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]]> By: Mike (tfb)http://tinyfarmblog.com/where-carrot-seed-comes-from/#comment-29566 Mike (tfb) Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:46:09 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/06/24/where-carrot-seed-comes-from/#comment-29566 <strong>Sonya:</strong> I haven't saved carrot seed, but from the books, here's the basic info. First of all, you have to be sure that your seed is worth saving! That means an open-pollinated variety, and separation from other varieties of carrots so the seed will be true. Carrots are insect-pollinated and cross with other carrot varieties and with Queen Anne's Lace, which is generally considered a weed. A minimum1000' (305m) separation from other varieties is recommended. And, most carrot varieties from the regular seed catalogs are hybrids, and you can't save seed from them, you need open-pollinated varieties. If you do have an isolated, open-pollinated variety, then you wait until the seeds are fully mature, harvest the seed heads, let them dry out, then separate out the seed and you shold be ready to go. Hope that helps! Sonya: I haven’t saved carrot seed, but from the books, here’s the basic info. First of all, you have to be sure that your seed is worth saving! That means an open-pollinated variety, and separation from other varieties of carrots so the seed will be true. Carrots are insect-pollinated and cross with other carrot varieties and with Queen Anne’s Lace, which is generally considered a weed. A minimum1000′ (305m) separation from other varieties is recommended. And, most carrot varieties from the regular seed catalogs are hybrids, and you can’t save seed from them, you need open-pollinated varieties. If you do have an isolated, open-pollinated variety, then you wait until the seeds are fully mature, harvest the seed heads, let them dry out, then separate out the seed and you shold be ready to go. Hope that helps!

]]> By: Sonyahttp://tinyfarmblog.com/where-carrot-seed-comes-from/#comment-29465 Sonya Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:10:08 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/06/24/where-carrot-seed-comes-from/#comment-29465 Have the carrots, second year.....beautiful flowers....what next?Pick them, dry them....??Can I use the seeds next year in my veggie patch! Have the carrots, second year…..beautiful flowers….what next?

Pick them, dry them….??

Can I use the seeds next year in my veggie patch!

]]> By: Steve Mudgehttp://tinyfarmblog.com/where-carrot-seed-comes-from/#comment-911 Steve Mudge Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:40:22 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/06/24/where-carrot-seed-comes-from/#comment-911 When I was living in coastal Oregon last year I saw these beautiful white flowers popping up in the springtime--wasn't sure what they were; after a little research it turns out they were wild carrots--the original species from Eurasia...they've naturalized in the U.S.--even found them in Texas this year. When I was living in coastal Oregon last year I saw these beautiful white flowers popping up in the springtime–wasn’t sure what they were; after a little research it turns out they were wild carrots–the original species from Eurasia…they’ve naturalized in the U.S.–even found them in Texas this year.

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