Surprise Carrots!
By Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (38804)
September 1, 2022 3:16pm CST
I have been faithfully tending my tiny garden whenever I possibly can. It's been an odd summer for gardens--first, too hot, then no rain, then too much rain, more days of way too hot. Mostly, the tomatoes have suffered from the erratic weather. I get plenty of cherry tomatoes, but not very many bigger ones.
I also have a lot of cucumbers--so I have been trading them with a neighbor or two and I get other stuff in trade, so far some squash, red bell peppers, green beans, and a couple of giant tomatoes. Today, when I was out doing my garden thing, I realized the carrots were getting really big, so I pulled some for dinner tonight. Then I had to clean one and eat it raw, because it looked so good.
Do you have a garden or some plants in a pot? Sometimes, I grow vegetables in pots, too.
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@DaddyEvil (137720)
• United States
1 Sep 22
We have a bumper crop of bell peppers coming on and the cherry tomatoes are bountiful here. Nothing else lived through the terrible heat this summer.
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@MarieCoyle (38804)
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2 Sep 22
I picked a few bell peppers this week. Two I have eaten in salads, I chopped up the rest and froze them for cooking later.
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@DaddyEvil (137720)
• United States
2 Sep 22
@MarieCoyle I have bags of dehydrated bell peppers that I haven't used yet. More than likely, we'll use the bell peppers as we pick them.
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@MarieCoyle (38804)
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2 Sep 22
@DaddyEvil
We loved stuffed peppers, often I clean and go ahead and stuff them, then freeze them and make the sauce when I take them out of the freezer.
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@dgobucks226 (35770)
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3 Sep 22
Carrots, a great vegetable to plant in a garden. Nice sliced into salads! My garden did not have a good growing season this year. Maybe it was due to the weather like you mentioned. We had many days of continuous 90-degree weather in July and also some in August. Mixed in with the many thunderstorms and a lot of spring rain maybe that factored into the poor yield. Tomatoes were small in size and only a few peppers and cucumbers. Oh well, better luck next year.
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@dgobucks226 (35770)
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4 Sep 22
@MarieCoyle Oh really! I had no idea. Quite surprising for sure 
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@MarieCoyle (38804)
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4 Sep 22
@dgobucks226
Overall it seems to not have been the best year for some people's gardens. Weather issues as I talked of, extreme heat, and weird plants that grow big and bloom and don't produce anything. I've been gardening for years, it's very odd.
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@MarieCoyle (38804)
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3 Sep 22
DB, many people I know are complaining of the same things you mentioned.
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@LadyDuck (472121)
• Switzerland
2 Sep 22
Despite the too hot weather and no rain I have too many tomatoes (several kind and sizes) bell peppers and hot chili peppers and pumpkins, that are already ripe. I have herbs in pots on the balcony and two plants of tomatoes that have grown inside.
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@LadyDuck (472121)
• Switzerland
3 Sep 22
@MarieCoyle I am going to dry some pounds of tomatoes tomorrow. It rains today, a blessing for the garden.
@MarieCoyle (38804)
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2 Sep 22
That's a lot, Anna. I love fixing these fresh ingredients and having them on hand.
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@Deepizzaguy (104285)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
1 Sep 22
I do not have a garden in my relatives home.
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@Deepizzaguy (104285)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
2 Sep 22
@MarieCoyle That is okay since I am happy living in a rental property that is in a nice neighborhood.
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@MarieCoyle (38804)
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2 Sep 22
@Deepizzaguy
I know what you mean, a nice neighborhood means a lot nowadays.
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@MarieCoyle (38804)
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1 Sep 22
It gives me a bit of a satisfied feeling to grow things to eat.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
1 Sep 22
@MarieCoyle Indeed. A bit of an accomplishment on your part.
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@DevMrSamEleazar (14058)
• Philippines
1 Sep 22
wow that is cool. us we have plants in a pot. the only successfull plant that can be put in food is (Oregano, Lemon Grass)
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@MarieCoyle (38804)
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1 Sep 22
I have some herbs growing. Parsley, Oregano, Basil, Thyme, Sage. My son in law is growing some others, and we are swapping back and forth. They smell so good.
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@DevMrSamEleazar (14058)
• Philippines
1 Sep 22
@MarieCoyle oh then that is good. a very nature in a pot
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@snowy22315 (182365)
• United States
1 Sep 22
Not right now, but I like to grow leaf lettuce in the fall, I might do so. The deer haven't been around so maybe they will be safe.
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@MarieCoyle (38804)
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1 Sep 22
I planted stuff everywhere this year. We dug up a little garden bed in the tiny back yard. Plus, I planted carrots and onions in the flower beds. I decided it didn't matter if it was just a tiny spot, as long as I could grow something to eat, it was good. I hope your lettuce grows well.
@MarieCoyle (38804)
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2 Sep 22
I wish I lived somewhere that I could grow things inside in a greenhouse type of situation, but I don't.
@RasmaSandra (80847)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Sep 22
Those carrots look really good, You have a great harvest. I used to have a garden but I no longer have one,
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@MarieCoyle (38804)
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2 Sep 22
I'm just going to pull them over the next few weeks, and not use them all at once. But i guarantee you they will be eaten. We love carrots.
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@gtdoss (1013)
• United States
2 Sep 22
We have had limited success with planting in containers. For some reason, our veggies come out kind of deformed, LOL! Also, we live near Stone Mountain in Georgia, so we have red clay in our yard instead of dirt, so it makes it that much harder to grow a decent garden. There are some very expert people who can grow a great garden here, though, but we haven't had a lot of success.
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@MarieCoyle (38804)
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2 Sep 22
I've lived in Texas before, I remember trying to grow a garden there. Not easy, I totally get it.
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
7 Sep 22
My wife has a mini garden planted with ornamental plants and flowers like orchids and roses.
