Clever potato storage trick means they can 'last all winter' without going off With sky-rocketing living costs, Brits are hunting high and low for penny-pinching strategies, especially when it comes to cutting down on food wastage.
She adds: "If stored correctly, a whole head of garlic could last for up to half a year, however, once you break apart the cloves, their shelf life drastically decreases, typically lasting from two to three weeks.".
Food experts at GoGo Fruit Basket have dished out some savvy tips for making your vegetables such as broccoli and asparagus stay fresher longer, with no added cost.
In a shocking statistic, the UK bins approximately 9.5 million tonnes of food annually, with spuds topping the waste chart at an eye-watering 359,000 tonnes chucked each year.
The trick is to: "Keep the stems of vegetables such as broccoli, celery, and asparagus in water to help them stay fresh and crisp for as long as possible.
