The carrots I planted last fall actually grew! I have quite a few of them, so I pulled a handful yesterday. After they were washed, I took a bite of one and it was crunchy and sweet. Alas, as I began chewing, it began crumbling in my mouth, a very unpleasant texture. The hard freeze was just too much for them, rendering them unpalatable. However, Cookie (our pet rabbit) thinks they taste just fine, so they will not be going to waste.
Oh No! They look so beautiful! I'm happy for the bunnies, tho.
ReplyDeleteWhat a shame they didn't pan out. I don't know about you, but I'm half nuts for some FRESH produce. Maybe I should have bought your Arizona place. I'm a thinking these winters are starting to get to me!!! I need spinach.....
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice treat for Cookie!
ReplyDeletethose are some nice sized carrots.. i've been slowly eating up my fall crop and even have quite a few from my summer crop... we don't have the cold cold that you have so they still have the crunch required for good eatin!!
ReplyDeleteWow, they look great. Too bad they have a weird texture. Glad Cookie can have them.
ReplyDeleteI'm impatiently waiting for the snow to melt, so that I can see if mine are still good under there.
ReplyDeleteSorry they weren't edible, but a nice surprise anyways :)
ReplyDeleteI seem to have a lot of difficulty growing carrots. They take forever it seems like and apparently I am way to impatient. I planted some more this year to see if I can conquer the carrots!
ReplyDeleteMy little rabbit would love them too!
Those carrots sure do look good; it's a shame about the texture. Do you just have the one rabbit? I think sometimes it would be good to have one, but then this cat can drive me crazy sometimes. A relative has a rabbit that is potty-trained. He's like having a cat in the house.
ReplyDeleteLynda, Sue, Robin, Roasted, Meems, The Mom, Erin and Katrina, when (if) the AZ property sale goes through, and I spend my winters here at home, I'll do as my grandmother always did....cover my carrots with a bale of hay to protect them from freezing. Or maybe just not plant late carrots!
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Dianefaith, Cookie is, or was, a litter box trained house rabbit. He's very old now, and forgets where his box is, so he's been confined to a cage this past year. It's a nice big, three story cage, so he has ramps to run on for exercise. He'll be able to spend time in an outdoor cage when it warms up....bottomless, so he can enjoy munching on the grass. Rabbits are sweet, but I'd warn you the litter box has to be changed on a daily basis, their pee stinks to high heaven.
Oh no! They look so promising. So glad that Cookie is enjoying them at least.
ReplyDeleteThey look so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSorry your carrots were disappointing for you. Lucky for Cookie right?
ReplyDeleteRachel, Barbie & Holly, Cookie's cage has been moved into the dining room, next to a heat register, and he's going to enjoy his garden full of carrotsicles in complete comfort!
ReplyDeleteHaha...carrotsicles! =0)
ReplyDeleteHolly, it's supposed to get down to 2F (yes, two degrees) tomorrow night, so they will definitely be carrotsicles!
ReplyDeleteWell at least they look pretty and didn't go to waste. I've never successfully over wintered carrots here. It just gets too cold.
ReplyDeleteThat's unfortunate that you ended up with the unacceptable texture. I used to overwinter carrots in central Washington successfully but they were covered by a thick hay mulch after the first hard freezes occurred - which kept the soil insulated from the deepest of freezes.
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