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[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 103 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

I was expecting mole rats

[–] TheBrideWoreCrimson@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Western European tourists on Antalya Beach, summer 2024, colorized.

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 98 points 6 months ago
[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 82 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Jesus Christ on a pogostick, is that Cthulhu's baby or something?

[–] archonet@lemy.lol 10 points 6 months ago

negatory ghost rider, that is your average everyday potato seeking sunlight.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago

The pogo stick is actually a broom and dust pan

[–] DerArzt@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

Came looking for this.

[–] anguo@lemmy.ca 50 points 6 months ago

I mean, potatoes are pretty picky about their storage too.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 46 points 6 months ago

Potato: W̴̡̪̘̙͖̯̺̟̜͎͙̯̫͂͛̐͛̓̒̀͗̾͌̽͝h̴͉̱̺̩͒ȩ̴̛͇̞̙͉̝̩̿̾͑r̶̨̥̳̝̝̳̤͙̀̀͂́͑͘͠͝e̶̞̻̮͔͊̍͛̈́͌'̶̼͎̱̞͚̮͓̠͈̐͒͒̋́͒͊̅̉́͝͝s̵̠͍̎̌̾̃͐͘͝ ̷̛̭̬̈́͌̀̍͆͂̈́̿̾̂̃͝t̸̜̉̈́͊̀́̿͐̋͗͊h̴͉̠̳̗̹̱͔͇́̆̏͂̓e̵̛̗̙̽͊͛͊̌̇͐̌̏͆̈́̌ ̵̡̛̙̰̭̬̉̃͊́̑̀͝f̴̦͓̈́̾̋u̵̢̺̯̰̲̫̗̹͎͓̯͑̈̉̔c̶̱͚̯̦͈͚̓̈́̉̍̊́̏͂k̷̠̝̔͗͑͒͐̈̄̋͋̄̾̄ͅi̵͚̤̣̺͙̬̳̱͐͗͜͝͝n̴̛̬͍̦͕͚̠͚̼̈́̂ĝ̴̟̥̮͚̯̻̘͕̠̦̔̾̌̃̀͜ ̴̗̭̝̹̙̺̱̂͂̔̈͘͜͜͠s̴̢̙̟̳̰̜̓̐̈́́̇̍̓o̵̪̹̖̼̗͖̣̲̗͕̗̾͂͑͜͝ͅi̶̡̛͈̣̖̯̭̠͙͋̽͒̉͂͋̕͝l̷̡̧̜̼̼̹̯̻̥̹̩̉͑̿̓̊̓͋̕͘͠͝

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 40 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Root cellars were amazing things. My grandparents would grow potatoes and store them for a year until next harvest.

[–] dogsnest@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] Makhno@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

Root gives me milk

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

I've got a heat-pump water heater that keeps my utility room at root cellar temperatures which is pretty nice

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 23 points 6 months ago

Boil 'em, mash 'em, use 'em to play doom

[–] snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.works 22 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Btw if you haven't seen this guy before, he's a Ukrainian youtuber called super sus and he does some interesting urban exploration. Not as much old soviet stuff these days for some reason but still going.

[–] digdilem@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 months ago

That's good to hear, but honestly, I'm amazed he's still alive.

[–] ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

"Супер сус". Channel name is in Cyrillic.

[–] ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

"What a great day of 1841 in Ireland."

Phytophthora infestans:

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

My potatoes are kept in the bag they were bought in. Last a lot longer there than all the other storage solutions I've tried like wooden bins, metal bins and refrigerator.

[–] iheartneopets@lemm.ee 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Mine are stored in their bag, too, but seem to go mushy after two weeks, so I have been looking for other solutions. Is there anything in particular you're doing when storing them in their bag?

[–] JayJay@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

My parents would hang the bag in their pantry idk if that's the right way or not.

[–] iheartneopets@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

Okay, I'll try it like this. The next thing I was going to try was sticking them in a box, individually packed in newspaper. I think straw is what was used in ye olden times, but newspaper would be easier to source these days

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 months ago

I mean, you say that, but I once had some carrots which had turned black on the outside and when I peeled them, they still looked and tasted like fresh carrots.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

a good spud, 'e is.

[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago
[–] YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago
[–] lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

!potatoism@lemmy.world

[–] Kanda@reddthat.com 1 points 6 months ago

I live in Norway and would make the case that everything we grow outside is like this. Potatoes, beets, carrots, cauliflower and onions are the most popular crops.