Carrots are one of the most unique vegetables that has many beneficial properties. It is in it that vitamin A is contained in large quantities, its deficiency contributes to the development of "night blindness" and other pathologies. Given the climatic features of our country, it is impossible to provide yourself with fresh vegetables all year round, a reliable way to store them will be the way out.
Having saved carrots for the winter, you can treat yourself with useful vitamins and minerals as long as possible.
As a rule, the best places to store are a warm basement or cellar. It is best to use a filler in the room, which will adsorb moisture and conduct air well. It can be sawdust, earth, sand, onion peel. The filler should cover the root crops by about 5 cm.
Some people prefer to store carrots in canvas bags or bags, but with this method air is restricted. It is strictly forbidden to store the vegetable in sugar bags, because of too high a density carbon dioxide accumulates in them, this leads to spoilage of the product.
Correct temperature
Particular attention should be paid to the storage temperature, ideally it should be no more than 5 degrees, otherwise the kidneys will form on the root crops. In winter, try to ventilate the cellar as often as possible, this will maintain the temperature at the optimum level.
If your cellar is warm, that is, the temperature is above 5 degrees, then you can arrange here some storage of snow and ice. It is best to use a large metal container, blocks of snow are placed in it, and covered with straw from above, so the snow will not melt quickly.
Stages of preparation and storage
In general, the storage of carrots for the winter can be divided into three stages. First, root crops are laid in the store for about 1-2 weeks, the temperature should be no higher than 14 degrees. Vegetables get used to the new environment.
After the first stage, the temperature gradually decreases, ideally organize the ventilation of the room, this happens for about two weeks. The last stage lasts until the end of the shelf life.
Before storing vegetables, it is important to prepare the room. It is thoroughly ventilated, the walls whiten, this will prevent the development of the fungus.
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