Purple, white, yellow, or orange, sugary sweet carrots are always a garden treat. They’re also one of the best crops to use as companion plants. Since carrots are compact and grow low to the ground, ...

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 ...

Fast-growing microgreens can be planted today and harvested in just three weeks— and there are plenty more edible plant ...

What gardener doesn't love to plant carrots? They're easy to grow almost anywhere in the United States (USDA hardiness zones 2 to 11). All you need is some seeds, and you can reap some tasty and ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. It’s time to plant carrots. In all honesty, that statement is true anytime ...

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.

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 ...

At nearly every community garden in Los Angeles, and at every school garden too, someone is probably growing carrots. Sweet, crunchy and familiar, a freshly uprooted carrot is a fun surprise, like ...

That’s where the plant stores all the sugar it makes during photosynthesis. “The sugars that carrots have are sucrose, glucose and fructose,” Waters said. “They’re stored in the root as a source of ...

A: Queen Anne’s lace is often called wild carrot, because it’s the native European plant from which our cultivated carrots ...