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[Keith B <bartermn AT epix.net>]

Gene GeRue wrote:

> My other primary recall is hours of sitting on the ground pulling
> tiny weeds and thinning tiny carrot plants. My last upset was finding
> that my substantial crop did not last the winter in the root cellar,
> buried in sand on a dirt floor, never frozen. That scheme is part of
> my Wisconsin indoctrination. Today, in southern Missouri, I would try
> leaving them in the ground covered by dry grass and leaves.


Yeah, I usually thin them good once and let them be. We had an early 
freeze with heavy snow a few years back and didn't harvest the carrots 
until January. I remember forking up big bunches of frozen dirt packed 
with baby carrots, perfect for pickling.