Harvesting 210 lbs of Carrots, Fresh Herbs & Horseradish Root

[@m.rebeccabyrd739]

Hello! I'm about 40 miles from Asheville, NC and we've finally got power back. It has been devastating around here. When we were able to finally get back on line to let friends and family know that we're all OK and our animals are all good too, it made me cry seing how many people from all over the world who were praying for us. Thank you everyone! So much left to do but we'll get there.

[@amandanicole7955]

I’m around that area and it is devastating. I was at home and I knew I had to leave and there was water everywhere. They saved my life and my animals. I wouldn’t leave them. We have power now too. If we can do anything to help I’m not far and can bring things.

[@donnaboyd5531]

I freeze dry my carrot tops and use them like parsley and put them in my homemade dry ranch dressing mix.

[@AngelaM-y4e]

I wondered if anyone did that. I read recently that you can eat tomato plant leaves, probably pepper plant leaves. Have you ever done that?

[@bonnied3550]

I’ve also seen individuals use them for pesto😃👍🏼

[@AZJH8374]

Chelsea, you have the most glorious hair on KZbin! I've canceled Netflix because there is so much great content to watch. Especially yours Chelsea!! God bless you all ❤

[@AngelaM-y4e]

I understand about cancelling things. When i retired i cancelled my cable because it cost too much and just kept the internet. I am so glad i did that as watching youtube has inspired me and taught me so many things. I never watched youtube before that.

[@lindakerber3842]

What are some of the ways you preserve your carrots?

[@Raisin9502]

We are retired with no cable etc. only rabbit ears antenna. Local channels is all we need. We watch everything on KZbin 🙌🏼

[@jacquelinedryden8346]

@@AZJH8374 lol so what do you watch all week then? Chelsea does not post everyday and sometimes over a week? Do you just rewatch all her previous video’s? Re-read what you just said here. Did you cancel Netflix because it all most 20 dollars a month?

[@City_farmers88]

Beautiful garden, I love gardening because it helps relieve stress and relax. Thanks for sharing these wonderful photos with everyone.

[@clarerickett8634]

When I grow up (I am 51, but still feel like I am growing up!), I want to have a garden as productive as yours Chelsea! It is so inspirational. ❤

[@tomst9417]

I marvel at the energy you have to maintain such a large and productive garden, preserve the harvest , and in your spare time raise a house full of kids! My apple trees attract so many wasps that I sometimes have to delay harvesting them. I use a long handled cultivator and grab the apples that have fallen and are harboring wasps, and drop them into a 5 gallon bucket of water to which I have added a few drops of soap. The wasps are at the end of their life so I don't feel guilty about it. I spread these apples out on a section of property we allow to grow wild and each night the deer and rabbits eat them.

[@kathypadgitt9888]

My grandfather & grandmother had a huge garden each year. They had a cellar that had shelves on the walls for all the canned food. Also they had two twin beds down there for tornado season. Hanging on the back wall was a picture of a beautiful baby girl. She passed away when she was a toddler. I suspect they put it down there because it was just too painful to look at each day. I adored my grandparents & miss them dearly. Your videos bring me joy each week & for that I’m grateful.

[@cassandracross-soto4133]

Those carrots are beautiful. What an amazing harvest!!!

[@smb-zf9bd]

Cannot imagine the cold. I was in our pool and my wife said, "It's going to get down to 60 next week." LOL You are right - there is a correlation between working with nature and good emotional and physical health. Love the garden, attitude and especially food. What a haul! I let peppers redden in front of a window then roast and store them in olive oil. Can't wait to try your carrot recipe.

[@dorothydevinney694]

If you watch the veggie boys, they return the leafs to the same garden area, as the leafs have brought up the minerals, etc, therefore they return the leafs to the same area to act as a fertilizer .

[@catherinecampbell8540]

I think that’s the best carrot harvest I’ve ever seen! Beautiful

[@deleenaelmslie4511]

Hi there from Brisbane Australia. I've recently found your channel & have been binge watching. Thankyou for your time & knowledge it's really appreciated.

