@hearttoheart-o6h
Four years ago, while watching your videos, cherished ideas about a small garden began to sprout in me. That passion grew steadily, motivating me to make it a reality. Now, after much effort, my family has bravely bid farewell to the noisy city life and embraced the peace of the countryside. We are diligently cultivating our land, transforming it into a vibrant garden filled with lush, green vegetable beds. My sincerest thanks to you for sparking this dream with your inspiring videos. I continue to be a devoted viewer, constantly seeking new knowledge to make my garden flourish. Wishing you continued success in inspiring even more people!
@TheWickerShireProject
Great Planting method. Less thinning. The PLATING Method : Learned from an African grower that cannot waste seeds. She uses a Ceramic dinner plate. Non windy day. Put about 25 seeds on plate and slowly as you move across the furrow move 1 seed for every 3 or 4 inches off the edge of the Plate. Works like a charm and you get x3 more rows of carrots.
@gh_007
Another use for carrot tops: Carrot Top Tea! Wash the tops really well, pick out any dried/yellow parts and discard. Drain and lay out in an even layer (no thicker than 1/2-1 inch) on a wide basket. Dry in a well ventilated area, turning and flipping the stems and leaves gently every other day or so. When fully dry (anywhere from 1-3 weeks) cut the carrot tops into 1.5-2 inch pieces with some clean kitchen sheets. Then lightly toast in a dry pan, stir constantly so none of it burns. If you have a lot, toast in batches. They’ll turn light brown but don’t let it get dark or burn black. Store in clean dry jars. Brew maybe 2-4 Tbsp of dried carrot tops for every 2-3 cups of boiling water. Can re-steep. I use a metal mesh tea strainer thing so it’s easy to just lift out of the hot tea when I’m read to sip. It has a roast carrot flavor. I like it in the winters when I want something hot to drink, but no caffeine and no sweetness.
@sarathompson6628
2:37 The Jacques Tickle 😂 I feel like this needs to be the name of a carrot-juiced based cocktail as well.
@jakethesnake9528
A technique I learned for planting carrots was, to take a plain white paper towel and dampen it. Now place the seeds on the towel (which makes it so much easier to see as well as space them apart) and plant paper towel, seeds and all. Works great.
@lindacalvelage362
Grow next to Okra, the roots of the okra allows your carrots to grow deeper. I had an amazing crop last year.
@adigmon
I live in 9a. With our weather, I’ve finally had luck planting carrots in fall and harvesting in spring. The regular carrots do not grow well for me but I’ve done so well with the Parisienne and short varieties.
@michealscarn9132
Happy that Kevin seems genuinely happier in his recent videos now that he made some changes to Epic
@VictoriaYoutube12
Something that really helped me with germination is to put a tad of vermiculite on top of the seeds before the soil and I think it just kept the soil a bit wetter for germination… and I’m in OC where outside sown seeds can dry out too quickly if I am not constantly outside keeping them wet
@Thingys-Jill
Don't forget Atomic Red carrots! I sowed carrot seeds the other day. Red Atomic, Danvers, Nantes, and Imperator. They're under a board at the moment. I really enjoyed this video so much that this is the 3rd time watching it! I tried a method that most people will probably shake their heads at. I decided to make seed papers. (Hey, I had insomnia, so I put it to use) Take a piece of paper towel, split it so it's single tissue. Spread dots of washable glue (little kid's glue) and use a toothpick dipped in water to put a seed or 2 on each glue dot. Let it dry. When you plant it, the glue will dissolve.
@heatherfisk9670
I've made carrot top pesto and it was delicious! I was very skeptical, but also tired of throwing out all those tops so I gave it a try. Not bitter at all!
@SWiseman
I have tried to grow carrots for 2 seasons, finally ending up with gnarled arthritis looking fingerling carrots. You are the 1st gardening content creator who has explained and demonstrated how to thin carrots properly. I am determined to be a success with carrots 😊👍🏽
@omaeve
We didn’t want our carrots too close together I take one packet of carrots add one cup of organic soil mix it well together then plant the carrots by sprinkling the soil along the row. I do this for a 50 foot row in the garden.
@dumbofreak
I tried carrots by seed for the first time a couple of weeks ago. I placed cardboard over the top and kept the soil moist. Checked them yesterday and they have sprouted! I'm excited to see how they grow this spring.
@HalfNoodley
Carrots are one of those crops that seems like it will be easy, but certainly is not. I've found it to be one of the hardest to get consistent results.
@gretahelphrey7842
You’re both an inspiration and a great teacher. Thanks!
@bobobaggins95
Hey Kevin, if anyone in the epic family has enough experience with it, could we one day get a video dedicated to "growing in the shade", whilst explaining how it works, like when they say part shade or full shade with strong ambient light or growing in a sunny window. I'm always confused with what my shady or fully shaded/no direct light spots are considered as and what would be considered good ambient or filtered light, and honestly just what it all means in general lol. Carrots reminded me cause last season I grew them in a spot not knowing as winter came it would drastically less sun in the day in about half the bed, but even with like maybe 3 hours direct light per day once winter was here they grew basically just as well as the rest did. Thanks!
@madammazon2942
I LOVED the images that went along with the problems and diseases! Thanks for this Kevin! I know I'll be coming back to this video and I hope I grow the happiest of carrots this year❤️
@francestaylor9156
It’s not just size but also weather. It gets too hot for carrots in the South by mid June so they have to get pulled by then. Unless you only grow them in the fall.
@amyschultz8058