3 Signs Your Carrots Are Ready - Garden Quickie Episode 167

Nothing Beats Fresh Carrots From Your Garden! Easily one of my favorite crops to harvest, but how exactly do we know when they are ready to pull up? Carrots are unique in that they don't really need to ever ripen. As soon as the taproot colors up and swells, you can pick them....at all stages!
But if we're hoping for max size and mature carrot yields, how do we know when the carrots are truly ready? Well, in today's Quickie, I'll show you 3 signs that indicate that your carrots have reached maturity and are ready to pull! Enjoy.
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[@juliaburke6844]

I felt like I got caught when you mentioned the seed packet 😂 i have never grown carrots before and i don't remember when i planted them, so that's why i searched " how to know when carrots are ready" 😂

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@juliaburke6844 ha ha but now you know Julia! :-)

[@juliaburke6844]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms thank you! Very informative 🥕

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@juliaburke6844 cheers Julia, best of luck with the rest of the season!

[@free2binnh]

I pulled one of my carrots grown in a container, and tops were at least 12 inches high. The carrot was very sweet, thickness about 3/4 " or more. So I plan to freeze the diced carrots. Am going to be happy with these carrots. 💖

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@free2binnh right on! Homegrown carrots really are ridiculously sweet. I can't barely stand the store bought ones now!

[@redbarn23]

I'm so happy to see you didn't overly thin your carrots. One year I did that and probably got rid of nearly half of my carrot crop. I also had more trouble with the current rust fly. I've heard when you thin and pull some of those carrots out that the scent goes in the air and draws them in.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

100% correct! More space means more space for bugs and weeds. Took me years of trial and error to finally figure that out, LOL!

[@mamabearthrives7815]

Omgersh Jeffe, thanks for another awesome and informative 🥕 quicky 😍I needed this one. I pulled one thinking that it was ready because the top was very long... nope, it was actually pretty small, but I still used it...because with carrots the size really doesn’t matter💗, as long as it’s orange, thanks Jeffe 🥕😘

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Ha ha totally agree! But yeah, those tops can definitely be deceptive! 🙂

[@AwaisKhan-mh6cd]

I really love your explanation and presentation style , to the point and easy to follow. Helped at my college assignment 🙃

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@AwaisKhan-mh6cd that's great to hear. Let's hope you ace it, ha ha!

[@desireelynn2863]

I’m .37 seconds into this video. You just said “Garden Quickie”. I liked. Subscribed. And NEED some merch. 😊Back to the Video! ❤😂

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@desireelynn2863 ha ha thanks Desiree!! Appreciate the support!

[@jaasmithy]

Delighted to discover your channel. UK first time gardener here

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@jaasmithy happy to have you aboard!

[@patriciatinkey2677]

Thanks, Jeff! 🌿 Replanting my carrots this week, & putting hardware mesh tunnels over them to keep the critters at bay! 😁👍

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Right on Patricia! Best of luck!

[@SonniesGardenPA]

Good info, I'm going to try growing carrots again.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Give it a try! Once they germinate, its usually smooth sailing after that.

[@donnakacz6460]

Hi Jeff. Thanks for this video. Take care, and God bless ❤

[@PauletteHunter123]

Thanks Jeff, great information, as usual.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers, thanks for checking it out, hope all is well!

[@thatonegirl1837]

I can never wait for full maturity. That delicious sweetness calls my name early every time! Lol Thanks for the video! ❤️

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Ha ha same! Way too tasty to wait!

[@Doyouevenliftjpg]

Congrats on 500k subscribers Jeff! Great tips as always. I'm waiting for my Nantes variety carrots currently, 30cm of foliage but not much growth in the taproots. We've had a very wet and cold July and August in the UK so that's probably why they are slow to mature.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey thanks, much appreciated!! Yeah it's crazy how dependent we are on that weather at precisely the right time. Best of luck, keep us posted... Love the Nantes!!

[@warrenholmar1129]

We will have to take this into account when we come to harvest. We are about to start planting. As I have the next 3 days off, I want to get the beds ready for planting.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Right on Warren, what zone you guys in?

