Here are the seeds. I harvested these from two carrots that bolted and bloomed last season. They’re not all viable— only about a third of what I planted actually sprouted— but even at that rate, those two carrots will keep us fed for many years to come! #carrots#gardening#seeds
I posted a version of this a few weeks back but it’s so good - and this photo is better - that the food love needs sharing again.
Harissa roasted carrots on a bed of rocket pesto and squash & chickpea hummus (both homemade), with a serene scattering of seeds, and a slice of sourdough side.
@gardening the mixed bag:
My #peas had the same problem as the onions - compost too rough, ground too cold. But I really wanted peas, and I kept re sowing them until I got a few. Oregon Sugar Peas are absolutely my favorite and I’m going to plant so many more next spring. I eat them raw in the garden.
I failed out repeatedly planting #lettuce in one particular bed, but when I moved to a different bed, I grew two extremely fine crops. I used Adaptive Seeds Summer Lettuce Mix.
I’m still scandalized that carrot maggot flies infested my puny #carrots! There were enough for me to have a few and the equines to have a handful of snacks, otherwise I’d call them failures. I gave them some very nice, fine sandy soil and drip irrigation and they sullenly tried to die, over and over. They are the only plants so far this year with insect damage to the bits I want to eat. I tried like five varieties from four different sources, so it’s not them, it’s me.
I still really want carrots, and I’m thinking about where to plant a winter crop.