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Craving Spring: Growing a carrot top garden.

March 3rd, 2011

It is quite freezing outside today, we still have ample snow abounding and according to the news "More snow is on the way." YIKES!

Vincenzo and I put together this carrot top garden a few weeks back and it has been fun to watch. It is a gentle reminder that the crocuses will be presenting themselves soon, as soon as the foot of snow that is currently covering  my garden melts.

And oy vey, it is going to be a muddy spring.

The carrot top garden is easy to make, simply buy some carrots with the tops still intact. I found mine at Hannaford.

Trim the greens to about 1/2-inch and trim the carrots to 3/4-inch. Line a shallow dish or bowl with some type of gravel (we used some sea glass; this satisfied a summer craving as well). Add enough water to the dish to keep the gravel wet. Place the dish in a sunny window, water as necessary and watch your carrots grow!

Spring will be here soon enough? Right?

One Very proud, hydroponic gardener!

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