growing carrots – Cathy At Home on the River

Planting and Protecting the Carrot Crop

I plant my fall carrots around the middle of August, so I pulled up the poblano plants which were the last things in the troughs. Before I did anything else, I went about setting up the plastic poultry fencing because deer LOVE carrot tops. In years past, I have used all the garden stakes thatContinue reading “Planting and Protecting the Carrot Crop”

Fall Gardening is Going WELL

So I made a fall garden post a few weeks ago. I went out to water this morning and decided to post an update because it’s growing so well. The carrots are growing like crazy. They are still at least a month a way from being ready to harvest. I need to harvest them beforeContinue reading “Fall Gardening is Going WELL”

Fall Gardening

It is the time of the year when I have to clear out the summer vegetables, and get to work on my fall and winter garden. I’ve actually been working on it for a while, but I have been remiss in posting about it. A couple weeks ago, my brother and his family were inContinue reading “Fall Gardening”