Storing carrots.

madpenguin · January 2018

I store both potatoes and onions in canvas type bags in my cold garage.Can I do the same with carrots?

Don't grow my own (no space) but do buy large bags from the supermarket and usually store (prepared) in the freezer,but this takes up space,so just wondering if canvas (or something else) in the cold garage would be OK.

Dovefromabove · January 2018

My brother is a large (in every sense of the word ) carrot farmer ... he also grows onions, potatoes, parsnips etc

a dry frost free but cold garage is fine for storing carrots. It's where I store them when I'm given a 'bulk' supply

The rest of the bulk veg go in the garage too.

Do make sure they're dry tho'

Last edited: 05 January 2018 14:36:36

madpenguin · January 2018

Thanks!

Shall give my carrots a bit of a dry off and then store!

madpenguin · January 2018

Just wondering do the carrots need to be kept in the dark (like potatoes) or would a string or net bag be OK?

Dovefromabove · January 2018

Darkness isn't as vital for carrots as it is for potatoes, but they will keep better for longer in the dark. A brown paper or hessian sack is ideal.

madpenguin · January 2018

Thanks again.

I keep my potatoes and onions in those commercially available drawstring bags and they work very well,will look for something similar

Dovefromabove · January 2018

Quite right Mike ... potatoes should not be stored in the fridge or subjected to very low temperatures for the reason you've given.

However carrots can take lower temperatures and are fine in the salad drawer of a fridge, but it's an unnecessary use of precious fridge space if you have somewhere else cool, dark and dry for them.

smartrving1299FV5wyL2W · July 2022

There are some ways to store carrots from the garden, which include: storing carrots in the fridge, storing carrots through home freezing, storing carrots by canning, storing carrots in sand box, storing carrots in the root cellar or garage.

Storing carrots.

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