Table 45. Ideal Vegetable Storage Conditions

Product	Temperature (Fo)	Relative Humidity (%)	Chilling Temperature (Fo)	Freezing Point (Fo)	Water Loss1	Max. Storage Life
Asparagus	32/35	95/100	36	31	A	2-3 weeks
Beans, snap	45/50	95	45	31	A	7-10 days
Beans, Lima	37-41	95	34/40	31	A	5-7 days
Beets	32	98/100		30	A	4-6 months
Broccoli	32	95/100		31	H	10-14 days
Cabbage, early	32	98/100		30	A	3-6 weeks
Cabbage, late	32	98/100		30	A	5-6 months
Cabbage, Chinese	32	95/100		31	H	2-3 months
Carrots, mature	32	98/100		30	A	7-9 months
Carrots, immature	32	98/100		30	A	4-6 months
Cauliflower	32	95/98		31	A	3-4 weeks
Celery	32	98/100		31	A	2-3 months
Corn, sweet	32	95/98		31	A	5-8 days
Cucumbers	50/55	95	45	31	L	1-2 weeks
Eggplant	46/54	90/85	45	31	L	1 week
Greens, leaf	32	95/100		32	H	1-2 weeks
Lettuce	32	98/100		32	A	2-3 weeks
Muskmelon, 3/4 slip	36/41	95	40	30	A	2 weeks
Muskmelon, full slip	32/36	95	40	30	H	5-14 days
Melon, Honey Dew	45	90/95	45	30	L	3 weeks
Onion, green	32	95/100		30		3-4 weeks
Onion, dry	32	65/70		31	L	1-8 months
Peas, green	32	95/98		31	A	1-2 weeks
Peppers, sweet	45/55	90/95	45	31	A	2-3 weeks
Potatoes, early	45/50	90/95	38	31	L	4-5 months
Potatoes, early chip	60/70	90/95	40	31	L	few weeks
Potatoes, late	45/50	90/95	38	31	L	5-10 months
Potatoes, late chip	45/55	90/95	40	31	L	3-7 months
Pumpkin	50/55	50/70	50	31	L	2-3 months
Squash, summer	41/50	95	45	31	A	1-2 weeks
Squash, winter	50	50/70	50	31	L
Acorn						5-8 weeks
Other						4-6 months
Sweet potatoes	55/60	85/90	55	30	A	4-7 months
Tomatoes, green	55/70	90/95	50/60	31	A	1-3 weeks
Tomatoes, pink	50/55	90/95	45/50	31	A	7-12 days
Tomatoes, vine ripe	46/50	90/95	45/50	31	A	4-7 days
Watermelon	50/60	80/85	40	31	A	2-3 weeks

¹ Moisture loss for storage in store display conditions: L=low, 5% per day product weight; A=average, .5 to 1.4%; H=high, 1.4%

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