Carrot Harvest 2024

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

A great harvest! We should have carrots for most of the year! How are your carrots growing?!

[@BARBSCOUNTRYHOME999]

Our carrots did very well this year! 🥕

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

@@BARBSCOUNTRYHOME999 Awesome! You've got some great growing beds and would think the carrots would grow very well. Cheers Barb!!

[@YogiHollowFarm]

Great job! How exciting! I was so excited to have carrots and do a second round but nope. Gave to the pigs. Lol

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

@@YogiHollowFarm Sometimes, a planting for the pigs is better! I bet they appreciated it!

[@TheCowEmporium]

Because we plant in the ground we broad fork our bed before seeding. That loosens up the soil down a foot and a half or so. Cutting off the tops at least you can see what you’re pulling out. Smart! 2:09 that looks so cool! Well done, that’s a beautiful bunch of carrots. We love pickled carrots! Take care. 🌺

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

A good group of carrots and now we're praying that the second batch will produce something. They just sprouted! Cheers Annette!!

[@AlmostaGreenAcre-zs5eu]

Great harvest of carrots 🥕Those carrot tops your tossing out are full of vitamins C, K, and potassium. Lots of great edible uses for them, or even to put in a liquid fertilizer 🙂

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

I'll read up on the uses for them. I put them in the compost pile. I'll figure out the fertilizer angle. Thanks for bringing this up! Cheers!

[@YogiHollowFarm]

@almostagreenacre Love carrot tops for chicken stock!

[@brycewiborg8095]

Never tried second crop carrots. It's hit, and miss here. About half of ours drowned out . I'll dig mine soon. Tussen Takk.

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

We've got our seeds in the ground now and are hoping for a long growing season into the fall. The water didn't affect the carrots in June! The raised beds are awesome! Cheers Bryce!

[@YogiHollowFarm]

Aw thanks Rich and Holly! We can’t wait to have you both join #preservefresh

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

We're working on our preservation video for the collab. We'll get it out next week! Praying for rain for you!

[@YogiHollowFarm]

@@TheOldSwedesFarm yay!

[@MinuteontheMountain]

Lots of healthy carrots. Looks great, guys.

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

We've got our second planting in the ground. We're hoping we'll have enough carrots for a full year. Cheers!

[@gbltheolechurch5acrehomestead]

You are a few weeks a head of us! We do not have the time to have 2 seasons or yields of Carrots!….fall FROST and winter comes fast here in Canada!

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

What zone are you? I'm 4B. It'd be interesting to compare zones and dates. Our last frost is around May 15th. Our first frost is around October 1st. I'll cover our planters to gain extra days. I'm hoping I can get another 15 days out of the planters with covering. Thanks for stopping by Garry!

[@lorrik.7341]

Thanks for the shout-out! That is a nifty way to get in there and get those carrots out!

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

I like simple ways to get things done. We'll have you mentioned in a future video too. I loved those carrots!! Cheers Lorri!

[@beesandseeds]

They are beautiful. Those tubs are looking better every video you make!

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

You will LOVE the tubs! They will be around for decades and really help you control your moisture! We love them!! Cheers Lisa!

[@janiceemery2008]

They look yummy. Great harvest on the carrots.

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

They really are crisp and sweet! I love fresh carrots! We've got a bunch of them now for roasts and other preserving! I hope your garden has been productive Janice! Cheers!

[@BARBSCOUNTRYHOME999]

Woohoo.. beautiful carrots 🥕🥕

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

Thanks Barb!!

[@TheMorganHomestead]

Nice looking carrots!!

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

Thanks! They turned out great. Now we need to hold off the frost for the second planting! Cheers!

[@beebop9808]

Nice! Used to love those things! My mom told me she had to take me to the doctor when I was an infant because she thought I had jaundice. Turned out it was just that she had to force me to eat other food other than carrots cuz that was about all I would eat and it colored my skin. Little did she know at the time that was only the beginnings for her problem child. 😂

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

Love it! I loved to "sneak" carrots from the garden as I was growing up. My Dad finally figured out what was going on. His row of carrots were getting awfully thin! Lots of spacing and not many carrots!! I think I blamed it on rabbits!

[@DawnRaeB]

Awesome carrot harvest! Good to see you two.

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

Thanks for stopping by Dawn! I've been so busy with my day job (and the garden). I just haven't made it around much. I'll get over and check out all your vids! Cheers!

[@ericsplace3004]

Real good harvest! I love carrots ,and most of ours don't make it to the pot, nor do the okra.😁

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

Ha! We've got a certain portion that never make it inside too! They are so sweet and delicious! Cheers Eric!

[@gbltheolechurch5acrehomestead]

A nice harvest of carrots Rich! How do you keep them. Hollie mentioned pickling them? How does that work?

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

Most of the carrots are chopped into 2" pieces and vacuum sealed and frozen. We tried pickling some this season. We will report how well that worked (I'm hoping it worked!). Let me know what else you need! Cheers!

[@LittleHomesteadOnHinerPond]

You’ve inspired me to do a second planting. I let the carrot tops dry and then grind them to a powder that I use in smoothies and soup. I can’t taste them but figure it’s more nutrition.

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

I've heard lots of people talk about using the tops for fertilizer or food. I'm going to investigate more. Get those seeds in the ground. Let's get a great second batch! Cheers!

[@AnneHeyns]

Some nice carrots you harvested☺

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

They really grew nice and straight! They're really tasty! Thanks for stopping by Anne! Have a great weekend!

[@stephencameron1709]

Great harvest. They were so evenly spaced. Did you use pelleted seeds? Val C

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

I use the seed tape. I hate using regular seed as I spill too much and the tape works perfect for planting. Five minutes and you're done! I'll never go back! Cheers Val!

[@stephencameron1709]

@@TheOldSwedesFarm Good to know.

[@farkleberry471]

Can the girls eat the carrots tops as greens for chickens?

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

I put them all in the compost and the hens haven't gone after them. I'm wondering if the strong smell and taste isn't attractive to the chickens.

[@suel1634]

What do you do with the carrot tops? Do you just give them to your chickens? Or do you freeze them to use for making broth? Or dehydrate them to add as green powder to recipes?

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

We usually throw them in the compost pile and let them decompose. I'm hearing more uses and need to research a bit more. I guess they are more than compost, or chicken food! Cheers!

[@cameronalexander359]

Awesome ctop. All my carrots "fork" 😢

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

We used to have that all the time as we've got harder, clay soil. Try mixing in a bunch of compost, peat moss and other organic materials that will lighten the soil. After a few years, you'll have some nice straight carrots! Keep me posted as you go. Cheers Cameron!

[@prayerwarrior424]

Awesome! I always have difficulty growing them; (in zone 6a in MA) any suggestions?

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

I would start right around your last frost date and pick when they are three months old. You could probably put the seeds in the ground now and get a late planting. You need light, fluffy soil to help them stay straight. Let me know how you do. Cheers!

[@prayerwarrior424]

@@TheOldSwedesFarm will do!