5-gallon bucket filled with freshly picked carrots
The first bunch of Carrots was harvested on May 21, 2018. The carrots were sorted as they were picked; Continue reading
Still Harvesting Carrots …
Category Archives: Carrots
Dehydrating Carrots for Storage
Final Harvest, Carrots 2017
With my new dehydrator up and running, I’ve been busy. This week, I harvested the last bunch of carrots and they are now stored, dry, in canning jars.
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Now Harvesting Carrots!
Fresh Carrots, February 20, 2017
Although the harsh freeze (down to 19 degrees Fahrenheit) damaged much of the Fall/Winter garden, these carrots survived and we are now enjoying the benefit of covering them with frost cloth and tarps! Continue reading
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Carrots are Ready for Harvesting!
Freshly Pulled Carrots! March 7, 2015
The carrots are ready for harvesting.
We usually pull a few at a time Continue reading
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Multiple Root Carrot
Because of the super moist Fall (combined with limited time available for gardening), we were unable to work in the garden nearest the house (reserved for carrots, spinach and Fall green beans).
Carrot Jan. 20, 2014
Last year, we planted carrots and had so many that some of them stayed in the ground long enough to make seeds that were scattered (by wind) onto the soil.
When carrot plants are not thinned out as young plants, they tend to interfere neighboring carrots’ growth and have odd shapes, or develop multiple roots if there is an excess amount of nitrogen. As a consequence, we’ve seen quite a few “odd” shaped carrots — this one (left) is the oddest so far.
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Fresh Carrots!
Finally, we have a picture-perfect weekend; no wind, lots of sun and a high temperature expected to be right about 70! I decided to check on the carrots in the garden. We did not plant any in the Fall due to the rain and excessively soaked ground, however, we do have carrots in the garden now.
Carrot Tops–Jan 18, 2014
Last year’s weather was perfect for carrots — our garden produced about 30 pounds or so. The carrots were harvested in December, with a few in January. I let some of them continue growing until seed was produced–the seed apparently had no problem germinating without help from us!
Carrots from Carrot Tops Jan 18, 2014
The surprise was from the 10 inches of ground adjacent to the landscape timbers of our raised bed (yard just adjacent to garden).
The top picture shows carrot plant growth, the bottom picture shows the carrots that were pulled from the ground beneath the plants.
The carrots are all 4 to 6 inches in length, the largest diameter on a carrot is about 1.1 inches. Of course, we’ll have them for supper!
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