How to store kidney beans? How to store kidney beans

If kidney beans are ripe, they need to be harvested and stored. How to store them?

(1) Shelf Hiding Method

In the open air, in a shed or indoors, use wooden poles or steel to build a storage rack. Bundle the harvested and dried green onions into bundles of 7 to 10 kg and stack them on the rack in sequence, leaving gaps in the middle for ventilation to prevent rotting. For outdoor storage, cover with plastic film to prevent rain. Open the bundles regularly for inspection during storage, and remove the plants that have heated up and deteriorated in time.

(2) Ground storage method

On the flat ground in the leeward area, spread 3-4 cm thick sand, and place the dried and bundled green onions densely on the sand, with the roots facing downward, 1-1.5 meters wide. After stacking, build up 15 cm high sand around the roots of the green onions. Cover with straw mats and plastic film to prevent rain.

(3) Trench Hiding Method

Dig a shallow trench 20-30 cm deep and 50-70 cm wide in a cool and ventilated place. Bundle the selected and dried green onions into bundles of about 10 kg. After the trench is filled with enough water, plant the green onions in bundles, cover the white part of the green onions with soil, and surround them with corn stalks to facilitate ventilation and heat dissipation. Cover with straw mats or corn stalks before the temperature drops.

(4) Cellaring method

After harvesting, dry the green onions for several days, bundle them into bundles of about 10 kg, and place them upright in a dry, sunny and rain-proof place to dry. When the temperature drops below 0℃, store them in a cellar. Keep the cellar at 0℃ and pay attention to heat and moisture protection.

(5) Cold storage method

Bundle the green onions that are free of pests and diseases and are not damaged into bundles of about 10 kg, put them into boxes or baskets, and store them in a cold storage. The temperature in the storage should be maintained at 0-1°C and the relative humidity should be 80%-85%. During storage, regular inspections should be carried out to remove rotten and spoiled green onions in a timely manner.

(6) Slightly frozen storage method

Dig a shallow trench 10-20 cm deep and 1-2 m wide on the north side of the east-west wall. Bundle the dried green onions into 7-10 kg bundles and store them vertically in the trench. In the early stage of storage, the top of the green onion bundles should be open and turned over once a week to dry all the green onion leaves. When the weather is cold and the green onion whites are slightly frozen, add soil to the green onions and cover the top with straw mats.