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.

There’s nothing quite like growing your own produce. And if you aim to become more self-sufficient by growing your own fruits and vegetables this year, learning how to grow carrots should be at the ...

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 ...

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, ...

Before frost settles in for good and freezes the soil in your garden beds, try planting these 12 vegetables known for their ...

Tips and secrets to growing sweet, delicious carrots. Susan R. of Santa Rosa asks: I love carrots and have tried several times to grow my own, but with no success. Can you provide some growing tips ...

Winter might not be the most obvious time to garden, but there are plenty of vegetables that benefit from being planted in ...

I love growing carrots and I love including them in our meals and snacks, plus my chickens enjoy the carrot tops. The best, crunchiest, sweetest carrots I have eaten are always homegrown, which is why ...

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 ...

Many people think about growing carrots in their garden. Some people think about beets, but even fewer people think about parsnips. All three of these crops are easy to grow and similar to plant.

I've read in several garden books about how carrots weren't originally orange. The first carrots cultivated were purple or yellow. Orange came much later. But how, and why? None of the books I read ...

All gardeners probably remember their first failed attempt at growing vegetables. Whether it was twisted carrots, minuscule tomatoes, or berries that get eaten by the birds, some skills take time to ...