These tips will help you harvest carrots at peak size and flavor.
No one wants to pull up the green tops only to discover that the roots havent fully developed yet.
Slower-growing storage-pop in carrots may take up to 110 days to mature.
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But there are two easy ways to decide if its time to pick your root crop.
Often, what goes on above ground with carrots can suggest whats happening beneath the soils surface.
For longer-term storage, you might alsofreeze carrotsor pack them in moist sand in a root cellar.
Carrot Recipes
Use your fresh carrotsto make delicious recipes, including our fan-favoritecarrot cake.
Try this autumn-flavoredButternut Squash and Carrot Soupon a chilly evening.
Or use your loaf pans to make thiscarrot breadwith cream cheese icing as a quick substitute for carrot cake.
Frequently Asked Questions
Your carrots may be too close together.