[@christinehickey3679]

I'm so happy for you. Those are the biggest carrots I've ever seen grown. Great Job! Glad to hear you are feeling better.

[@cynthiafisher9907]

Chelsea and Becky at Acre Homestead do have the most glorious hair!

[@lynsmith2698]

Fantastic carrot harvest Chelsea. You and your family will eat good this winter. 🌷🇨🇦

[@jenfa582]

I am a little behind with watching your videos, but I can tell it's getting cold there now. Think it's the first time I see you wearing a jacket! 😅 It's now mid november and I live in germany, we're still having around 15 degrees here. Thanks for sharing your memories of your grandparents with us, I loved it. Sadly I never had grandparents, they all passed in the 1990's when I was really young.

[@AZJH8374]

Why would your root cellar creep people out? I't's glorious! They should be so lucky to have that!!! You are glorious as well Chelsea ✨️ God bless you all and many prayers 🙏🏻 Nurse Judi in Scottsdale AZ and Eucharistic Minister 🙏🏻 💙 ❤️

[@sandrasykes3026]

Aren’t memories precious?

[@ann-utah1495]

Oh my gosh…. You are in winter clothing.. Man it seems like the weather dropped cold over night Awww I’m as sad as you are Chelsea.. I’m so grateful it’s still warm in Utah..🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 You had an amazing harvest all your HARD work paid off 🤟 What a tender sweet story of your grandfather made my heart happy!☀️

[@MossmanNightMarket-si9ip]

Morning, another way to plant your small seeds. Is to mix them into dry sand. Place into a bottle with a hole, or empty salt container. then pour out of the hole. Slow stream straight in a line of your garden channel.

[@Mamabear0717]

Another great Haul...i just love your videos..and your hair is so beautiful btw...thanks for sharing Another video with us . Cant wait for the next one ...love sent from Kentucky ❤❤❤

[@roxanneonthemove4187]

We have used a board with screws in it to make divots to drop some of the smaller seed that need spacing, like carrots and radishes. Less thinning that way. It is set with the screws about inch apart and for things like carrots that will grow two inches in diameter, we drop the seed in every other hole as well as offset the next row.

[@CityGirlGoneCountry]

I'm going to miss these harvest videos. They are my absolute favorite. Such a breath of fresh air.

[@kaybusby7507]

Carrots look amazing. Love seeing the root cellar full of delicious food. Thank you for sharing

[@tracymyers9771]

I love the story behind the colors you chose for your root cellar and high tunnel! My grandparents weren't gardener's but, they were definitely memorable! ❤

[@twistedfrannie9311]

My dad wore the same green work clothes, I loved them they got so soft after being washed constantly.

[@carolynmills513]

And they had to be starched and ironed. My dad had to look sharp even if he was working on a septic tank.

[@carolynmills513]

What an awesome morning in the garden. I live vicariously thru you and Becky from Acre Homestead in your gardens. Even if i had room, my back would not allow me to garden. Hopefully, after a nerve blocking device implanted in my back, it will give me some of my life back.

[@Andrea-si2vs]

I'm a Becky fan, also.

[@denisemusicnut]

My grandfather always wore green work clothes too! His were forest green, and he wore them while farming. He also wore Stetson cowboy hats to shade him from the sun.

[@michellewilson4815]

Another great and educational video. Carrot 🥕🥕 harvest was such a great success. Nice to see Dan helping in the garden. Team work. Looking forward to the next video.

[@wandagray5644]

I have my garden mostly for mental health. I really have just my bed bound I’ll husband and I now so it doesn’t help anyone in our home much but I love it and I give it all to neighbors and family but I would be a basket case without it. When I need a few minutes I go to my garden and work it out between my god and I. I throughly enjoy you sweet young lady keep up the love you give your family and the thousands of strangers out in digital land. God Bless you and your family!! Prayers to you 😊

[@vickihill4777]

Green is my favorite color too . I like to wear green clothes and our house is sage green as is our living room and kitchen. Yay green

[@robinsilver8934]

My grandparents had a root cellar too! It was truly a genius way to store food!

