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Storage of carrots
thomasb:
Hi All,
I am wondering about the best way for storing of carrots. Can one leave them in the ground for another month...or 2?
Thanks in advance,
Thomas
Hugh_Jones:
Depends on the variety. I grow Senior (Unwins) and Autumn King, and leave them both in the ground until they are wanted. They both stand over perfectly well until March. However I do keep them covered with horticultural mesh (which keeps a lot of the frost off them and makes them easy to find and dig when there`s a foot of snow), and to keep the slugs away I water the bed with coffee in early October.
Mrs Ava:
Does the coffee really work Hugh? Or do you like coffee flavoured carrots? ;D
Hugh_Jones:
The coffee really works. One good dousing keeps the slugs away for up to 2 months, depending on the rainfall.
Ceri:
I'm fascinated by the coffee slug repellant - can you give us the 'recipe' - how strong, how much, ground/instant - do you water the surrounding area with the coffee, or right over the veg itself?
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