The Carrot Seed - Grow Your Own Carrots

One of the best things to grow in your garden is carrots! Plant the carrot seed in the spring and you’ll harvest carrots later in the year, and whilst they are growing below the soil, their leaves give a nice show above ground, making up for the lack of visible color. Growing carrots is easy and gives you a versatile vegetable once harvested. Choose the best type of carrot seeds from your seed catalog, yellow or orange, full-size or baby carrots.

You get lots of carrot seeds in the packet and so you have a choice! You can take your time and plant the carrot seeds separately, one potential carrot plant per plug, or you can dribble a few seeds into each pot. Planting seeds individually means that once the seedlings have come up, you can plant them out easily, just make a hole in the soil and pop the carrot seedling in. Bunching the seeds together when planting means that once they peep up, the seedlings will be bunched together also and you’ll need to thin them out. There’s time to be spent either way so it’s up to whether you prefer working with seeds or seedlings.

What to Make with your Carrots

Once your carrots are grown, it’s time for harvesting. Baby carrots will be harvested first as they don’t need so long to grow. Scrub the skins off these, boil them and serve whole with butter, or use the baby carrots as a snack. Baby carrots make a great crunchy recess snack for kids. With the ordinary carrots, you can chop them for stews, grate them for salads and sandwiches, make them into soup (excellent with coriander from your herb garden), and even make a delicious carrot cake. Carrots are very versatile and if you like them are a must have for your garden.

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