Cultivated by mixing red carrots and yellow carrots. Let’s start a little strange carrot story!

Hello! “I’m Rachel, the colorful carrot fairy.” Carrots are orange. Carrots are the most common orange color, but there are also cute yellow carrots. The story of colorful carrot cultivation that you can’t see at the supermarket is a little fresh.
- 8/28startSeed planting
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RachelCarrots are best sown in the summer and harvested in the fall and winter (northern hemisphere). Carrot seeds don’t absorb water very well, so it’s important to give them plenty of water at first.
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- 9/4Germination!
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RachelWhat a germination! “You’re full of energy.” Carrots will grow slower if the soil is highly acidic, so if you mix the soil well with Magnesium lime, it will grow faster.
- 9/11True leaves come out!
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RachelFrom the center of the first leaf, a unique leaf like a sparkler came out.
- 9/18Leaves start to grow
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RachelA leaf that seems to hear the sound of crackling and sparklers. It’s getting bigger little by little
- 9/25Volume up!
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RachelAbout a month after seeding. The leaves have grown quite a bit. Carrot buds tend to grow quickly when there are many buds around them, so they tend to grow quickly.
- 10/2The stem begins to thicken
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RachelYou’ve become a lot more reliable!
- 10/9Leaves grow on new branched stems
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RachelA characteristic of carrots is that new buds often sprout from a single plant, and new leaves grow.
- 10/16Leafy branched stems
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RachelIn the empty space left by the growth of the previously grown leaf stems, new stems grow thick with leaves. We share the space fairly evenly.
- 10/23Like a forest with more leaves
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RachelWow wow···
- 1/30The stem grows
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RachelStretch, stretch!
- 11/6Thicker leaf stems
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RachelGrowing thick!
- 11/20Leaf, stem, stable
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RachelWhen about 5 to 7 leaf stems appear on each plant, the growth of the stems takes a little break. It will continue to send energy to the root carrot throughout the cold winter that is about to come.
- 12/4Extra leaves
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RachelEven though it’s getting colder, carrots are growing green new leaves one after another. No matter how cold it gets, I can feel the sturdiness of the growing number of leaves.
- 12/11Carrot “head” out
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RachelIt’s done! “The carrot heads are starting to appear.”
- 12/18New leaves still appear
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RachelEven though it’s already the beginning of winter, new leaves are still growing. It’s cold tolerant.
- 12/25Fountain of life
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RachelEven though it’s Christmas today, these green leaves and stems. It converts winter sunlight into energy and sends it into the carrot.
- 1/22Carrot heads to swell!
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RachelCarrot heads are growing! “And the leaves are still coming out…”
- 1/29Leaves still growing
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RachelThis vitality, this vitality that appears in the coldest of winters, may be what makes carrots so delicious.
- 2/5Go around
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RachelA carrot leaf that wraps around the stalk. And in the center is the male figure of a carrot waiting to be harvested. Coming soon.
- 2/12Ready for harvest
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RachelHarvesting carrots takes about 100 to 130 days after planting, depending on their size. The leaves do not wither even when it is harvest time, so it is important to harvest at the right time. Don’t hesitate to pull it out when the blue neck grows big enough before it breaks.
- 2/19Harvest!
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RachelAfter spending a lot of time, the carrots that have grown in the winter sun are finally harvested. I grew up fat and big! “I wonder if the yellow carrots grew better this time.” Both the orange carrot and the yellow one are so sweet and rich in flavor that they look just like fruit!
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The key points are to thoroughly mix basal fertilizer and magnesium lime in the soil, to give plenty of water until germination, and to thin out at the appropriate timing. Also, be careful not to move the roots such as transplanting during growth, as this will result in poor growth.
Cultivation difficulty:★★★☆☆




























