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.

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 ...

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, ...

Growing carrots from seed is something even beginning gardeners can do successfully. And homegrown carrots come in an assortment of fantastic colors—orange, purple, red, yellow, and white—and are much ...

See how a carrot plant growing and developing bulb through the soil in this time-lapse. A carrot seed was sown under soil in ...

You can grow carrots in pots and containers, provided you give them the proper care. Make sure you have the correct size pot and provide them with full sun. Use a standard potting mix and amend it ...

Q: I want to grow carrots, but my soil is dense clay. All the sources I read say carrots prefer a sandy loam. How much sand should I add to get it to be the right texture? A: This is a question we get ...

You can fit carrots (Daucus carota subsp. sativus) almost anywhere in the garden. They don't take up much space, and the long taproots help to break up and aerate the soil for other plants. Some ...