3 Hairy Carrot Causes - Garden Quickie Episode 176

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[@marktoldgardengnome4110]

We have 1 dedicated bed that has been dug deep, soil amended with compost and vermiculite/perlite, and riddled deep. It gets a light sprinkling of espoma tomato tone (3-4-6) stirred in at time of planting. Slow release, organic. Then just consistent watering. No problems with wonky or hairy carrots, ever. Just keep the soil light, fluffy, and well drained.

[@sandyhayden-bristow1382]

I only knew about water deficiencies causing hairy roots, now I know to be on the lookout for nitrogen issues if they are not 'old'. Thanks, love learning new things especially for my garden.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yeah, its quite interesting how a lack of water causes roots, but an excess of nitrogen does as well....strange! Thanks for watching Sandy! 🙂

[@1LuckyGirl1975]

Man I pulled up one of my Hercules carrots yesterday and it needed a serious shave 😂. Thanks for tip! You're the best and us tinker gardners appreciate all your 2 minute wisdom. 🙏 🥕🥕

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

OMG, I have to ask.....what is a Hercules carrot? I need to know!

[@patriciatinkey2677]

Thanks Jeff! I had always thought that was what peelers were for! Never had a homegrown carrot that wasn't at least a little hairy. Now I know how to minimize this.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Even better Patricia....they just rub off under running water. Leave the skin and all the nutrients intact! 🙂

[@shirleyk623]

Thanks for sharing these tips. This answers my question about hairy carrots.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hairy carrot questions solved! 🙂

[@yukonsmomma3562]

Thanks Jeff!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers! Thanks for watching!

[@johnjude2685]

Thanks, and my plan is more carrots and making a tool to help me thinning my tiny seedling such as carrots or beets and several other tiny seed plants

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Keep us posted John! Always interested to hear about that stuff! 🙂

[@jimmcdowell9017]

Once again Jeff, you ring the bell! Great info on carrot care. More please!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks Jim!! :-)

[@mamabearthrives7815]

Oooo ...nothing wrong with a big hairy carrot.... still delicious , yours are beautiful🥕🤭😻🥰🤷‍♀️😁 thank you for another AWESOME quicky Jeffe😘

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Haha nothing wrong at all! 🙂

[@emylytle7149]

Wonderful, so no more nitrogen and always get the soil moist 😊👍 I keep that in mind and yes I still have carrots but I let them bolt cuz I want seeds to harvest and so I have more seeds for next year 😂 thanks Jeff another great tips and advice 😊👍👩‍🌾♥️🦃🍁

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Right on Emy, best of luck with the seeds! What kind did you grow?

[@emylytle7149]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Nantes I got from seeds swaps and some rainbow ones but I’m not sure if it germinated cuz I’ve been checking it I only saw orange 😬😂🥕🥕🥕😊👩‍🌾♥️

[@naomi2646]

Hi Jeff, my carrots get harvested by my blue heeler. She turns her head sideways and pulls them at ground level, never breaking the tops or carrot. I had to put a around them. I had some left for me😂

[@naomi2646]

Fence

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

That's a rare skill Naomi to not break the tops off!

[@donnakacz6460]

Hi Jeff. I was a failure with my carrots. Like i said in previous video. I must have over watered. But i kept hearing your voice say anybody can grow carrots. I dont know if you said that or like carrots are one of the easiest to grow. But sincerely I am going to grow carrots if its the last thing i do. Now Jeff, im funnin". Ill figure it out. As for hairy yep my 4 cenimeter carrots had some, ha ha. And by the way, my 4 year old grandson wanted to eat them so i washed the little suckers and let him.!! Lol. Ok im silly to day. But truly youre the best. Thanks Jeff. Take care see ya on your next. ❤

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Dang, sorry to hear that Donna! Have you tried container carrots? More control over the soil conditions.... Could be a difference maker.

[@FrozEnbyWolf150]

I simply assumed this was normal. I intercrop my carrots around other plants that have high nitrogen demands, and everything gets a nitrogen foliar feed as well, so I can't avoid hitting the carrots. They usually come up looking downright fuzzy, but I don't consider it a problem.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Not a problem at all.... Just that the majority of the world prefers them without....

[@fedupwithem6208]

The timing of this video is funny. I just pulled up my carrots yesterday and they were pretty hairy. I just rubbed them under the faucet and they cleaned up easily.

[@wildweeds]

Yes, my garden produced hairy carrots this year. I did not fertilize and so excess nitrogen was not likely to be the problem. I did water everyday, but the soil is gravelly and so the water drains rather quickly. Also I may have waited longer than I should have before pulling them out of the ground. They still tasted pretty good nonetheless!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Definitely still taste the same! Most aesthetic. 🙂

[@CmdrSoCal]

The hairs rub off easily when cleaning the dirt off. Leaving black carrots in the soil for an entire season and fed lots of nitrogen produced giant solid black parsnip shaped carrots.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yup, they usually present no problem at all!

[@4toes1nose]

Thank you

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers Kevin! 🙂

[@justinsane7128]

I like my carrots hairy, reminds me of the ladies I dated in the 70s, .

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

It was a different time....... -_-

[@scoobydoo5447]

😂

[@ChaufMT]

Great, I thought this video would come tomorrow. So most likely my carrots were hairy was the lack of moisture. And I was thinking not to drawn them...

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yeah, I find the moisture-looking ones are the most common.

[@sixfigurebookkeeper7588]

That was a fun episode- thank you!

[@JogBird]

i have no issues eating hairy carrots

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

No risk, no reward!

[@marilynmitchell2712]

Very helpful. I call fresh carrots "carrot candy".

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Ha ha so do we Marilyn! 🙂

[@beckymartinez9926]

Thanks!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers Becky! 🙂

[@gailthornbury291]

I knew about excess nitrogen causing hairy carrots but not about lack of water. It’s usually not a problem here in rainy Ireland!! Happy to eat hairy carrots but carrot root fly infested not so much. They’re the bane of my carrot growing life.

[@fullTimeVeganinOhio]

LOL my first harvest in the spring is always asparagus

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Peas and radishes for me!

[@fullTimeVeganinOhio]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms in my climate I get asparagus Spears before I get flowers on my peas

[@Freedom2025-x2b]

Fun video…show the kids

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks Patricia! 🙂