Is it okay to put potatoes in an airtight bucket

No. Raw potatoes will rot if they are airtight because they contain moisture. Northern winter potatoes can be stored in the cellar to keep fresh.

The appropriate storage temperature for potatoes is 3-5 ℃, relative humidity of about 90%, when the tubers are not easy to germinate or germination is very little, and not easy to wrinkle.

The best conditions for storage in the cellar, moisture preservation.

Northern winter storage of potatoes is traditionally used cellar storage.

In the winter in the north, potatoes can be put into sealed plastic buckets, the temperature of about 5 degrees can be.

The water temperature in the north is very low, after entering the winter, usually cabbage, turnips, potatoes and other such vegetables are stored in the cellar for preservation.

Winter storage of preserved soil in the cellar is appropriate.