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Carrots are a very popular vegetable. It can be consumed in any form - cook, extinguish, fry or eat fresh. Many are aware of its useful properties, but not everyone knows where and how to store the root crop. Knowing some subtleties, you can save fresh carrots until spring. Even if you do not have a basement and you live in an apartment.

If you do not have a specialized place for storing vegetables, there are various alternative methods. Carrots can be stored on the balcony in jars, bags or in containers. For long -term storage, the vegetables must be sorted out: remove rotten, wilted and damaged root crops. It is not required to wash the carrots, but it is better to carefully remove the stuck dirt with the help of the brush. The tops should be cut. To increase the shelf life, put the vegetables on paper and leave to dry in the open air for 2-3 days.

The choice of the container is of considerable importance. The ideal option is wooden boxes. Carrots can also be stored in plastic containers. This material does not have a negative effect on products. On the contrary, plastic is resistant to mold, unlike wood. It will also not be superfluous to insulate the walls of the box with polystyrene or mineral wool.

Often for storing carrots, coniferous sawdusts are used. The alternating layers of root crops and sawdust are laid in the box. Phytoncides contained in the cone reduce the likelihood of fungal diseases and slow down the germination of carrots.

Similarly used moch sphagnum. It is light, does not add weight packaging and helps to maintain the required amount of carbon dioxide. The people are also widespread by storing carrots in onion husks.

The most effective way is to save carrots in the sand. It maintains a stable temperature and prevents the development of fungal diseases. You will need boxes, clay sand and a little water. It is important to use clay sand, not river. It should be evenly moistened - approximately 1 liter of water per 1 bucket of sand.

Then the carrots and sand are laid in layers with a thickness of about 3-5 cm. This storage method provides reliable protection of vegetables and significantly increases the shelf life of their storage. With proper moisture in sand, carrots will remain fresh and tasty until the summer.

Storage in enameled containers or glass jars is a fairly common and simple method that allows you to preserve vegetables throughout the winter. Provided that the supply of carrots is small. We have the root crops vertically in containers, shifting a layer of wet sand, onion husks or sawdust.

Saving carrots for the winter at home is quite simple. The main thing is to follow all the rules. Direct sunlight should not fall on the vegetables. The temperature on the balcony should remain above zero (ideally from 0 to +2 degrees Celsius). And it is better not to store carrots next to apples and potatoes so that it does not lose its taste.