Carrots are the versatile vegetable packed with flavor and vitamins. However, should you want only the very tastiest serving of bright orange goodness on your plate, it is worth growing your own.

A biennial is a plant that grows for two years before producing new fruit or seeds. Carrots are biennials, but that label refers to their seeds rather than their roots. The carrot root is typically ...

I love carrots. Pulled from the ground and washed, they can be eaten as is or served up with dip. Steamed, they are a perfect vegetable to serve with chicken or turkey. Little rounds can be cut and ...

Thanks to the long growing season in the South, you can plant a cool-season crop like carrots twice, once in the fall and again in very early spring. Carrot seeds will germinate in 10 to 21 days and ...

I have recently seen snack packs of small, organically grown carrots for sale and thought, what a great idea for children. Full of goodness and the size just right for a little one who might throw ...

They have good storage ability. Varieties to grow: Thumbilina, Little Finger. Imperator carrots are the classic long, tapered roots you see in stores. The soil has to be prepared to fine tilth at ...

Companion planting is a great way to build a resilient, biodiverse garden. Finding the right plants to put together is about a lot more than just sun and soil conditions. For instance, you should ...

Carrots began their history with humans as part of the herbal pharmacopoeia. Woody-centered and harsh-tasting, they weren't considered good food. Though Vitamin A, the carrot's main claim to ...

We eat lots of carrots in my house. They were one of the first vegetables I tried to grow, and my first and most consistent failure. Every year (until I gave up) I would sow fresh seed only to see no ...