Carrots will juicy least 8 months: my grandfather's method - to keep in the sand

This year has decided to experiment with a carrot storage. I want to share with you. Recently I found an article on the Internet about storage in the sand. And I remembered that every fall, my grandfather worked odd (it seemed to me) strange occupation: digging in the cellar hole, fell asleep to a layer of sand, put carrots, and again covered with sand. Today this method is perfected, and you can do it in the boxes!

Stumbling on a single publication, after reading reviews on the forums, I realized that this is one of the best ways to store carrots. I share with you!

What a good way?

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It should be mentioned that the sand should be moist. So carrots retains its juiciness, but it does not rot. And more sand it keeps the temperature constant. Therefore, the carrots will not germinate. In general, it is in remarkable condition for successful storage. Root is preserved in its original state, 8 months, and if you're lucky, and the whole year. It is important to store the harvest in the cellar, so that the temperature did not rise.

How to store carrots in the sand

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Simple step by step instructions:

1. If the sand moist moisten it with 1 L of water per 1 volume of the bucket 10 liters of sand.
2. Pour into a box (about 5 cm).
3. Put the carrots.
4. Making again layer 5 cm and we place More carrots.

Try to lay the roots so that they do not touch each other, or may rot! If the idea seemed interesting, put the "Thumbs up!" Read another best for truckers publication: What vegetables can be sown the seeds for the winter