Posted 9/9/2014 12:23 (#4064298 - in reply to #4063662) Subject: RE: storing carrots
NW Washington
I am not surprised that your carrots froze in Manitoba. I think you are north of International Falls Minnesota which is often the coldest place in the lower 48 of the US.
It would take a lot of straw mulch to keep the ground from freezing in your garden. :-)