Indoor Carrot Lab Update - May 12th, 2013

I have two sets of results for my indoor carrot lab experiment.  For those who are new to the blog, I am growing these in very small pots under fluorescent lights (12 hours a day).  I feed them once a month (when I think of it), and they are grown in a home made potting soil (peat, worm castings, vermiculite, and sometimes other stuff that's hanging around).

The first carrot featured today is Carrot Mokum.  Full size (after 65 days of growing), the Carrot Mokum guy is two inches long.  I'm only growing tiny carrots indoors right now, since it seems that the tiny carrots would flourish in tiny pots.  I do have the carrots growing in gallon pots, but those are the finger size as well.  The REAL carrots are growing in the half whiskey barrels outside, and they're not quite ready to pull.  Yes, I know it's been a long time... 

Washed, he looks pretty good now.

Sliced and nommed.  In seconds : )

The 2nd set of results is the lovely Tonda Di Parigi carrots planted 2/29/13 (per the tag).  They have been in 3 1/2" pots for almost two and a half months, so since they mature in 65 days, I was determined to "harvest" today.

They look happy and tiny in the pots.

Another view of the tiny 3 1/2" carrot pots.

And.... the harvest!

Miniature carrots!  Tonda Di Parigi.

It's a huge meal for a baby bunny, right?

A bunch!  LOL

And now... the whole bunch of carrots.  They are SOOOO little.

Washed, they're a gorgeous orange color in the sun.

 Yes, I "cut" them up and ate them.  They were sweet, almost wine-like.  If only there were a hundred more!  I'm ok with tiny carrots, really.  Just need LOTS of them.

In summary, the indoor carrot experiment was a HUGE success!  Delicious carrots, on demand.  Next weekend, we harvest the carrots growing in the gallon pots.

Time to plant more indoor carrots!