How To Harvest Carrots
A practical guide to harvest carrots. Top tips and great advice from Tom Coles at Capel Manor. Enjoy this popular vegetable year-after-year with Videojug's help.
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Dig in from the side of the row and lever the soil up. Hold onto the green tops and pull up. Check for any blemishes or holes, ...and leave on the surface to air dry for 20 minutes or so before storing them. Don't remove the tops as they will help keep them fresh.
Carrots are ready to harvest 10 to 16 weeks after sowing and can be planted anytime after the last frost. If you prefer sweet, salad carrots, harvest while they are still young and small. Leave the harvesting until later if you prefer large, heavier carrots. -
Whenever possible, harvest vegetables during the cool part of the morning, and process or store them as soon as you can