Carrots, Carrots, Carrots!
Carrots, Carrots, Carrots, we just harvested our fall carrot crop and were very pleased with it. I thought we would talk about the best way to harvest them from the garden, how to store them long term. I might even share one of my favorite carrot recipe.
Harvesting Carrots
When you harvest carrots and plan on storing them the best way to do that is to gently wipe the garden soil off them. A gentle hand going up and down on the carrot wiping the dirt off is as far as you want to go cleaning the carrots. Don’t wash the them off with water.
Carrot Tops
Next, cut off the carrot tops right above the carrot. We do this for two reasons, one it makes it easier to store the carrots and secondly, the tops draw moisture from the carrot. Now, there are several things that you can do with the tops. Making pesto with the tops is delicious! We really like it with root veggies. If you have animals they like the tops too. If you don’t use them in those ways you can compost the carrot tops.
Storing the Carrots
The next thing I do to store them is to create bundles of 12-15 carrots. Then I wrap them in a damp paper towel. Put them in a plastic bag such as a grocery bag and tie the handle. Then store them in the bottom of the fridge. A 2nd fridge makes it convenient to store and then take out a bag as you need it. If you would like to see how I set it up I have a video that you can check out here. If you would like to see more garden videos please subscribe to the channel. Here is a link to the YouTube channel. Hope you enjoy!
I promised you a carrot recipe that we really enjoy during the summer. Carrot salad is so easy all you need is 4-6 shredded carrots, 2-3 cups of raisins, an apple cut in bite size pieces, and then about a cup of mayonnaise. Stir and enjoy, Yum! Let me know if you like carrot salad.
Here is to your homesteading dreams,
Shawn