STORING CARROTS for SIX MONTHS without a root cellar!

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STORING CARROTS for SIX MONTHS without a root cellar!

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How we store fresh carrots for 6 months without a root cellar!
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@Robert-un6uu 9 ай бұрын

I have been growing carrots for 50 + years and find its best to cut the stalk below its base and barely into the orange flesh. This prevents sprouting from the top over 6 months of storage. In the past few years I have been leaving my carrots in the ground all winter. I cover them in 6-8 inches of leaves, then a layer of green boughs and then a tarpaulin to keep the rain out and thus prevent freezing. It works beautifully. Fresh as fresh can be but u do have to shovel off the snow unless u get a mild period where most of the snow might melt. This works right up until u r ready to start planting again!

@jwhite5396 9 ай бұрын

When leaving in the ground, do you cut the green tops off before you cover with leaves?

@staceykerslake8753 9 ай бұрын

What zone are you in.

@melissatorres3456 Жыл бұрын

Very informative and to the point … no fluff… thank you!

@austin2842 10 ай бұрын

I top and tail the carrots, then put them in a clear plastic bag that has holes punctured in it. A few pieces of paper towel go in, too. They last indefinitely in the fridge this way.

@itsdarke1054 2 ай бұрын

top and tail, what does that mean? and do you wrap them in paper towels or just throw it in?

@austin2842 2 ай бұрын

@itsdarke1054 "Top and tail" means to cut both ends off. I fill the bags with alternating layers of paper towel and carrots. It helps prevent moisture buildup.

@randygreen007 9 ай бұрын

I’m watching this just before I head out to the garden to harvest this season’s carrots so good suggestion YT! 😂 I scrolled through your videos hoping for suggestions on storing sweet potatoes but didn’t find any. My mother was an old school Appalachian mountains farmer (RIP momma) and she always stored regular potatoes in the open air but in the coolest place in the house, usually the basement. She would chit the ones left over from the previous season and plant them again in the spring. It’s amazing how these techniques are being forgotten so it’s really nice to see someone taking the time to load this information onto YT. 🙏🏻 Definitely subscribed!!

@wholefedhomestead 9 ай бұрын

Thanks! And unfortunately sweet potatoes don’t grow that well here in the north!

@PoliticallyIncorrectMechanic 8 ай бұрын

Great video. I love letting them grow for as long as possible I like to wait till we get a frost b/c I think it makes them sweeter plus gets them as big as possible.

@lorivalmay3366 9 ай бұрын

Awesome! Can’t wait to try this! Thanks for sharing!!

@monicaharrison3887 8 ай бұрын

Perfect timing for what I needed to😊 know. This was my first year growing carrots. I will definitely plant more next year.

@biancassipiran97 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video, I have to remember fridge and not freezer 😊

@Greens5511 11 ай бұрын

Good basic info, thanks, I am going to give it a go 👍👍

@lyndalouk Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this tutorial, Crystal. I love your videos. I always lean something 😊

@wholefedhomestead Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@shelley4042 9 ай бұрын

Very helpful video! I am in WI too. I had an awesome carrot harvest this year and was searching for the best way to store them. Thanks for all the great info!

@wholefedhomestead 9 ай бұрын

You bet! 😊

@NorthToSouthChannel Жыл бұрын

This is super helpful! thank you.

@ChocolateBoxCottage Жыл бұрын

Well done. Lots of good, useful information. Thank you! ~Michele

@wholefedhomestead Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@NaturallyUnbridled 11 күн бұрын

Thanks for this helpful video!

@joseedavis9366 Жыл бұрын

Always such wonderful tips! Thanks

@wholefedhomestead Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@dawnschanz6395 Жыл бұрын

Perfect! Thanks so much for the great info!!

@wholefedhomestead Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@kabodick 10 ай бұрын

I needed this video!! 😅

@Lovelygreens Жыл бұрын

Excellent advice!

@wholefedhomestead Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@AuditionSerenbe Жыл бұрын

just the best info as always!!!!!

@wholefedhomestead Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@yarnprepper Жыл бұрын

This video is super helpful! I would like to add in 2021 I used ziplock freezer bags and my carrots were rubber in less than a month. This year I used ello silicone bags and they lasted 3 months.

@59kuphoff Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Very helpful. New subscriber.

@sarrahathome 9 ай бұрын

Helpful, thanks! Without a root cellar needed another alternative.

@wholefedhomestead 9 ай бұрын

Glad it helped

@queeniesplantsgardening3697 Жыл бұрын

Excellent!!’👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾🪶🪶🪶

@DaintyAbby 11 ай бұрын

I loooove your channel!

@wholefedhomestead 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@charleenbridgman751 9 ай бұрын

Very helpful and clear.

@wholefedhomestead 9 ай бұрын

Glad you think so! 💗

@josorr Жыл бұрын

Very well done video. Informative and concise. Thank you very much. Subscribed.

@wholefedhomestead Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 🥰

@josorr Жыл бұрын

@@wholefedhomestead You're welcome and thank YOU. I've got 12 rows of carrots each is 12 feet long in raised beds of sifted compost doing well and I'm going to need to store them.

