How Do You Winterize Carrots

Cover your carrots with a 12-inch-thick layer of your preferred mulch, making sure to cover the ground out to a perimeter of at least 12-18 inches either side of each plant. Some gardeners put a row cover – or even an old bed sheet – over the top of the mulch layer to keep it from blowing away in windy areas.

What is the best way to keep carrots over winter?

Store carrots in a perforated plastic bag in the vegetable drawer of the refrigerator. That will keep carrots cold and moist (32°-40°F/0°-4°C and 95 percent relative humidity). A refrigerator provides the cold, but will also have dry air.

Can carrots be left in the garden over winter?

You can overwinter crops including beets, carrots, kale, spinach, and scallions, as well as some less-known hardy winter greens like claytonia, mache, and sorrel. Claytonia is known as “miner’s lettuce” and is a sweet salad green that is one of the first overwintering crops to emerge in the spring.