For the consumer. I really doubt that the supermarket pays a different price by getting them in big boxes rather than plastic bags. If they do, it's probably le

For the consumer. I really doubt that the supermarket pays a different price by getting them in big boxes rather than plastic bags. If they do, it's probably less. :) Carrots and all root veg will easily keep for a couple of months or so if you store them in the fridge. Make sure they're completely dry, don't wash - they keep better - and remove any sprouting tops, then keep in an air tight box or bag, or as second best, just in the non-ventilated drawer of the fridge. Or about as long in sand if you have a cool dry cellar or garage to serve as makeshift root cellar. Store flat in plastic trays or tubs covered with dry horticultural sand or soil.