Big part of successfully storing any vegetable is to make sure your cold room is actually cold. Mine runs around 7° C in the dead of winter. I’ve used sand for years and it works, but the older I get I find it really heavy to handle the pails.
Minor detail, but when I was at a sawmill the use of diesel was to remove sap from the gliding surfaces. That naturally decreases friction, so in a way a lubricant. Handy to use in your own blades too.
I've used sand like people suggested however I am not a fan. If your veg isn't perfectly cleaned afterward you end up eating it. Peat moss has been the best though bales usually need dried prior to use. Temp of cold room is key as well. Nothing will store well at temp above 10c
@@VergePermaculture thank you! Keep up the good work, we're all in this together! Oh and one last thought, sometimes you need to open the bins because humidity will build up. Which is where hempcrete would come in but that's another matter.
@@VergePermaculture Things are storing well on my end, I wanted to mention too that in spring I take the peat moss and use if as a seed covering for small seeds like onions and carrots.
Big part of successfully storing any vegetable is to make sure your cold room is actually cold. Mine runs around 7° C in the dead of winter. I’ve used sand for years and it works, but the older I get I find it really heavy to handle the pails.
Clean sand is a good alternative if you're allergic to sawdust like me.
Minor detail, but when I was at a sawmill the use of diesel was to remove sap from the gliding surfaces. That naturally decreases friction, so in a way a lubricant. Handy to use in your own blades too.
I used just wood chips that I bought from Tractor Supply and it worked.
Peat Moss works also, keep up the good work
I've used sand like people suggested however I am not a fan. If your veg isn't perfectly cleaned afterward you end up eating it. Peat moss has been the best though bales usually need dried prior to use. Temp of cold room is key as well. Nothing will store well at temp above 10c
Thank you!
@@VergePermaculture thank you! Keep up the good work, we're all in this together!
Oh and one last thought, sometimes you need to open the bins because humidity will build up. Which is where hempcrete would come in but that's another matter.
@@VergePermaculture Things are storing well on my end, I wanted to mention too that in spring I take the peat moss and use if as a seed covering for small seeds like onions and carrots.
I used wood shavings. Total fail. Lost my entire crop. I think because the wood chips were too dry.
can anyone recommend a variety of carrot that stores well? that will stay solid? thanks
Any types of carrots 🥕 potatoes 🥔 yams sweet 🥔 potatoes