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There’s no better indicator of early summer than fragrant, colorful carrots waiting to be pulled out of the ground. Growing carrots for a first-timer can be tricky, though, since they need ideal conditions to thrive.  Raised beds are a popular garden setup, and if you’re thinking of buying or building your own raised beds, you’re…

Planning your carrot yield should be simple. One seed equals one carrot. Easy! Right? Well, it depends on a few factors, and the most significant of all is choosing the right carrot variety to ensure reliable yields. I’m going to take some time here, because planning carrot yields can be much more complicated than you…

Carrots are one of the most popular vegetables and for good reason. They’re delicious, chock-full of nutrients, and can be harvested pretty much any time of year. But the key to having the best carrots is knowing when they’re ready.  Carrots are ready for harvest when their shoulders begin to poke out of the ground…

The perfectly straight, model, carrot can be surprisingly tricky to achieve but knowing the right combination of soil conditions, watering, and care will give you the best possible chance of achieving that much-coveted success. Don’t fret too much though, given all the right conditions carrots can still fork as new research indicated that forking roots…

Beets are one of those crops that you don’t just grow for eating seasonally. They’re supposed to last you for a while and get you through the winter months. But how exactly can you store them, when your garden is full to the brim with root vegetables, summer crops and all kinds of goodies? The…

Carrots have a strict growing routine, regardless of when you sow them, so accepting that there is no strict “best time to thin carrots” is crucial to your success. Carrots don’t listen to dates and have one of the longest season ranges of any garden vegetable.  You can sow carrots as early as February, or…