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 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.

The botanical name of the carrot is Daucus carota subsp. sativus and it belongs to a family Apiaceae. Loamy and sandy are the soil types that are suitable for carrot germination. Carrots will take two ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Carrots are tasty, cold-hardy vegetables to plant in your garden in spring, when the cool weather gives them their best flavor. Aside from a ...

White ‘Kuttiger’ and yellow ‘Yellowstone’ carrots look stunning when combined with orange, red or purple carrots, but nutritionally they rank far below their more colorful counterparts. Carrots are ...

Why do some plant seeds stick to your socks? MILLIE: It’s a method that plants use for the dispersal of the seed. In nature, usually it's done on the fur of animals and known as epizoochory (epi: ...

See how a carrot plant growing and developing bulb through the soil in this time-lapse. A carrot seed was sown under soil in a glass container. It took around 80 days from a seed to a harvest-able ...

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, ...