Storing Potatoes. 1  1. Sort your potatoes. 2  2. Store healthy potatoes in a dark, dry place. 3  3. Keep the temperature cool.  4. Check your potatoes periodically for signs of 1  spoilage. 5. Cure your potatoes for long-term storage.
A period is a horizontal row in the periodic table. Although groups generally have more significant periodic trends, there are regions where horizontal trends are more significant than vertical group trends, such as the f-block, where the lanthanides and actinides form two substantial horizontal series of elements.
Periods in the periodic table. In each period (horizontal row), the atomic numbers increase from left to right. The periods are numbered 1 through 7 on the left-hand side of the table. Elements that are in the same period have chemical properties that are not all that similar.