I use the saran wrap method to store my tubers over the winter. After digging them this fall, I blundered and left them out a few days before wrapping and storing them. They're dryish and wrinkly, but not so bad that they're a lost cause.
Now I'm seeing some mold on individual tubers on a few clumps. What is the right method to address this? I want to cut off the moldy parts, heal the cut wound and get them back into saran wrap. But if I let the cut wounds fully dry for 24 hours my already-dry tubers will get more dehydrated.
After cutting should I rehydrate them with a warm water bath before drying and rewrapping? Or should I just cut, dry, rewrap and hope for the best? Anything else? I'm not up for storing them in a dampish medium, but any other suggestions very welcome.
by Budget-Pass-2433
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