How to store carrots: the best ways to save, housewives tips

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Garden beauty carrot is a real source of youth and longevity. Valuable vegetable contains a large amount of the most necessary vitamins, minerals and antioxidants for the body. In addition, the fruit is popular along with potatoes. It is added to soups, side dishes, salads and sauces. Choosing it from the garden or buying on a vegetable counter, it is worth taking care of how to store carrots correctly. Indeed, the quality properties of the vegetable will depend on the conditions provided for preservation.

How to store carrots in a private house and apartment

All useful qualities of the root crop can be preserved even when stored in the apartment. The most important thing for this is the creation, while saving it, of an optimal environment, which consists in:

• The required temperature. Support in temperature bins should be close to a value from 0 to +3 degrees. If this regime is not observed, the carrots will either freeze or begin to sprout. Storage of the vegetable at a temperature closest to zero slows down all metabolic processes in it, which serves as a guarantee of long-term preservation with the preservation of all the properties of the root crop.
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• Humidity. The water vapor content in the bins should be at the level of 65% -80%. To prevent evaporation from vegetables and to maintain the required humidity parameter, they are interbedded with moisture-absorbing materials.
• Air circulation. Systematic ventilation of bins is necessary to prevent decay. This procedure is also needed to reduce the temperature in the storage.

In the cellar

For those who live in their home, storing carrots at home is greatly simplified. Especially if the owners have a barn or basement. Properly organizing all the conditions for saving a vegetable, you can feast on juicy and tasty carrots until the beginning of next summer. In order for the carrots to be preserved perfectly, in the cellar of a private house, the following measures must be taken:

1. On warm autumn days, before starting the bookmark, you need to carefully ventilate the cellar or underground.
2. The basement must be disinfected by whitening the walls and ceiling with a solution of lime with the addition of copper sulfate.
3. Before you store carrots for the winter in the cellar, you need to worry that during its upcoming savings, the necessary parameters of temperature and humidity are maintained there. And the store itself was equipped with ventilation compartments.
4. For laying root crops in the cellar, you will need boxes, bags with plastic liners or other available bulk containers.
5. It is also necessary to stock up with material for pouring settled vegetables: wood shavings, pine needles, sand, quicklime.

On the balcony

In the absence of a basement, you need to decide where to store carrots in the apartment? The best way to save it is to arrange a mini-vault on the loggia or glazed balcony. However, when the air temperature in the street drops below minus 8 degrees, additional warming must be considered in the vegetable stores equipped on the balcony.

Ways to store carrot fruit on the balcony:

• In containers with moistened sand;
• In containers with peat;
• In bulk containers with wood shavings or pine needles;
• In special thermal storage containers.

In order to control the temperature during storage of vegetables, you need to purchase one or two thermometers.

Freezer freezer

It so happens that carrots from your garden or bought at the market, there is simply nowhere to store. In this case, an ordinary freezer comes to the rescue. At the same time, it is not at all necessary to buy a special freezer for this purpose. Modern refrigeration units are equipped with a freezer, where vegetables can be stored for a long time. Observing the necessary rules when freezing the fetus at home, as a result, you can get a product with all the qualities and properties preserved.

1. In no case is it recommended to freeze carrots that have any defects.
2. Before laying in the freezer, vegetables must be washed well, cutting off the ends.
3. After washing, it is necessary to subject the root crops to a short-term treatment with boiling water, followed by immersion in water with ice.
4. Next, spread the carrots to dry on a clean cloth.
5. After drying, cut the vegetables in any way, spread on a wide plate or board and send in the freezer for 30-40 minutes.
6. After the first stage of freezing, scatter the product in vacuum bags with special clamps and send it back to the freezer for long-term storage.

Is it possible to store in the apartment in the refrigerator

When the question is how to store carrots in the apartment, the first answer comes to mind: “Refrigerator!” After all, it is in it that every housewife will be able to save root crops for a long time without loss their properties. In order for the carrot to retain all its consumer qualities, it should:

• To clean root crops, but in no case to wash;
• Fold in plastic bags and place in the lowest compartment of the refrigerator.

Storage of a vegetable in a refrigeration unit without loss of its consumer qualities is possible up to 3-4 months. You should be aware that putting carrots in open bags or without them on the shelves of the refrigerator is not recommended. After all, remaining open, it can quickly fade and deteriorate.

In packages at home

If it is not possible to preserve carrots in a cellar or a refrigerator, you can try saving it in plastic bags. With this method, it is necessary to ensure that the vegetables when laying in polyethylene are cool and dry. If the fruits are free of any defects, they can lie in a bag in a dark, cool place for about a month. Using this method, you need to systematically check the vegetables for rot and discard them in time.

How to prepare carrots for storage

Before you save carrots at home, it must be properly prepared for the bookmark. To do this:

• Carefully inspect each fetus for defects, discarding any one with the slightest damage;
• Vegetables must be dried on the street, avoiding direct sunlight;
• Before direct planting, it is advisable to cool the root crops to a temperature as close to zero as possible.

How long can carrots be stored

High-quality crop saving largely depends on temperature and humidity indicators, since carrots can be stored until spring only by strictly adhering to their necessary parameters. Subject to all the rules, usually the vegetable is stored:

• In basements and cellars with an optimal environment for savings - 6-8 months;
• On a glazed balcony - 3-5 months;
• In special balcony thermal cellars - 5-7 months;
• In the freezer compartment - 12-15 months;
• In the refrigerator - 2-3 months;
• In packages in a cool dark place - 1 month.

With prolonged storage in inappropriate conditions, the root crop will fade. How to refresh carrots and give it its original appearance? To do this, immerse the vegetable in a container of ice water for several hours. After this action, the carrot is saturated with liquid, and its previous original form will be restored.

The best varieties for storage

On the upcoming crop conservation, you need to think in the process of selecting seeds. Among their vast assortment, there are varieties most suitable for storage. It:

• Queen of the Fall;
• Moscow winter;
• Vita Long;
• Samson;
• Shantane;
• Caramel;

You can pick up and buy your favorite variety or hybrid in the markets or online stores selling seeds of Moscow.