How to store pumpkin properly

Pumpkin is a useful vegetable, from which you can prepare many different dishes: porridge, soups, mashed potatoes. It is a very good ingredient for fillings and sauces. But pumpkin has its seasonality, so you need to learn how to store it correctly. Nutritionist Svitlana Fus calls pumpkin the queen of autumn, because it is in such a period that we need vitamins that are in this miracle product.

Today, the FoodOboz editorial staff shares practical tips that will help to preserve pumpkin for a long time.

Which fruits are better suited for long-term storage

It is worth choosing pumpkins of large and medium size, because small ones are likely to spoil faster. Also, there should not be various damages and rot.

The main rules for storing pumpkins

1. Immediately after harvesting, the fruit should be placed in a nutrient environment where the air temperature is 25-28 ° C and humidity is kept at 85%.
2. If there are still small damages on the pumpkins, they can be treated with a 3% solution of manganese. This will prevent further rotting.
3. After a week, transfer the pumpkin to a permanent storage place.
4. It is best to store pumpkin fruits in a pantry or cellar. If it is an apartment - a balcony or loggia. In such places, the air temperature is usually 4 - 9 ° C, and humidity of 70% - just what is suitable for long-term storage of pumpkins.
5. Put pumpkins should be at a distance from each other on a straw bedding.