[@gowest5145]

Wish I had one

[@catracampolieto8989]

Your carrots were WOW. Beautiful harvest this season.❤❤❤

[@ambergreen5531]

Carrots go to seed the first year if they are stressed from too much heat and the hairy roots are a sign that they have been left in the garden past their optimal growth or longer than necessary. Beautiful harvest!

[@mehtarelingolien]

Green is my favorite color too! Much as I LOVE fall, spring will always be my favorite season.

[@pamelaclayton-vg9me]

It is great that Dan is helping you.I hadn’t seen him out with you much before in the garden

[@akamong91]

Especially yours Chelsea!! God bless you all

[@robertamead3687]

Chelsea, I love that you shared about your grandfather and the garden and root cellar. I too loved to be on my grandpas heels as he gardened. They had a root cellar that was the old shuttered door entry, down stairs to that wonderful smell of dirt in the cellar. I was the only grandchild that loved to go down there with Grandpa! I was grateful and to this day, I’m now 70, I remember all the delicious food my Grandma canned. I’ve been canning for over 50 years and still enjoy finding new recipes to can. Thank you so much.

[@marinamayo7994]

It's fun to hear about your grandparents and your tributes to them and their home. Thanks for the info about the correlation of gardening and depression.

[@belieftransformation]

Wonderful carrot harvest & great teamwork! Thanks for sharing the memories & knowledge! Blessings 🤗🇨🇦🌻

[@judyabernathy80]

You never cease to amaze me at how much stamina you have, even after not quite getting over a cold. Amazing!

[@amysano5424]

Those carrots looked incredible.

[@allysonlittleton6201]

I grew up on the Gulf coast of Florida so no root cellar but I can remember the smell of my grandmother’s root cellar in Virginia. I loved it and all the amazing food she canned😊

[@nataliec1363]

I agree harvesting carrots is so rewarding. I love the taste after a few frosts.

[@sydnieswan]

The sad cosmos really made me see that winter is just around the corner! What a successful harvest for you and your family!! ☺️🥕

[@LytonaKirtz]

Those are the most beautiful carrots I’ve ever seen.

[@mama_bear_since_0989]

Carrots are one crop we haven't got the hang of yet on our Missouri homestead. After years, we finally got our second best crop this year, two grocery bags of finger sized carrots.

[@junethompson3291]

I enjoy watching your videos on harvesting your vegetables

[@JeanHudson2022]

Yes, i agree that you need to get your feet in the dirt to reground yourself. It really helps

[@1944chevytruck]

What an amazing garden!... I hope your husban buys you a hot rod truck!

[@sherriekemper1828]

I really love your harvesting videos and I love seeing the masses of produce in the root cellar. What great gardening!

[@elladailylife]

Your garden is full of life and beauty

[@SimplyStacyL]

I’m so envious of those delicious carrots! I’ve yet to master growing carrots in Texas - our weather just isn’t conducive.

[@maryh8230]

The chickens are feasting !!!!❤

[@miseentrope]

Idea for your community/newsletter: storing/cellaring best practices regarding temps/humidity/air-flow/how to prevent mold or rot? In zone 6b, but basements get hecka damp and gross here near the Ohio River. TIA.

[@ilonamollema6467]

I loved how your face lit up when you spoke about your grandparents. ❤ I have the same feelings about my maternal grandparents. I loved them so much, I was just thinking about them tonight, before I saw your video. I miss them so much! They passed away about 20 years ago. But the great thing is that I live in their house. I could rent it after they went to a retirement apartment. My elderly neighbours from across the street have known me since I was a little girl. My mom and aunt grew up in this house and married from this house. My grandfather was a really good DIY'er. There are still many things in and around the house that he made. And I cherish that so much! I have a huge flower garden, which I love tremendously. I've been living here for 26 years now, and I hope I can live here until I die because I'm connected to this house with every fiber of my body and soul. Sending love from the Netherlands. ❤

[@cynthiafisher9907]

Thank you so much for sharing that wonderful story! I hope some day my grandchildren can say how much they loved us, because I love them so much!

