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More on carrots

I have finally settled on a blog address after a couple of false starts. Here is some more info about carrots:

Storing carrots outdoors: I have left carrots in the ground, and covered the ground with a 3 inch layer of leaves and then 6 (or more) inches of hay or stray. This keeps the ground from freezing solid most years, particularly if there is snow cover. I put a stake in the ground at the carrot bed so I can find them if there is a foot or more of snow. When I want carrots I just dig off the snow, move aside the mulch, and dig. The carrots are even sweeter for having gotten cold – some starches are converted to sugars.

Carrot Band

Carrots as musical instruments: I found a Web site for the “Carrot Museum” that has pictures and links to folks playing instruments made of carrots – pan  pipes and a clarinet that used a carrot as the main part of the horn. Go tohttp://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/musical.html. The site has lots of other info about carrots and their special properties.