Okay, so after a bunch of research on when to harvest carrots telling me to harvest between 75 and 100 days after planting, I decided today - the 3 month mark - was as good a day as any for the first batch... the ones I never thinned.
I ended up with a handful of teeny tiny carrots. Like the biggest one is maybe two inches long and the rest are orange toothpicks. And only half-sized toothpicks at that.
The second planting of carrots had got maybe ten or so tops, more judiciously placed. I'll let them grow longer and see what happens.
In other research, I learned you can eat the carrot greens. Put them in a salad or dry them and use them like any other herb. I ate one. Kinda tart, but might be nice in a soup or stew or mixed in with other greens like lettuce or spinach. So, right now, the harvest is drying out on the deck table. I'll bring them in later and clean them up some more. Eat the little carrots and find a way to preserve the greens.
Additionally, I learned you can eat zucchini leaves and tomato leaves. Young is best, but any leaves off those two are edible. Don't take my word for it. Search 'eating zucchini leaves' or tomato leaves and do your own reading if you're interested. It wasn't that hard to find how-tos and recipes.
So, yeah, I'll be eating out of this garden regardless of whether it decides to give me actual veggies or not. So there. =op
Plant and learn! I wonder if them being in containers affected the carrots? And maybe the zuccini. The tomatoes should do okay. But since I don't grow stuff, what do I know? LOLOL Good luck!
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