• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Crafty For Home

a little bit of everything we do to make a home

  • Home
  • Recipes
    • Appetizer
    • Beef And Lamb
    • Chicken, Turkey, Duck
    • Cookie, Cake, Bread
    • Rice, Noodle, Pasta
    • Salad
    • Seafood
    • Smoothies, Beverages, Ice Cream, Popsicle
    • Vegetarian
    • Kitchen Picks
  • CRAFT
    • Fabric Craft
    • Paper Craft
  • GARDENING
    • Plant Propagation
    • Simple Garden Project
    • Vegetable Garden
  • TRAVEL
    • Camping Trip
    • Road Trip
    • Indonesia
  • Blogging
    • RESOURCES
      • Blogging Tips
  • About
    • Contact Me

Carrot in October

November 1, 2017 by Ina Wrobel

58 shares
  • Share33
  • Tweet

Planting carrot in a short growing season is possible, even better when early frost is coming before harvest time.

It is the time of the year again, harvest the last batch of carrots. I garden in zone 4A. So that is the last frost around May 23rd, and the first frost is around September 12.

  • Planting carrot in a short growing season is possible, even better when early frost is coming before harvest time. #vegetablegarden #gardening tips #growingcarrots | Crafty For Home

Some years, the first frost came early, some years came a little later. This year has been a great summer, lots of sunshine, and not much snow in around the first frost.

  • Harvesting carrots in October

Best Time To Harvest Carrots

Depending on what variety you grow, the carrot will be ready when the root resembles a baby carrot. From this point, you can harvest carrots anytime.

If you want to have a full size of carrots also depending on the variety you grow, you can wait until the first frost comes. The snow and light frost make carrots sweeter and crispier.

Because of carrots tolerate light frost, I usually harvest the last batch of carrot in November. Once I dig them up, then I will start the storage process.

Related: 10 Best Tips For Growing Carrots

Leave these carrots in the ground until frost, you will know the reason when you dig them up. #gardeningtips #growingcarrots Share on X

How To Store Unwashed Carrots

If you like to keep the fresh dug carrot in storage, I recommend to shake off the dirt first and let it dry up. Cut off the green to make the carrot crisp last longer. Keep the unwashed carrot in the cellar or any cold place. If there is no cellar, then you can put the carrots covered with sand on the bucket or box. I usually keep it in the cold part of the basement.

How To Store Washed Carrots

I got a lot of carrot from my 3 ft by 4 ft garden box. Most of the times, I just washed them up, and share it with family members and friends. Before I wash them up, cut the green top off first, wash let it dry on a kitchen towel, then put on the ziplock bag to keep the moisture on carrots.

Put the bag of carrots in the coldest part of the fridge. I always keep them on the vegetable drawers. These washed carrots usually last until the next three months.

Companion Planting for Carrots

Planting carrot is simple, as long as the ground is workable with plenty of compost or manure and keep the soil moist. It can grow on plant pot too if there isn’t enough space for a garden.

  • Digging up carrots in October

Carrot is one of the best vegetables for interplanting with other plants. Carrots grow well for companion planting with tomatoes. Plant carrots with onion family to prevent carrot flies infestation.

More gardening tips for your vegetable garden

  • Free Printable Vegetable Markers
  • All New Square Foot Gardening Book Review

With the number of crops we got from our raised garden box, gardening in short growing season is possible. That’s why I love free food.

  • Planting carrot in a short growing season is possible, even better when early frost is coming before harvest time. #vegetablegarden #gardening tips #growingcarrots | Crafty For Home
58 shares
  • Share33
  • Tweet

Filed Under: Vegetable Garden Tagged With: backyard gardening, carrot, DIY, garden on budget, harvest, organic garden

Blue fabric binder pencil case.

3 Ring Binder Zipper Pencil Pouch Tutorial

Use this step-by-step sewing tutorial to make a 3 ring binder pencil pouch for a back-to-school sewing project. Customize the zippered binder pencil case with your favourite print and color fabrics. Easy Zippered Pencil Holder For Three Ring Binder Add this DIY zippered pencil bag for a 3-ring binder to the list of sewing projects….

Read More

Green And Pink Bow Scrunchie Hair Accessories.

Bow Scrunchie Tutorial, Easy Sewing Project

Use a hair tie instead of elastic to make this easy bow scrunchie. This bow tie scrunchie tutorial is easy to follow and is one of the quick sewing projects. Easy Bow Tie Scrunchie Scrunchie is a popular thing that is back in fashion today! It is simple to make and useful for everyday wear….

Read More

Small egg basket with bunny ear bow.

Mini Easter Basket Tutorial

Easy sewing project for Easter to make a mini Easter basket with a cute bunny ear bow tie. This tiny egg basket is an easy sewing project made from fabric scraps or charm-pack-size fabrics. Easy Easter Basket To Sew Making a small DIY fabric basket for a surprise egg, gift-giving, or treat holder is easy…

Read More

Heart Shape Reverse Applique Coaster.

Reverse Applique Heart Coaster Tutorial

This easy step-by-step sewing tutorial is for making a reverse applique heart coaster. It’s an easy sewing project for Valentine’s Day, using charm pack fabric or fabric scraps. Valentine’s Day Coaster Idea When there are too many fabric scraps, turn them into something fun and new. With this simple reverse applique quilt tutorial, you can…

Read More

Fabric Gift Tags With Decorative Twine.

Easy Fabric Gift Tags Tutorial

Step-by-step tutorial to make colorful decorative fabric gift tags using tiny fabric scraps and free printable gift tag templates. Homemade Gift Tags Using Scrappy Fabrics Turn the stash of fabric scraps into something new. Use them to replace the polyester fill for pillow stuffing, make a scrappy quilt, or turn them into homemade scrappy fabric…

Read More

Green and pink fabric gift card sleeve with ribbon strap.

