From left to right:
[Image description: Four brightly colored sliced carrots on a cutting board; being gold, purple with orange and green interior, red with interior rings of red and white, purple with purple and white radiating from center.]
pptouchi ( @pptouchi@sopuli.xyz ) 9•2 years agoFascinating, how do they taste?
They vary in sweetness, but generally taste more intense than the ones you’d get at the store. A lot of the common varieties used for baby carrots are bred with a focus on sweetness, and these are more carrot-y in a way. It would be fun if the tasted as different as they look, but nope, all carrot.
pptouchi ( @pptouchi@sopuli.xyz ) 6•2 years agoThat’s actually kind of what I’d been hoping for! Very cool. Thanks for sharing!
zarzamora ( @zarzamora@beehaw.org ) 8•2 years agoBeautiful! Ignorant question: are all of these edible? I vaguely remember that some wild carrots are toxic, isn’t it?
PlantJam ( @PlantJam@beehaw.org ) 13•2 years agoCarrots are part of the Apiacea family (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apiacea). There are quite a few poisonous/toxic species in that family, and many of the species look alike to the untrained eye.
What OP described are heirloom varieties of carrots, though, not wild carrots.
Storksforlegs ( @storksforlegs@beehaw.org ) 6•2 years agoWhoa, gorgeous.
…i never thought Id be calling a carrot gorgeous today haha
axibzllmbo ( @axibzllmbo@beehaw.org ) 4•2 years agoAbsolutely stunning! Let us know how they taste
I wish they tasted as different as they look, but they’re pretty much like standard carrots, just generally less sweet and more carrot-y. I’ve also grown other varieties that were intensely sweet, but not as fantastical looking.
LallyLuckFarm ( @LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org ) 3•2 years agoI’m just imagining small carrot cakes, each one made with one of these, with different pops of color. Awesome stuff
That would be fun! These I added to jeweled rice, where extra color is totally on theme.
sean ( @sean@lemm.ee ) 3•2 years agoLove them! I always like to buy the weird looking carrots when I’m shopping
Skedaddle ( @Skedaddle@beehaw.org ) 3•2 years agoSo… How long were these
neglectedleft to thrive before they transitioned into these magnificent beasts?Probably like 2-2.5 months.
juniper ( @juniper@feddit.uk ) English2•2 years agoWoah, that’s really cool to see!
CrimsonOnoscopy ( @CrimsonOnoscopy@beehaw.org ) 1•2 years agoBet that makes great soup
flyingjake ( @flyingjake@lemmy.one ) 1•2 years agoFirst glance I thought the one on the left was ginger! Thanks for sharing
Hah, it does kinda look like it doesn’t it?