That's exactly what our carrots looked like! Jackson looked forward to picking them for months, and he was so disappointed. The buzz-kill look on his face was priceless. I didn't even try eating ours.
You have to eat them, otherwise they won't fulfill their carroty destiny!
Seriously, though, I've grown the stubbies, too, and mine were fine. I think stubby carrots just means that you didn't dig up the soil deep enough for them to go long. I say dice 'em up with some taters or beets or sweet taters or parsnips or all of the above, toss with a little olive oil, salt, pepper, and a smidge of maple syrup (!), and roast at 450 F, stirring every 10 minutes or so, until roasty and delicious (1/2 hour to 40 min).
That's exactly what our carrots looked like! Jackson looked forward to picking them for months, and he was so disappointed. The buzz-kill look on his face was priceless. I didn't even try eating ours.
ReplyDeleteYou have to eat them, otherwise they won't fulfill their carroty destiny!
ReplyDeleteSeriously, though, I've grown the stubbies, too, and mine were fine. I think stubby carrots just means that you didn't dig up the soil deep enough for them to go long. I say dice 'em up with some taters or beets or sweet taters or parsnips or all of the above, toss with a little olive oil, salt, pepper, and a smidge of maple syrup (!), and roast at 450 F, stirring every 10 minutes or so, until roasty and delicious (1/2 hour to 40 min).