Why Carrots Go Bad: Every Second Person Makes These Storage Mistakes

08.10.2024 21:10

There may be various reasons why carrots may not store well over the winter.

Moreover, mistakes are often made at the stage of harvesting vegetables.

Let's figure out how to preserve the harvest.

Mistakes when cleaning

Let's start with the fact that carrots will not be stored if you harvest them too late. Frozen fruits are stored much worse than those harvested on time.

You cannot harvest carrots during rainy season, as they become saturated with moisture, and you cannot use a shovel to harvest the crop, as this can damage the integrity of the vegetable.

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Storage errors

Before storing, carrots should be peeled and dried.

It is important to carefully inspect each carrot: cracked or otherwise damaged fruits will not store for long.

It is not recommended to use last year's sand for storing carrots. Also, fruits treated with chalk or clay solution should not be stored if they are not completely dry.

Author: Irina Tint Editor of Internet resources

Content
  1. Mistakes when cleaning
  2. Storage errors