[@conniesprowl-yc4zb]

Unbelievable carrots, great job!

[@dorothydevinney694]

In my great,great,great grand parents farm house, in Pennsylvania, it was cut out of limestone, had a well, carved in the walls cooling sinks for milk, etc. In the three stories attic, around the chimneys beehives with pipes leading to the outside.

[@barbaranoel6118]

You should build some shelves and bins in your root cellar. We had a cellar when I was growing up. It had shelves and large wooden bins that we kept our potatoes in. It wasn't dirt, but was stone. Always about the same temperature year round.

[@ReneeHultgren]

Impressive! Love from Stockholm, Sweden

[@candymckinnon8554]

Love seeing you harvest and putting your harvest up

[@FarmGatherings-k3l]

It was great to see you share your harvest story, I was impressed with the content.

[@janeweldon8874]

I’m so glad you are feeling better! You certainly had a great carrot harvest! ❤

[@AngelaM-y4e]

Hello, what a beautiful harvest! I love when something invokes a wonderful memory. I got to experience that after you told the story of your grandfather. My grandparents came over after the war to southern Alberta and their root cellar was in the middle of the kitchen. You would lift the door and walk down a ladder and shelves were built into the dirt. It also had salamanders that crawled around. I can remember the smell. I loved that farm even though it wasn't luxurious, it was and will always be one of my favourite places to think of. Thank you so much for sharing and have a lovely day.

[@colleenjerns9239]

I turned on today’s video and had to laugh because I have 16 pints of carrots in my Presto pressure canner. You are so great at posting frequent videos. I love your channel.

[@WaterisJoy]

Chelsea have you ever done anything with the carrot stalks? Carrot tops can be used in a variety of ways. You can stir them into soups, toss them with salad greens, use them in place of herbs, add them to veggie burgers, or blend them into smoothies or green juice.

[@lisaburns235]

What an incredible harvest. I bet those carrots are so sweet.

[@Queenie12]

The carrots looked great. How wonderful that Dan was able to help you. 😊

[@jeanbrooks1617]

Always love it when you and Dan are together in the videos!!!! Jean Colorado USA

[@jennterrell3316]

Really appreciate how you acknowledge all the things you want to get to, but ran out of time. I have gotten into gardening on larger and larger scales as I have moved to NH and my kids are off to college, yet I also work full time on a remote job and so I often don’t get to what I want to!

[@sandischoenberg9501]

I absolutely love your garden!! I tell everyone about your channel bc I know everyone else will love it too! Your voice is relaxing to listen too, your knowledge is on point! Keep up the great work!

[@karenmurray5970]

Glad your feeling better. Lots of carrots.

[@defineddisabledlife3463]

I’m not sure if it would help but Michelle from more then farmers stores carrots in plastic bags in the fridge long term. Just an idea for you. I loved being able to meet you on this s day. It meant the world to me to be able to introduce myself to you. So excited to be apart of the membership community.

[@cynthiafisher9907]

I’ve done that, but you have to cut the stem end all the way off or they will mold.

[@Mycrookedlittlehomestead]

I was told when they have little root hairs is because they needed to be picked sooner, and they were ready sooner

[@sandrarobertson5578]

Yes, Jeff from the Ripe Tomato Farm also said that.

[@elissapoh7782]

I remember those green pants and shirts lol… my Papa wore them too. I haven’t thought about that in years lol ❤

[@wildflower1335]

FYI, for the carrots & horseradish, a good long term storage is simply shove them point down fully, in a in a tub of sand. (you could line your crates then add the sand. Another "old storage method" was to wrap each apple in big dry leaves, they would stay very well and less likely to "infect" their surrounding apples!!!

[@alysonhulsey2306]

Fantastic garden is/was 100% God. You were Blessed!

