Seed potatos and onion sets, how long do they store for?

[Leeds_lad]

Long story short, i bought waaaay too many to use. Will these keep until later on in the season, or even until next year? or will they be goners?

[Victoria26]

I never keep seed potatoes, they just keep sprouting then use up all their energy. Same with onion set I've found! I had some Id forgotten about at the back of my shed and when i took them out they were completely hollow and just papery....

Why not swap them??

[Leeds_lad]

Don't really know anyone that i couls swap with / wants any of them

[Pies]

you could pickle the onions, or plant them very close and pull them and use as spring onions

[kingkano]

Onions could even be done in pots for spring onions.

For the potato sets you could experiment with storing some earlies in the fridge for planting in June/July for some xmas spuds. Some say it works....

[scarletrunner]

Onions could even be done in pots for spring onions.

For the potato sets you could experiment with storing some earlies in the fridge for planting in June/July for some xmas spuds. Some say it works....

Yes storing in fridge delays sprouting,but more likely to suffer from blight due to later planting.

[Two_Sheds]

I store my own potatoes in the salad drawer of the fridge for up to 8 months, for replanting. If you plant them in containers in early August they should miss any blight spores (I did it last year for Xmas spuds: they were tiny though, it's just for the novelty)

The foliage will die back over autumn and you can then leave the container in a frost free place to dig up your tiny spuds on Xmas morning