A few days ago I was playing with the children in the backyard and noticed I could see the shoulders of our carrots peeking out above the soil. I googled "when to harvest carrots" (can't you tell I'm a master gardener? ha) and it said when you could see the top of them and they seemed big enough, as they don't actually ripen. So I thought, why not? We planted an heirloom variety that came in various colors, such as purple, red, white, and, of course, orange. I don't know why but I absolutely love vegetables in unconventional colors. It just seems like more fun.
You can see Finn holding our very first full-sized carrot (a white one), below.
I scrubbed it, cut it up, and we ate it as a little appetizer before dinner. By the way, did you know you should avoid peeling your carrots? That's the most nutritious part so I try to always just give them a good scrub. We look forward to harvesting more carrots this week and I'll try to take a good photograph so you can see all of their beautiful colors.
I scrubbed it, cut it up, and we ate it as a little appetizer before dinner. By the way, did you know you should avoid peeling your carrots? That's the most nutritious part so I try to always just give them a good scrub. We look forward to harvesting more carrots this week and I'll try to take a good photograph so you can see all of their beautiful colors.
2 comments:
love it! I didnt know that about peeling carrots. I will scrub from now on. we just had some purple ones, I love the different colors too! they taste exactly the same, but i will always choose a purple carrot over an orange one! :)
Nicely done, Ms. Green Thumb!
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