1st Carrot Harvest Today! Wow! PICS

[Whitewater]

Yay, I was only going to *thin* my carrots today (they all wound up growing in 2 big clumps and a couple smaller clumps) when to my surprise I discovered that thinning carrots meant that I got a good handful of baby carrots -- easily enough to share at our barbeque tonight.

I got a bunch of the Scarlet Nantes and as a bonus, two of the Scarlet Dragons! LOL, now I can tell the difference between an orange carrot and a red/purple carrot.

Here's the pictures I took:

and

So pretty! These are obviously after I washed all the dirt off and stuff. And I had one and it was WONDERFUL, full of carrot flavor with a very subtle sweetness, not woody at all. Of course, it was hardly bigger than a couple of bites (I ate the smallest one, well, the two *very* smallest ones got to be treats for the chickens, but the smallest one after that, LOL!). More tonight when people are over for dinner! There are enough for everybody to have a couple, at least.


Whitewater

 

[boggybranch]

WOW.....that is way cool. I believe I have enjoyed growing carrots, this year, more than anything else. Reckon it's cause ya don't know what ya got till ya pull on it. Sorta like a gardeners "Christmas".

 

[ninnymary]

Very nice and impressive. I also got about 18 carrots. They weren'
t full size more like baby to small size. I could'nt wait so I pulled them out!

This was my first taste of homegrown carrots. I was really surprised at the very aromatic perfumey scent. They were also very sweet and delicious.

Mary

 

[boggybranch]

I had no idea that a carrot was supposed to taste like a carrot AFTER it was cooked....until this year.

 

[Cats Critters and Garden]

I can not wait in till my carrots are ready to eat!

 

[Southern Gardener]

Very pretty!

 

[cwhit590]

Carrots are one of my favorites to grow...

 

[Kim_NC]

ooOOOooo, they're lovely! Must try those red/purple ones. How do they taste?

 

[vfem]

Oh yum yum yum.... did you weigh these for the community garden project?!

 

[nittygrittydirtdigger]

Nice! They even look tastier than store bought.