We left carrots in the ground almost twice as long as their maturity which was about 70 days total. We wanted to see what would happen, and the reward was well worth the risk. Check out our new clothing line! http:www.freshpickedapparel.com
VIDEO: What Happens When You Leave Carrots In The Ground 30 Extra Days?
We left carrots in the ground almost twice as long as their maturity which was about 70 days total. We wanted to see what would happen, and the reward was well worth the risk. Check out our new clothing line! http:www.freshpickedapparel.com
I'd like to see video on gardeners intuition
Great video Luke !!! I am leaving my carrots in as well but I am in Brisbane Australia we are just heading into Spring & Summer. Please do some videos on Gardeners Intuition as I would love some advice etc. Cheers Denise – Australia ps -where is Genevieve we never see her .
Any tips for how to store them after picking so you can still eat them raw? Out of water they go floppy, in water, they make it murky.. but we're not able to eat them all at once!
Over here in Scotland we only pick them as needed and then lift them before very hard frosts. Maturity dates are one thing many of the gardeners I know do not follow, because maturity dates are for perfect conditions and no garden will ever have "perfect conditions"
You should try to cut the leaves to stimulate more growth like pruning for a second season
I got 10 times biger carots (in a bed with normal soil with no compost or anything els)and i start plant them cuz this guy i feel bad for this guy
If u leave them in a ground more they will have a difrent taste and is not that good
can you do a video on the best practices for preparing and storing carrots post harvest?
Gardeners intuition, yes.
Could you do a video on growing black sesame seeds please?
Greetings from Germany
last eyar i left my carrots in the ground well into feb. (i had way to much) and if it wasnt for pests they would have still be fine as we only had a couple of mild frost days. As soon as they start growing in march however they become woody. just make sure they dont dry out. i just pulled what i needed for that day. As for loose soil. Here we grow them in clay and that works awsome. Tonns of nutrigents and the soil stays wet. they drowth down is better so you get less stumpy carrots and less side root growth in search for water and loose soils dries to fast.
I plant mine in spring and I’ve harvested as late as Xmas eve if the ground isn’t frozen too much yet. They were huge and sweet. Wisconsin.
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Mine have reached your size first now, and they were planted in May. Strong temp fluctuations and cloudy/wet season have put plenty of crops almost on stasis. Most Potatoes got blight, sunflowers unable to blossom etc… But radishes that bolted early (but were left) had an awesome yield of capsules, and linseeds done somewhat good, but rest mostly "meh". Definitely increasing diversity for next year.
What good does it do if you do not know the variety.
How I do you keep the carrots from going soft after harvest?
Getting ready to pull up mine today! Will wait for my toddler and let him do it with me, he loves this stuff and now is another huge reason for me to keep going veggies
@MIGardener I know you learned a lesson (maybe it wasn’t this year?) that carrots suffer if planted to densely, too close together.
Is it possible that close spacing caused the carrots to take even longer to develop size?
Any info im all ears, yes more knowledge please.
Nice. I don't really understand the obsession with straight or idealized shapes for carrots and other crops. I enjoy the variety of shapes. I think it comes from habituation to the grocery store. I always buy the cheap 'irregular shaped' veggies and fruits when I see them on sale. Same taste, just cheaper.
you are so cool!
I think it's a danver half long.
The only time I would pull at recommended harvest date was if I wanted to get more in for a second harvest. Carrots winter well in some states but not the northern states. Carrots will eventually get woody and hard and taste bad if left on too long. However it's really hit and miss when that happens I've pulled some early and they were solid wood so… Intuition says pull one every once in a while. Once you get some consistency in size and taste pull them all.
I grew carrots for the first time this year and I left mine in until they popped out of the ground a little and they were huge!
what was the date you picked them? Did it correspond with the idea that cooler weather increased size,? John Marysville
What are the risks of leaving them in longer? All my carrots have taken almost 90 days to give me nice big carrots even though the packets said between 60 and 75 days to maturity. They've been coming out nice, but it's taking way longer than I thought. So what are the risks?
I think the true test would be in the taste and texture. Did you taste them?
I would love to hear a talk on your gardeners intuition! Great idea. Love the carrot video! LyNette R., Golden, CO