I grow a lot of different types of carrots, Bolero is the storage verity I grow (from Johnnys, F1). You are the guy to ask this... How do you store your carrots? I try to store mine in damp soil in a 24" container but 100% of the time sprout! My basement stays about 14-15C all winter and I'm assuming that's just too warm to store them at? Most of the winter it falls to 30% humidity. I also harvest after a lot of frosts, I don't know if it's my storage temp or time I'm harvesting, any thoughts? Anyone out there? Rutabagas are very underrated! So are my fav, parsnips!
Damp soil works good, wood chips, sand and peat moss work well too… just gotta keep some moisture in them. The key is to keep them under 5 degrees C during storage. Whereabouts are u located ? I’ve heard of people being able to leave carrots in the ground in some areas for storage .. covering with a good layer of straw to keep frost out.
@@nicholasmacinnis1486 Southern part of Minnesota, Zone 4. I've left carrots in ground this year but uncovered. Maybe I should of thrown a silage tarp over them hmmm? The ground here freezes very deep, I think it's a 42" frost line. I watch curtis stone a lot, really like his way of doing winter carrots. I just need to figure out what works for me.
Manual weeding … I use a few tools that really make a difference, I use a 3.5 inch stirrup hoe, a wire weeder and a collinear hoe. Neversink Farm UA-cam channel has some great videos on weeds, the key is to continually cultivate ( aka disturb) the soil in each bed. I also use flame weeding, tarps and cover crops.
Thanks. We use seed trays from Neversink Farm at my work, I'll have to check out their videos. We also maintain some colonies of potato bugs at work, couldn't believe it when I started there.
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I grow a lot of different types of carrots, Bolero is the storage verity I grow (from Johnnys, F1). You are the guy to ask this... How do you store your carrots? I try to store mine in damp soil in a 24" container but 100% of the time sprout! My basement stays about 14-15C all winter and I'm assuming that's just too warm to store them at? Most of the winter it falls to 30% humidity. I also harvest after a lot of frosts, I don't know if it's my storage temp or time I'm harvesting, any thoughts? Anyone out there?
Rutabagas are very underrated! So are my fav, parsnips!
Damp soil works good, wood chips, sand and peat moss work well too… just gotta keep some moisture in them. The key is to keep them under 5 degrees C during storage. Whereabouts are u located ? I’ve heard of people being able to leave carrots in the ground in some areas for storage .. covering with a good layer of straw to keep frost out.
@@nicholasmacinnis1486 Southern part of Minnesota, Zone 4. I've left carrots in ground this year but uncovered. Maybe I should of thrown a silage tarp over them hmmm? The ground here freezes very deep, I think it's a 42" frost line. I watch curtis stone a lot, really like his way of doing winter carrots. I just need to figure out what works for me.
What do you use for weed control? Just manual weeding?
Manual weeding … I use a few tools that really make a difference, I use a 3.5 inch stirrup hoe, a wire weeder and a collinear hoe. Neversink Farm UA-cam channel has some great videos on weeds, the key is to continually cultivate ( aka disturb) the soil in each bed. I also use flame weeding, tarps and cover crops.
Thanks. We use seed trays from Neversink Farm at my work, I'll have to check out their videos. We also maintain some colonies of potato bugs at work, couldn't believe it when I started there.