Cold Storage Chart and Reference Guide to Commercial Vegetable Storage
Robert Hadad, Extension Vegetable Specialist
Cornell Vegetable Program
In the Cold Storage Chart and Reference Guide, vegetable growers will find storage information by crop with temperature and relative humidity recommendations. The maximum number of weeks that the crop can be held under ideal conditions is provided as well.
Additionally, adapted from the USDA Bulletin #66, The Commercial Storage of Fruits, Vegetables, and Florist and Nursery Stock, growers of the following vegetables will find information on quality, grading, sizes, and packaging, chilling and storage, and post-harvest pathology:
- Asparagus
- Bean
- Beet
- Broccoli
- Brussels Sprouts
- Cabbage
- Carrot
- Celeriac
- Cucumber
- Eggplant
- Lettuce and Other Greens
- Onion
- Pepper
- Squash
- Sweet Corn
- Tomato
- Turnip and Rutabaga
Cold Storage Chart and Reference Guide (pdf; 375KB)
Asparagus
Beets
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Cucumbers
Dry Beans
Eggplant
Ethnic Vegetables
Garlic
Horseradish
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce / Leafy Greens
Melons
Onions
Parsnips
Peas
Peppers
Potatoes
Pumpkins / Gourds
Radishes
Rhubarb
Rutabaga
Snap Beans
Squash - Summer
Squash- Winter
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turnips
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