The Deeply Emotional Story Of Why It Took Me 2 Years To Grow A Carrot 🥕

[pearl]

This is because carrots are root vegetables but potatoes are tubers! A lot of people think they're root veggies since they grow kind of like roots, but essentially, potatoes are like deposits for the plant to store nutrients (notice the difference: potatos are starchy and globular in shape while carrots are fibrous and longer). They are able to asexually reproduce, meaning that any potato plant you make from the same potato is genetically identicle to the potato it came from (this makes potato populations really vulnurable to disease). A carrot is actually just an engorged root, so what you did was just repot the existing carrot plant. In order to make more carrots the plant has to sexually reproduce first to make seeds. Then you can make more carrots that are genetically different! :)

[mr.farmer]

My soul left my body when she said: "RIÆGHT?👹"

[YasaiDayo]

Have you considered starting a metal band? 💀😭

[BlueKermit]

Carrots are biennials. The part we eat is harvested in the first year of its life. If the plant is left alone and not harvested, all those sugars and nutrients in the roots (aka the carrot) will be used the following year to produce flowers and then seeds that can be used to grow more carrots.

[lorenzovonmatterhorn]

As a Minecraft player, I can confirm that you can actually grow a carrot from a carrot.

[maplefoxxo]

I once put a rooting whole carrot in a pot when i was a kid. It proceeded to grow almost as tall as me, but it unfortunately snapped due to how tall it was- right as it started to seed.

I was DEVESTATED. It was like a child to me.

I ate it. It didn't taste good.

[desktopkitty]

Reminds me of Ren and Stimpy when they tried to grow a turkey from a turkey. It didn't work. Live and learn.

[bug]

Moria is still helping us with the Wasteland Survival guide

[naolink.]

My carrots always die when i plant them like this, the carrot part rots and the leaves don't survive :( i gave up, tried a lot of times but it's always the same result

[Jordanlukemarks]

“This is the story of carrot”
Truly inspiring,

[bumbleberry]

You are such a good gardener and I love your channel ❤❤❤

[am.mp]

Captions: right.
Her: *unleashing demons* 👹

[sarasplantworld]

I tried this last year and was SHOCKED by how many carrot flowers came from the small bit I cut off the top. They smell magical, unlike any flower I have ever smelt and they are huge. The hummingbirds LOVED it as well! Can’t wait to try and plant the seeds I collected this year! 🦋🌱 Wishing your carrot friend a healthy and happy life!

[trshxgod]

This video does a number on the ears. Volume of her voice is all over the place

[hats]

A carrot is the taproot of its plant, while potatoes are basically subterranean energy stores. A potato plants grows many potatoes, but a carrot plant only grows one carrot.

[nishiki_guy]

The way my soul jumped out of my body. I thought I won't be coming back-

[BFFiong]

I freaking love your voice😄 it’s just so darn cute and adorable sounding. Listening to you tell stories is pure serotonin, lol! Thanks for the info🤗

[tiffanyroberson]

You *can* grow a carrot from a carrot. One way is to culture the stem cells, which are found around the circle-y bit of the inside of the carrot (the cortex)! Basically: cut out a bit of the carrot that has the cortex and a couple millimeters towards the outside of it, put into aseptic petting dish, expose it to auxin (it works the best to get your carrot embryos), separate your crumbly bitty bits of cells (those are baby carrot embryos), grow in a new culture plate with auxin/medium, and eventually you’ll get a whole new plant! You do however need to do this in an aseptic environment though, otherwise it’ll most likely mold lol

Not an easy way in the slightest bit, but it does demonstrate a property of many plants where you can grow a whole plant from any of its stem cells! 😊

Source: I have a biology degree and studied cell culture and actually grew new carrot plantlets this way!

[Moonorchidwolf]

You can eat the greens, they are related to parsley although are a little tougher. If you don't like raw you can chop them and add them to soups or sauces for an extra boost of nutrients!

[maryhernandez]

Actually, potatoes are not roots. They're a kind of stem 😃