Growing Blooms, Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit
I love to grow carrots in a rainbow of colors and sizes. Even if you just like orange carrots, they come in different shapes and sizes: Scarlet Nantes Short and Sweet Danvers – this orange carrot grows up to 7 inches long Little Finger Shin Kuroda – this one is good for heavy soil Tonda […]
Typically when you go to the grocery store, you only see imperator carrots but there are four other types available to grow. Imperator: This type is typically longer as it can reach about 10 inches long. The carrot is tapered. An example is Cosmic Red. Danvers: This type is resistant to cracking and grows in […]
Now that you have patiently waited for your carrots, here are my tips for harvesting, storing, blanching and freezing them. Harvesting Tips: 1) Keep in mind the maturity dates on the seed packet as a rule of thumb. Most carrot are ready in 2 1/2 months.  If you know how wide the tops are supposed […]
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