Keep cucumber houses fresh for up to 10 days or more is not difficult if you know some of the features of how to store fresh cucumbers. Not all cucumbers can be stored for a long time. The longest stored are clean, dry, not damaged cucumbers with a dense, hard skin, grown in natural light. Poorly stored watery and tender cucumber with a thin skin. Greenhouse varieties of fast maturation (usually long, dark green) are stored no more than 3 days. Such cucumbers are sold in PE bags or in packaging on trays. To preserve the presentation of cucumbers, the bags are filled with carbon dioxide, air is removed from the trays. These cucumbers should be stored, without unpacking, in a dark cool place or refrigerator, but as far away as possible from the freezer. If you opened cucumbers, then the gas environment can be created again by wrapping cucumbers in film or putting it in a dry jar.
Cucumbers are sometimes stored in showcases at low temperatures. If you open them and put them in the fridge, they will quickly turn into porridge. The fact is that cucumbers are afraid of sudden changes and low temperatures. At temperatures below 6 degrees they "catch cold". They form mucus and in the presence of oxygen the putrefactive bacteria develop rapidly. To protect cucumbers from decay, put in a bag with them slices of peeled garlic or a slice of horseradish.
Where to store cucumbers?
Many make the mistake of washing the cucumbers bought in the store and depositing them. Cucumbers are treated with wax or petroleum jelly.
You can save cucumbers by wrapping each in a paper towel and packing them in a bag. You can put the tails in a wide bowl with water, but you have to change the water every day, otherwise it will die out.
To keep cucumbers fresh longer they can not be stored next to apples, bananas and other vegetables that emit ethylene. Where it is better to store cucumbers - in the refrigerator away from the freezer or in a large saucepan with a tight lid, depends on the type and amount of cucumbers.