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!
@jwhite539611 ай бұрын
When leaving in the ground, do you cut the green tops off before you cover with leaves?
@staceykerslake875311 ай бұрын
What zone are you in.
@austin284211 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.
@itsdarke10543 ай бұрын
top and tail, what does that mean? and do you wrap them in paper towels or just throw it in?
@austin28423 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.
@charleenbridgman7512 күн бұрын
It worked! My carrots were just fine 6 months later! Working on this year's crop after reviewing the process.
@melissatorres3456 Жыл бұрын
Very informative and to the point … no fluff… thank you!
@randygreen00711 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!!
@wholefedhomestead11 ай бұрын
Thanks! And unfortunately sweet potatoes don’t grow that well here in the north!
@PoliticallyIncorrectMechanic10 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.
@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.
@shelley404211 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!
@wholefedhomestead10 ай бұрын
You bet! 😊
@monicaharrison388710 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 😊
@lorivalmay336611 ай бұрын
Awesome! Can’t wait to try this! Thanks for sharing!!
@ChocolateBoxCottage Жыл бұрын
Well done. Lots of good, useful information. Thank you! ~Michele
@wholefedhomestead Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@Lovelygreens Жыл бұрын
Excellent advice!
@wholefedhomestead Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@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!
@sarrahathome11 ай бұрын
Helpful, thanks! Without a root cellar needed another alternative.
@wholefedhomestead10 ай бұрын
Glad it helped
@joseedavis9366 Жыл бұрын
Always such wonderful tips! Thanks
@wholefedhomestead Жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@Greens5511 Жыл бұрын
Good basic info, thanks, I am going to give it a go 👍👍
@NorthToSouthChannel Жыл бұрын
This is super helpful! thank you.
@hannuto28 күн бұрын
You need a big fridge and it takes energy. I just let them stay in the ground and harvest according to need (extra cover) under snow too. Null energy storage. Videos in youtube too. My carrots in Helsinki.
@wholefedhomestead27 күн бұрын
That's nice for you but that doesn't work here. Our ground freezes solid at least a foot down.
@communitygardener1711 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.
@dawnschanz6395 Жыл бұрын
Perfect! Thanks so much for the great info!!
@wholefedhomestead Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@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.
@montanaplants11 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!
@wholefedhomestead11 ай бұрын
Thanks 🥰
@AuditionSerenbe Жыл бұрын
just the best info as always!!!!!
@wholefedhomestead Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@NateFord2 ай бұрын
Super helpful! Thank you!!! 👨🌾
@wholefedhomestead2 ай бұрын
So glad!
@jeramietolbert66996 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.
@wholefedhomestead6 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.
@59kuphoff Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Very helpful. New subscriber.
@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.
@karenholt9744Ай бұрын
@3:20 Whooooaaaa! 😎
@NaturallyUnbridledАй бұрын
Thanks for this helpful video!
@charleenbridgman75110 ай бұрын
Very helpful and clear.
@wholefedhomestead10 ай бұрын
Glad you think so! 💗
@tinatriestoplan83168 ай бұрын
Do you plant in the spring? When do you harvest? Gonna try carrots for the first time this year
@wholefedhomestead8 ай бұрын
We plant in spring for a summer through fall crop, yes 👍🏻
@kabodick Жыл бұрын
I needed this video!! 😅
@tibbs40007 ай бұрын
May I ask what month you sow the seeds? Thanks for this great information!
@wholefedhomestead7 ай бұрын
In the spring… sometime around after risk of frost is over.
@amandahills19988 күн бұрын
Do you store all veg this way too? I'm looking to grow to have enough all year starting in spring but an looking at different ways to store
@wholefedhomestead8 күн бұрын
No, we store apples, carrots, pickles, and fermented vegetables in a fridge long term.
@joycekatende292810 ай бұрын
Can you do the same for carrots bought at the market?
@DaintyAbby Жыл бұрын
I loooove your channel!
@wholefedhomestead Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!
@queeniesplantsgardening3697 Жыл бұрын
Excellent!!’👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾🪶🪶🪶
@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.
@phillippinter75185 ай бұрын
I'm assuming "DAN" is for danvers. But what is "NK"?
@wholefedhomestead5 ай бұрын
A different variety that I didn’t care for 😊
@Nnnn888..l Жыл бұрын
Does these bag work any different than regular ziplock bags?
@wholefedhomestead Жыл бұрын
Yes I think so. These bags breathe more than ziplocks.
@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.
@music2flyful11 ай бұрын
Fertilizers your garden in Fall; of fertilized in Spring carrots will have lots of 'hair' (basically roots due to the extra fertilizer)
@marktoldgardengnome411011 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.
@carolkontur144211 ай бұрын
Do you puncture the bag?
@wholefedhomestead11 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.
@mygardenofthings Жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@lindsaymus4511 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. Good info but your carrots are very small.
@spru-seal11 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😵😵😵
@donna1018 Жыл бұрын
I suppose you could save actual bread bags to store your carrots in..
@wholefedhomestead Жыл бұрын
Those might be too thick.
@dlcarbonneau3750 Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын
You sound like you’re a delightful person.
@dlcarbonneau3750 Жыл бұрын
Just busy and budgeting time and money. Needing a large appliance is a bit extreme.@@wholefedhomestead
@glenagarrett470411 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.
@milliealford8968Ай бұрын
Wow, did we have a bad day or something?? I am grateful for your video. I just found you. God Bless!!
@ziggyustar3137 Жыл бұрын
Excellent thank you/.
@nesssheen4 ай бұрын
Oh boy i just finished scrubbing 5kg of carrots that i got from a rescue buy when i saw this video, i hope theyre still ok to store 🥲