Craig young
New Member
Im was wondering how you guys store your bulk bought store greens to keep fresh? im new to the forum and new to owning a sulcata tortoise.I bought dandilions ,khale collard greens etc.Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I take whatever they bind them with and take it off and make sure they are not too moist. Then I loose pack them in a simple plastic grocery sack and loosely tie it. I also turn the bags every. So I keep about 6 bags of whatever I get in one shelf of my fridge. I never have anything spoil.
I learned a similar trick from my mom except I wrapped the greens in the paper towels and then put in the plastic bag.Because of the number of tortoises I keep, I buy a lot of produce. My refrigerator and a small apartment-sized refrigerator AND a wine cooler are all full on shopping day. First of all I wash everything in cold water. Then I put several sections of paper towel, folded to fit, in the bottom of a plastic bag and close the bag. By the time a week rolls by and the next shopping day arrives, those last two or three bags still contain fairly fresh produce.
Same here take out the excess moisture and wrap them in paper towels like a burrito. I dont put them in bags since the endive and others dont fit. Lasts about a week in the fridge until I go a shopping againI learned a similar trick from my mom except I wrapped the greens in the paper towels and then put in the plastic bag.
The age of the greens in the stores is a factor as well. Unless you are buying fresh from local farmers, the greens have been picked, processed and shipped to the store location.This was very helpful to me as well thank you!! my greens don't last as long as they should