Carrot Harvesting

Lettuce Head

Carrots enjoy well drained soil! As the soil temperature warmed up the carrots sprouted. They took quite a bit of time because I planted them too early.When carrots are ready, their tops push through the top of the soil. You see this carrot top is slightly green. When the carrot top is orange in  contrast to its green leaves, it is ready to pull.
I tried cutting off the tops an inch below the leaves and replanting the tops, but I was unsuccessful. Instead, I left a few carrots in the ground as it takes two years for carrots to produce their seeds.So far the heat of summer has not bothered them a bit.