Every time we grow carrots I get impatient. It's so tempting to dig them up early to see what's going on under there. The mystery is extra strong when you plant a packet of multi-colored carrots and you know that there is a whole bouquet under there just waiting to be uncovered.
So, again this year we jumped the gun and dug them all up a little early before they had the chance to reach their full, slender long potential.
We decided to make a game out of it: "Who could find the biggest carrot?" Each girl had a pile. The dirt flew and we all exclaimed over each new record-holder. M found the largest carrot (a white one that really wasn't all that big), but her favorite carrot was actually the shapely "walking carrot"
Each girl washed her pile, and then we lined them up according to color.
I chopped them and steamed them for dinner that night. One big colorful bowl of them! (the purple carrots are actually dark orange inside)
Those of you who follow this blog may remember other colorful gardening projects of ours:
rainbow chard and the
magic purple beans.
I always wonder if the extra colors mean extra vitamins Anybody know?
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