Of all the garden veggies, carrots are very close to the top of my list of favorites to grow. They can be directly seeded into the garden, need no pruning or staking, can hold up magnificently in the ...

Carrot is a hardy, cool-season vegetable. Carrots are eaten both raw and cooked and they can be stored for winter use. Types: Small/Round, Baby, Chantenay, Danvers, Nantes, Imperator, and Novelty. In ...

The snap of a juicy carrot fresh from your own backyard is worth the bit of extra effort required to grow these vegetables successfully. "Carrots are one of the more finicky crops to get established," ...

Carrots are among the easiest crops to cultivate in a home garden. They’re easily grown from inexpensive seed with reliable germination rates. Carrots are tolerant of both cold and hot weather, and if ...

Carrots, being a root vegetable, are unpredictable; you never quite know what they look like until you dig them up. Sometimes, the carrots you pull are disappointing—thin, almost thread-like, or ...

Carrots mature in 55 to 80 days, depending on the variety and other growth factors. Carrots are typically ready to harvest when they're about 1 inch thick. Inconsistent or inadequate watering, ...

Chances are all the vegetable and flower seeds are in and sprouting, but it`s no time to rest on your green thumb laurels. There is a follow-up chore that can spell the difference between success and ...

One of the hardest things about gardening, for me, is forcing myself to decide what stays or goes. Sometimes Mother Nature does it for me, and I'm grateful. But other times, I have to make the ...

It is now the time to sow carrots seeds and this hearty vegetable is really easy to grow in summer as long as you avoid a common mistake lots of gardens tend to make. Most vegetable gardens are ...