STORING CARROTS for SIX MONTHS without a root cellar!

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!

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

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.

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!!

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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!

This is super helpful! thank you.

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

Thanks for this helpful video!

Always such wonderful tips! Thanks

Perfect! Thanks so much for the great info!!

I needed this video!! 😅

Excellent advice!

just the best info as always!!!!!

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.