[@vivianzuniga8814]

Grounding is so good for us!

[@jo-annjewett198]

Love the potatoes and carrot harvest!! I find it makes me smile when you say you “pick” your carrots and potatoes. Here in south Texas we would say “dug” or “dig” root crops but never “picked”. Makes me smile!

[@marybk882]

I pick carrots but I dig potatoes!

[@jessicajordan4610]

The rooty carrots are ones that are typically fighting for water. We grow 14 miles of carrots as part of our 90 acres that we have in production. For us, they are typically in the higher areas in the field. We plant them in our sandy loom areas, and in the higher spots, they can get quite furry lol.

[@PuttsParcel]

I've heard that when carrots have a lot of "hairy" roots, it means that you should have harvested them sooner. Love to see all the food you grow.

[@Susan-n3o3e]

Hey there, that was a good video. I enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing it.❤

[@verenamoore2427]

I had horseradish in pots, moved the pots the nexy yearand I guess some roots went through the pot...well now I have it growing where the pots were!

[@gailjohnson2795]

Haven't thought of the color in a very long time but my grandfather wore the same green work clothes I miss him.

[@barbaranoel6118]

You can eat the carrot tops use for pesto, Chimichurri etc. lots of other recipes out there to try.

[@nathanielp2119]

I definitely thought the grounding blanket was witchy and did not believe until we switched our sleeping arrangements randomly 1 evening. I slept great and was very noticeable. Buying a second come holidays here

[@Sharon-bo2se]

When I was a kid we used to get our winter supply potatoes, carrots, and onions from a farm on Westham Island at the mouth of the Fraser. The room under the front steps was the closest we had to a root cellar but it worked mostly. Also used to get good potatoes from up at Ashcroft on the Thompson. My lemon balm is quite invasive and grows almost waist high and seems to survive anything. Have you ever tried Sweet Cicely? It's quite a pretty herb, licorice flavour and the stalks have a high sugar content, nice to stew with rhubarb. Can get 2 lots by cutting it right down after 1st growth. Seeds are nice, too. Self seeds.

[@gardengrowinmawmaw8642]

Sometimes if the carrots are left in the ground too long, they get those hairy roots. They also form, if there is too many nutrients in the ground, thus probably your manure Compost.

[@ebkawadler7904]

I live in Plymouth Massachusetts. The Plymouth Plantation museum said that the Pilgrims stored their root veggies in dry sand boxes so that rodents would not be able to dig into the produce without being smothered by the cascading sand. Interesting that you can store yours in damp sand

[@katehassen6021]

I believe one of the causes of carrot root hairs is excess nitrogen. The hairs are actually an extension of the carrot root skin. Last year I had an extra bag of potting soil at the end of summer. So, I used it to layer in a plastic bin to store my carrots for the winter. We ate carrots through April and they were so sweet.

[@scheitahnberg]

I found Dan discovering garden math too funny :D

[@ShakinaRiley-v1j]

Beautiful harvest ❤❤ I always enjoy watching you both harvesting together, I don't know but I love it.

[@dmlouer]

Green is my favorite color as well. The root Cellar looks quite packed this year. Last year was kinda bare. So glad your getting all stocked up. Those Carrots are humongous, way to go!

[@lindanahler413]

Enjoy your videos so much!

[@lisanorris6518]

I love to see your smile when you talk about your grandfather. It also made me smile to think about my grandparents. I did not like to take things down to the root cellar. But I loved them so much I went anyway.

[@BrendaSchaefer-i2n]

I garden barefoot also and I agree that it is a mental health boost.

[@shellihall5645]

Though you weren't feeling well. I feel like once your hands got dirty. You totally got a 2nd/3rd wind. And I can relate

[@KoRnifyable]

My grandpa used a very similar color- we called it grandpa green!

[@Nanaknows67]

The carrot tops dried are a great seasoning. Think parsley and thyme

[@ORyanOrganic]

WOW!!!!!!!