Earthworms are eating my carrot tops!
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Can you eat carrot tops?
Comments (7)They are definitely NOT toxic, but as you point out, the flavor is strong and can be bitter. They used to be used as a potherb or salad green in the middle ages, but fell out of favor in modern times. Feel free to add the tender, youngest leaves to salads if you want to experiment, or try cooking them as a green or throwing some chopped into soups or stews like parsley. Definitely won't hurt you. To my taste, they have somewhat a soapy aftertaste, but I've been known to casually nibble them in the garden....See MoreWhere are my earthworms?
Comments (17)pnbrown: You know I should have figured that out. I grew up in Arizona, never saw an earthworm outside a bait shop! I didn't measure the rain, but the garden seems much happier. so I liked it fine. Could have done without the wind, one of my lima bean towers blew over, and I really need the Seusian touch they bring. Len: working on the mulch, yep those grass clippins have a good home! My issue is that garden space doubled this year, so I'll have to search out more mulch materials. pt03: Wow that's some link! I bookmarked so I can read it all! Thanks. Dognurse: My experience is limited, but I tend to agree. I've read that the worms regenerate both themselves, and through eggs left in the soil, but the rototiller has to slow them down. Unfortunately I can't do as much digging lately, feet bothering me, so the spring till in certain beds is a necessary evil. I'm trying to develop a small dig schedule, and thinking about notill options. My worms work hard, and I DO love the SO! pnbrown: Where is zone 6.5? Seusian Lima beans:...See Morewhy don't my carrots have any flavor?
Comments (4)I use a number of different things for fertilizers: bone & blood meals, composted chicken manure (Black Hen), alfalfa pellets (rabbit food), cornmeal, milk, seaweed extract & of course as much compost as possible - both home made & store bought (cow manure compost @ HD)+ compost tea. Organics are about soil-building; I also mulch thickly w/ spoiled hay & have multitudes of earthworms. I also recently started using Espoma bagged organic fertilizer from HD & like the results so far. I have to admit I'm no carrot expert, tho I know young immature 1s can be flavourless. I've had little success w/ most root veggies here due to wireworms & nematodes, I believe. I'm trying beets in pots this season - fingers crossed. HTH Here is a link that might be useful: Carrots @ Floridata...See MoreNeed i.d. Carrot top
Comments (2)@ FataMorgana I wanted to thank you for your replies on my posts. It made me so happy. I don�t know much about plants and knowing the possible name of the plant allows me to research it and verify. I have a few books but unless I spend an hour looking at every page for every plant I have no clue what plant it is, and there is no guarantee the plant is even in the books I have. I can assure you I won't be eating any plants unless I'm at least 98% certain after doing research. So please post whatever you think the plants may be. Thank you so much PS I hope no one minds me posting I.D. request because I would like to post more....See Moredicot
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