Gift Card Sleeve For DIY Ornament

Use this sewing tutorial to make a DIY gift card sleeve from fabric scraps or layer-cake-size fabric. The gift card holder is the mini tote bag style for a DIY tree ornament idea. Purse Style Gift Card Holder Idea When you have a stash of too many fabric scraps, turn them into this gift card…

Read More

Previous Post: « Oven Baked Breaded Eggplant
Next Post: Shrimp Skewer »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. mistimaan

    November 1, 2017 at 5:01 pm

    Loved your post

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      November 1, 2017 at 5:45 pm

      Thank you ?

      Reply
  2. tonytomeo

    November 1, 2017 at 6:46 pm

    ICK! I will eat just about anything; but I HATE carrots! My great niece can not grow enough of them, probably because she knows how much I hate them. She is taking over my mother’s garden (her great grandmother’s garden) just like I did when I was that age. (I planted nasturtiums everywhere, probably because my Pa considers them to be weeds.)

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      November 1, 2017 at 7:01 pm

      Luckily, my little one love carrots, she actually will just eat carrots from garden, same with strawberries, but I still think I got too much carrot this season ?, and I had never get any luck planting nasturtium considering this is one of the easiest plant to grow, idk

      Reply
      • tonytomeo

        November 1, 2017 at 7:06 pm

        Don’t waste your space on nasturtiums. It is a bad habit. I know. I still grow them.
        Carrots are a better habit. I just can’t stand them. Fortunately, too many should be easily shared with neighbors, and of course they last a long time. I never canned carrots straight, but I have canned pickled carrots . . . and then gave them away.

        Reply
        • Crafty For Home

          November 6, 2017 at 3:29 pm

          I only blanch the food then freeze it, but not all , canning food doesn’t work for us.
          After many times failed to try planting nasturtium, then I just dont bother about it anymore, there are still so many herb and flower easy to grow and more manageable.

          Reply
          • tonytomeo

            November 6, 2017 at 7:59 pm

            Well, yes. If you got the nasturtiums to do well, you would not want to pull them up to make room for more useful plants.

          • Crafty For Home

            November 6, 2017 at 10:10 pm

            Agreed, but sometime the low maintenance plant thing does sounds better, doesn’t it ??

  3. My Real Dish

    November 5, 2017 at 8:40 pm

    I need to start composting! How do you make time for a garden? I would love to have one!

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      November 6, 2017 at 12:02 am

      I start planting seed in February indoor, but mostly direct seeding in April, it is actually not much work other than weeding or watering three days a week, I found it therapeutic when I see plant keep growing, kids love to help me garden too.

      Reply
  4. halulamalula

    November 9, 2017 at 7:12 pm

    Wow! Lots of carrots!- I have never been able to grow carrots, I keep trying though!

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      November 9, 2017 at 7:22 pm

      Please keep trying, it is easy, just sprinkle the seeds on the ground, my little secret is use warm water for the first watering session after sow the seeds, and keep the ground moist. Do you use the planter or straight on the ground?

      Reply
      • halulamalula

        November 9, 2017 at 7:33 pm

        I’ve got a planter – maybe my mistake is planting them too deep, I have never sprinkled the seeds so I’ll try that. Thanks for the warm water tip!

        Reply
        • Crafty For Home

          November 9, 2017 at 10:58 pm

          Not too deep please, just cover the seeds with little soil, about quarter of inch, alternatively sprinkle the soil over seeds

          Reply

Trackbacks

  1. Planting Thai Chili Peppers | Crafty For Home says:
    March 9, 2018 at 7:08 pm

    […] remembered. Tomatoes were plentiful and ripe on time before picking it, strawberries were non stop, carrots were abundant, my three cherry trees were overloaded with red juicy […]

    Reply
  2. 10 Best Tips For Growing Carrots | Crafty For Home says:
    April 19, 2019 at 10:33 am

    […] If you have early frost coming (here is around September 12 in zone 3) and you have carrots ready to harvest, you can leave some of them in the ground. Don’t pull them yet, because the light frost will sweeten up carrots. Harvest them just before the ground freezing. I tend to harvest my carrots in late October to a few weeks of November. […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

WELCOME TO CRAFTY FOR HOME!

Hi, my name is Ina, and I am so thrilled you stopping by. Here I share you dairy free recipes, backyard gardening, and simple craft for the kids and the house. Read More…

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Get the PDF Format of 10 Different Style Cloth Napkins

10 Different Style Cloth Napkins Book Cover

Trending Post On Crafty For Home

Blue fabric binder pencil case.

3 Ring Binder Zipper Pencil Pouch Tutorial

Green And Pink Bow Scrunchie Hair Accessories.

Bow Scrunchie Tutorial, Easy Sewing Project

Small egg basket with bunny ear bow.

Mini Easter Basket Tutorial

Heart Shape Reverse Applique Coaster.

Reverse Applique Heart Coaster Tutorial

Fabric Gift Tags With Decorative Twine.

Easy Fabric Gift Tags Tutorial

Green and pink fabric gift card sleeve with ribbon strap.

Gift Card Sleeve For DIY Ornament

Crafty For Home is a participant in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon and affiliated sites. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

© Crafty For Home

All images and contents are copyright protected. If you would like to re-publish the content from this site, please re-write it with your own images and words, and/or provide link back to this site.  It is NOT ok to copy paste the whole post including the picture and instructions.

Please contact me for any question at [email protected]

Footer

  • Copyright / Privacy Policy
  • Disclosure Policy
  • Work With Me

Copyright © 2025 · Foodie Pro & The Genesis Framework

58 shares