Kiracynthia
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Due to covid-19 I bought a little more greens than usual. Just curious if y’all have any tips to keep greens fresher for longer? Right now I’m doing the layer paper towels and greens in a Tupperware method.
How to keep greens fresher, longer?
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What you are doing is good. Paper towel them very dry, loosely layer in your container. Unbundle anything wrapped tightly. Less moisture, more air flow the better.
jeneliza
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Yep, take them out of the fridge, put in water, and cover with a plastic bag, if you got the cut greens and not ones with the root end trim a little off the stem, and put in water and cover, change water every two today's, they should keep for a week or two, maybe longer,
I’m guessing it kind of depends what kind of “greens” one is trying to keep fresh. Loose leaf greens, and greens w/o true stems won’t do well standing in water. So, a lot does depend on the type we are trying to keep fresh.
Most greens freeze well. You can blend (in a blender or food processor) with fruit or a prepared diet. My Red Foots can sometimes be picky about certain types of greens. If I blend the greens with some thing else, they have no problem.
I just got some containers on Amazon and they do great.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TO8X0EC/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20
You can plump up many greens by giving them a twenty minute submersion/soak in cool water. Dry them very thoroughly again and package as you did before.
It won‘t work on the saddest greens but should give you a few more days or up to a week.
It won‘t work on the saddest greens but should give you a few more days or up to a week.
ZenHerper
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Depends somewhat on who-and-what you are feeding, but greens can be laid out in a single layer and dried (by air or in a dehydrator). This is also a nice way to capitalize on sales, and to put variety up for the winter months.
Be sure the leaves are crumbly-dry before packing in air-tight containers for storage.
Be sure the leaves are crumbly-dry before packing in air-tight containers for storage.
jeneliza
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I do it all the time, have to change the water, every other day, though, or they will get slimy,
I purchased a vintage enamel refrigerator vegetable bin, with the lid. I prep my lettuces put them in and lasts the entire week. Best thing I bought. It holds at least 7 heads of greens.
ZenHerper
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This time of year, you can usually get the bottoms of bought lettuces to root in a shallow pan of water, and then regrow leaves in plain turned soil outside. Or in a window planter.
If you can find some sad beets on sale, they will regrow their tops starting in spring as well. These leaves are best-accepted by smaller torts when young and tender; they get tough & bitter (oxalic) as they age.
If you can find some sad beets on sale, they will regrow their tops starting in spring as well. These leaves are best-accepted by smaller torts when young and tender; they get tough & bitter (oxalic) as they age.
