Harvest Carrots through the Winter
An early variety of carrots, sown in late summer, have been harvested throughout the winter.
The carrots were sown in early July and left in a polytunnel. They were not thinned, but have still grown to a good size. They were relatively small when harvested in November, but have grown well since then. They still have that fresh young-carrot flavour.
These photos were taken in mid February and show that the carrots look fresh and have been well worth growing.
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If an early variety of carrot is sown late in the season, they will provide fresh carrots throughout the winter.
If you don’t have a polytunnel (or if one would blow away where you live
), I have had pretty good luck wintering over carrots just by mulching them in a bit with compost or compost/straw mix. Later in the season, especially if they get a warm spell, the roots might crack a bit, but the taste is great and it sure is nice to harvest fresh veg in the winter!!
Comment by Julie Artz - February 25, 2008 2:50 am
Hi Julie
A compost mulch is a great tip. I remember seeing branches of pine trees over leeks one winter in a vegetable garden in Switzerland.
We do have problems with polytunnels blowing away, too!
Comment by TopVeg - February 25, 2008 8:06 am