Showing posts with label Winter carrots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Winter carrots. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Wintertime Carrots dug mid February in Montana



These are a variety of Yellow Carrots which are less sweet than the orange varieties
 
Note, the dark colored soils (humus present) - as these soils are insulated with a 4 - 6 inch layer of leaves with a clear plastic cover over the wintertime carrot bed. Worms and microbes are still very active in these non-frozen soils. This is a nifty way to regenerate soils, that is re-compost, used compost throughout the winter.  Other nearby uncovered beds do not have the worm activity in them and are frozen solid.  With a little ingenuity we can eat out of our gardens all winter long and also enjoy this natural soil building process. WORK LESS & GROW MORE!