How and when to dig up carrots: terms, rules, preparation for storage 1

If you follow the right farming techniques, you can get a tasty, large and healthy harvest. However, it's important to make sure that you do the harvesting correctly: it's about timing, rules, and manipulations that need to be done after the procedure. This determines the bediness and duration of storage in winter. It's not that difficult, but it's a lot of nuances! If you planted a vegetable crop, but do not know about the features of the collection, this material is for you. This article will tell you when and how to dig up carrots for storage from the garden.

1 When to harvest carrots for storage: optimal timing

1.1 Collection time depending on variety

1.2 External signs of harvest readiness

1.3 Weather and temperature conditions for cleaning

1.4 Collection time in different regions

1.5 Timeframe for harvesting carrots according to the 2019 Lunar Calendar

2 How to dig up carrots correctly from bed to bed

3 What to do after harvesting carrots: Preparing for storage

3.1 Storage space and conditions for carrots in winter
Когда убирать урожай моркови на хранение: оптимальные сроки

Как и любой другой корнеплод, данная культура нуждается в своевременной уборке. Ведь если выкопать слишком рано, то плоды не успеют накопить наибольшее количество витаминов и полезных веществ (их накопление осуществляется в последней стадии роста). А если собрать урожай слишком поздно, дотянув до заморозков, то плоды могут перезреть и потерять свою пользу и вкусовые качества, лежкость или даже растрескаться, сгнить, и вы потеряете весь урожай.

Когда же нужно убирать урожай моркови с грядки, в каком месяце? Выбирать оптимальные сроки нужно, исходя из сортовой принадлежности, внешних признаков спелости и погодных условий. Рассмотрим каждый фактор более подробно.

Important: Watering carrots must be completely stopped approximately 3-4 weeks before the harvest. Watering during this period may cause cracking of the root vegetables.
Collection time depending on the type
When choosing the time of harvesting carrots, it is necessary to be guided by the variety of root vegetables:

Early-maturing varieties can usually be harvested as early as midsummer in early August. It can be harvested two to three months after sprouting. However, early varieties are not suitable for storage.

Mid-maturing - the harvest is usually carried out in August or early September. The ripeness comes approximately three to four months after the sprouting. Suitable for storage.

Late maturing - harvest time is in September, early October. It keeps up approximately four to five months after the sprouting. Of course, late autumn carrots are best for storage.

Tip! When sowing seeds outdoors, do not throw away the seed wrapping. It shows all the information about the variety, how many days it takes to keep up, and the approximate timing of the harvest.

However, in addition to this information, it is important to be guided by the external signs of maturation and weather conditions. You can never predict the whims of nature: one year's summer can be hot and humid (it will be sooner to ripen), and the other year's summer can be cold (the roots will ripen later).
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External signs of harvest readiness
In addition to the variety of accessories, the appearance of the plants must be taken into account when selecting the harvest dates. Thus, you can determine whether the carrots are ready for harvesting by the following criteria:

Yellowing of the lower and middle leaves. If the weather conditions allow and the date corresponds to the terms on the package, it is necessary to harvest the harvest without waiting for the top leaves to turn yellow. By the way, if almost at the same time yellowed and tied up all the tops, it is likely that the root crops are affected by diseases.

Correspondence of the size of the root-crop to the stated parameters on the package with seeds. To check this, you should pull out one carrot and study. If the size of the carrot corresponds to the normal parameters for the variety, it can be collected.

Another external indication that the carrots are ready to be harvested is the presence of thin white root strands on the root.

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