I have heard you can leave carrots in the ground over the winter to harvest during the colder months.?

Question

I have heard you can leave carrots in the ground over the winter to harvest during the colder months. Is this true, and how do I do this?

Answer 1

yes this is true.
"how do I do this?" you leave them in the ground till the colder months...

Answer 2

Many root crops can be stored in this manner. When the weather starts to get colder during late fall, mulch your carrots, beets, parsnips, turnips, etc. with 8 to 12 inches of straw or shredded leaves. Depending on what part of the country you live in, you can pick these crops through much of the winter season by lifting the mulch and harvesting as many as needed. Once the ground starts to freeze, though, remove all the roots and store inside. Warning: The thick mulch may attract mice and other small rodents into the garden area

Answer 3

You can harvest them all lay them on a bed of straw,cover the pile of carrots with straw and then cover the straw with dirt, they won't freeze over in the winter and you can help yourself to them whenever you need them but remember to recover them,In england this is called a clamp and people do this with most root crops

Paul

Answer 4

I just read that in a book today. Do not let them in the light, so keep mulch or something over them, and be sure to pull them before it thaws or they will rot.

Answer 5

I dont know much about carrots, but I would think that you would dig them just like you would potatoes.

Answer 6

yes it is true you have to put carrots at ur house rooftop and outside buried it