[@warrenholmar1129]

@TheRipeTomatoFarms New Zealand. Winter is just coming to an end here. For perspective, Christmas Day is usually hot and sunny. I was born here but spent 21 years in the UK. I am still trying to get used to hot Christmas, and June is freezing 🥶. Also, I will have to follow you on Facebook!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@warrenholmar1129 oh yes, so you guys are opposite us. Spring is on its way, lucky!! 🙂

[@warrenholmar1129]

@TheRipeTomatoFarms hopefully the weather is on our side this year. The cyclone we had recently wiped out the butterkins we had growing. They got too wet in the final stage of ripening.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@warrenholmar1129 oh wow, hope it wasn't too bad and that everyone is safe Warren!

[@yukonsmomma3562]

Always informative Jeff. I appreciate it!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

And I appreciate you watching! :-)

[@STUZA357]

Congrats Jeff on 500K subs…👍🏼 Awesome content…well deserved!

[@sandyhayden-bristow1382]

Patiently waiting on mine to grow some more . My rainbow carrots I am not holding much hope for, something has eaten all the foliage but left tall stems. Grow bags on raised legs and netted so have no idea who is having a midnight snack. Time will tell if these poor things will recover or not. Great video, I always follow the date first but still check for 'shoulders'.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

That's crazy Sandy that after all the prep, something is STILL munching on them....wonder what it could be?

[@sandyhayden-bristow1382]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I've tried staying awake to see if I can catch it, but I fade. Looks like my carrot bags are now going to have to get the Alcatraz treatment with wire instead of netting. All part of the joys of gardening. lol

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@sandyhayden-bristow1382 oh, I feel you on that one!!

[@shirleyk623]

​​@@sandyhayden-bristow1382 I found inch worms on my carrot tops last year. They are an inch long (hence the name). They are bright green and move about an inch at a time 3:11 hunching up between steps. Spinosad or BT should take care of them if that's what it is. Also they hide in the foliage, they're hard to find unless they are moving. Good luck.

[@patsternburg8737]

Thank you for sharing something we don’t readily hear!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks! And thanks for watching.

[@Korpitalo]

Just love your videos👍 Thank you! I sow my carrots always in the same time with garlic, so about 1st week of October (66.3°N) They are coming big and tasty. This June a test sow Nantes, but they are still tiny... 🥕🥕🥕🥕

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks so much! Yeah, I had a couple of summer plantings that did NOT enjoy the heat waves.....hoping fall kicks them into high gear though! :-)

[@Klv0420]

Learning allot from your videos. I'm kind of new to growing. : )

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Right on, glad to have you aboard!

[@fishlovme]

I wait until a hard frost to harvest most of my carrots. I usually sow them as soon as the ground is workable, which is about mid-April for me. So my carrots are typically in the ground WAY longer than the maturity date, but I find them to be sweeter when I wait.

[@joannsilva4715]

Every year I'd plant 3-Packs of carrots mostly for my horse, Dundee & his companion. He's gone now so I down sized the carrot load & the excitement of growing carrots is kind of gone! 😢 🐎🥕

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Oh sorry, sad to hear

[@phillipbrennan7082]

Lol he in horse hell!

[@phillipbrennan7082]

Lol your horse at glue factory!

[@joannsilva4715]

@@phillipbrennan7082 you are a cold jerk!

[@jeremygriffith5279]

I subbed and gave you a thumbs up buddy very informative video thank you

[@liamgrows]

I need this video

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hope it helps!

[@mmsdcb9081]

I have always liked to wait until the first frost or two.. they are much sweeter then. But this year, it looks as though the frost is a ways away and I have picked a few already and they jus aren’t as sweet. Will they last until the frost? Or do they start to get woody? Would they be ok in the ground until frost even tho they are mature to pick now?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

It can be a gamble. They definitely do get woody eventually.....some varieties last longer than others. Trial and error seems to be really the only way to know for sure unfortunately.

[@belenvelez7028]

Are these carrots organic?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

You bet they are

[@mariatalavera-lopez5310]

#1 thumbs up

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers!

[@donnakacz6460]

Hi Jeff. Thanks for this video. Take care, and God bless ❤