months

Pears: All types Store one layer deep on shelves or benches 3-4
weeks

Quince Store two layers deep on shelves or benches 3-6 months


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