Question: I was at the farmers market the other day and noticed quite a number of different colored carrots. I’m most familiar with the orange variety, but now I’m curious about the other types. Do ...

While carrots come in many colors, orange carrots have been the most popular due to their sweetness and color. [Related: Carrots were once a crucial tool in anti-Nazi propaganda.] In the study, a team ...

Carrots are one of the most versatile vegetables in the world. You can enjoy them by themselves as a snack, use them in a flavorful soup or sauce, and even add them to desserts. The potential ...

Carrots are far more than a background ingredient. Their variety influences flavour, texture and appearance in ways that ...

A new study of the genetic blueprints of more than 600 types of carrot shows that three specific genes are required to give carrots an orange color. Surprisingly, these three required genes all need ...

We have the Arabs to thank for introducing carrots (Daucos carota) to Western Europe. Two distinct subspecies led to the domesticated carrot. The subspecies D. carota sativus, native to Turkey, was ...

‘Growing the carrots in containers will give some protection from the fly as they fly close to the ground, however, covering with the mesh will give you an extra level of protection.’ Tucking the mesh ...

Thanks to the long growing season in the South, you can plant a cool-season crop like carrots twice, once in the fall and again in very early spring. Carrot seeds will germinate in 10 to 21 days and ...