Growing vegetables from seed always feels like a magical feat, and carrots are no exception. Once you grow your own, there’s no going back.
And once your seedlings are coming along nicely, you’ll want to make sure you know how and when to best harvest these tasty Umbellifers.
You have a few options as to when you can pick these veggies, but when it comes to how you pick them, you want to make sure you follow our recommended procedures.
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I’ll get down to the nitty-gritty shortly. First, here’s a quick overview of what I’ll cover:
How to HarvestOnce you’ve taken all the necessary measures to grow a great carrot crop, harvesting involves a few additional steps: checking to make sure the roots are the right size, loosening the soil in your beds, moistening the soil, pulling them up, cutting off the greens, and storing them properly.
1. Check the Root DiameterMost varieties are ready to pick in 70-100 days, but this varies greatly from one cultivar to the next.
While the days to maturity on your seed packet can be a big help towards knowing when to expect harvestable roots, these numbers are averages.
You’ll also have to use your powers of observation to decide the best time to harvest your crop.
This means checking the size.
You can usually tell how big the roots are because they tend to bulge up out of the ground.
If you don’t see the roots bulging above the surface of the soil, you can brush some of the soil away from the tops to see how big around they are.
You can pick your carrots at any stage, but folks generally wait until they are about 1/2 inch in diameter to get
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