when to pick carrots?

[MattO]

My carrots have been growing nicely since May. I'm a 1st time carrot planter so how do I know when to pick them? The tops of some are starting to poke up through the dirt.

-Matt.

[MattO]

why does every site have a different way to post pics....

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[MattO]

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[Chris]

You can pick them at anytime. Now for baby carrots, later in the fall for bigger carrots. They'll get sweeter after a frost, and you can even leave them in the ground over winter for harvesting during thaws.

[MattO]

Oh cool. I had no idea.

[Chris]

Oh ya, lots of people store their carrots "in the garden" so to speak.