Last season I planted some heirloom carrots in the garden to see how they would grow in a shallow environment. Got the seeds from Baker Creek and I chose the Tonda di Parigi variety, as they are usually very short and stubby, which was perfect for where I wanted to grow them. I use the square foot gardening method with above ground boxes, and I just pulled out the carrots planted in 2 square feet. These were planted in 6" soil depth.

They look funny, but taste good
Now I just need some recipes to make with carrots, maybe some good stew?

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Roasted in olive oil, salt and pepper.
Toss with honey, splash of balsamic vinegar and chopped parsley.

Slice, then saute in butter and ginger, add a little orange juice and let simmer until tender.

just throw those suckers in with a roast and cook all day letting the carrots soak up all that roast gravy goodness. At our house, we really love carrots cooked that way.

Candied sweet carrots...so good. One of my holiday favorites!

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