@NateFord 24 күн бұрын

Super helpful! Thank you!!! 👨‍🌾

@wholefedhomestead 24 күн бұрын

So glad!

@montanaplants 10 ай бұрын

This is great, thank you! I'll have to judge by the quantity I get as to whether I can store in fridge or not. I'm sure I can fit a couple of bags at least. Subscribing!

@wholefedhomestead 10 ай бұрын

Thanks 🥰

@communitygardener17 9 ай бұрын

I have good luck reusing plastic carrier bags from the grocery store. The bags can be left loosely open so rot is avoided.

@jeramietolbert6699 4 ай бұрын

This was so helpful! Can you share how you store potatoes? We are in ND, zone 4/3 and don’t have a root cellar either. Our basement doesn’t get very cool either, it stays on the warm side. We do have a fridge down there but it’s old and should get replaced.

@wholefedhomestead 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! Potatoes do need to be kept cool (no more than 50°F) and dark… either that, or they need to be preserved.

@joycekatende2928 9 ай бұрын

Can you do the same for carrots bought at the market?

@tinatriestoplan8316 6 ай бұрын

Do you plant in the spring? When do you harvest? Gonna try carrots for the first time this year

@wholefedhomestead 6 ай бұрын

We plant in spring for a summer through fall crop, yes 👍🏻

@tibbs4000 6 ай бұрын

May I ask what month you sow the seeds? Thanks for this great information!

@wholefedhomestead 6 ай бұрын

In the spring… sometime around after risk of frost is over.

@mygardenofthings Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@ryancurtis4692 Жыл бұрын

I tried storing in sand last year. It worked ok I guess, just NOT fun digging around in a giant container of sand looking for carrots.

@Nnnn888..l Жыл бұрын

Does these bag work any different than regular ziplock bags?

@wholefedhomestead 11 ай бұрын

Yes I think so. These bags breathe more than ziplocks.

@joyandpeacefullaughter5307 Жыл бұрын

What about in the freezer?

@wholefedhomestead Жыл бұрын

You can freeze carrots, yes, but they’re not anything like eating a fresh carrot.

@phillygrl7898 Жыл бұрын

My carrots 🥕 don’t come out of the ground that clean. My grow the hairs all the way around. How can I remove all of the hairs without scrubbing them ?

@wholefedhomestead Жыл бұрын

I’d work on getting them to not grow hairs- it’s likely they need more water or more consistent water, or it could be the variety.

@music2flyful 10 ай бұрын

Fertilizers your garden in Fall; of fertilized in Spring carrots will have lots of 'hair' (basically roots due to the extra fertilizer)

@marktoldgardengnome4110 9 ай бұрын

@@music2flyful Too much nitrogen. Carrots are fussy. They seem all or nothing. Too much nitrogen, big tops and hairy, all the nitrogen goes to the tops and the main tap root slows as it puts out additional roots, the hair, to use the additional nitrogen up. We use Espoma Veg and tomato fertilizer. Organic and slow release, npk 3-4-6 and rarely have any hairy ones. Great tips on the preservation method. Seems it's temp that counts. Refrigerators maintain about 34-40 degrees, perfect for keeping the carrots in limbo. Also beets, parsnips, and potatoes. The sweetness developed at those temps is desirable in all but the potatoes, starches turn to sugars. But works great for saving your own potatoes for next years garden.

@carolkontur1442 10 ай бұрын

Do you puncture the bag?

@wholefedhomestead 10 ай бұрын

No- I tried that one year and I think they did slightly better in the non-punctured bags… that is, as long as you use these thin sort of breathable bags I recommend.

@phillippinter7518 4 ай бұрын

I'm assuming "DAN" is for danvers. But what is "NK"?

@wholefedhomestead 4 ай бұрын

A different variety that I didn’t care for 😊

@lindsaymus45 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. Good info but your carrots are very small.

@spru-seal 9 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😵😵😵

@donna1018 10 ай бұрын

I suppose you could save actual bread bags to store your carrots in..

@wholefedhomestead 10 ай бұрын

Those might be too thick.

@dlcarbonneau3750 11 ай бұрын

Glad I skipped to the end of this after wasting my time watching your apple storage video. It would be helpful to have known I needed an extra fridge at the start.

@wholefedhomestead 11 ай бұрын

You sound like you’re a delightful person.

@dlcarbonneau3750 11 ай бұрын

Just busy and budgeting time and money. Needing a large appliance is a bit extreme.@@wholefedhomestead

@glenagarrett4704 9 ай бұрын

What? Both were about 5 min long and the apple storage video specifically mentioned and showed the extra fridge she also mentioned in this video. Sniping at people giving advice free of charge, and which you can freely choose to follow or not, is just not a good look, among other things it seems ungrateful.

@milliealford8968 7 күн бұрын

Wow, did we have a bad day or something?? I am grateful for your video. I just found you. God Bless!!