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Carrot can be stored in the trenches dug in the earth. Trenches dig out in the driest place of a garden, it is desirable located on a height. Depth of a trench should be about 80 cm, width – 100 cm, the length depends on quantity of carrot. Carrot spread in a trench, pouring dry sand. When to trench edge remains about 25 cm, on carrot put dry branches, rods and from above a trench fall asleep the earth a layer at 15-20 see From above, at hard frosts, it is possible to cover a trench in addition with straw, spruce branches and snow.

At carrot storage in trenches it needs to be protected from rodents, in particular from mice. For protection you can use a fine-mesh wire net, having covered with it a carrot stack from above and on each side.

There is one more old way of storage of carrot checked up by time. Gather in wood, on a bog a moss-dolgunets and dry up it on the sun. Pouring carrot in boxes, pour its dry moss. To store carrot it is necessary in a cellar, at temperature about 3 degrees of heat.

Long also carrot if it to lower in a liquid cream from clay and water is successfully stored. When carrot will dry up, combine it in boxes and store in a cellar.

At carrot storage in boxes in a cellar it can be poured a dry powder from a chalk, an onions husk or sawdust. https://igardener.org/