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 ...

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 ...

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 may seem like one of the simplest vegetables to grow, but they can be surprisingly fussy. The number-one culprit? Soil. Carrots need loose, sandy, stone-free soil so their roots can grow long ...

Today’s column is just a reminder to sow carrot seeds this month. The soil is warm, seeds are abundant and gardening is fun in May. Sow seeds now and you will be enjoying harvest by the end of July.

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

Of all the garden veggies, carrots are very close to the top of my list of favorites to grow. They can be directly seeded into the garden, need no pruning or staking, can hold up magnificently in the ...

Carrot seed oil has a long tradition of use by ancient Greeks and Romans, but its purported benefits don't necessarily stand up to scientific scrutiny. There are some essential oils that get all the ...