Are these carrots safe to eat?

[C00KiE46]

They have been in the ground for some time now so I decided to pick them this morning. I noticed some growths on the tips of them. What is it from and is it ok to eat?

[lorax]

OK, I'm seeing totally normal carrots there.... That looks like the regular root hairs and whatnot.

[DoubleDogFarm]

Hairy carrots usually is a sign of to much fertilizer or maybe under watered. Mostly likely to rich a diet.

Yes, safe to eat. Just clean them up and enjoy. If under watered they maybe a little tough.

Eric

[C00KiE46]

But those bumps on the side are ok? I know the 2nd pic is kinda blurry you can see it better on the 1st one.

[lorax]

Yup. If you'd left them in the ground longer, those bumps would have made carrot legs.

[DoubleDogFarm]

They are fine. Take a kitchen srubbing pad or brush and clean them up. If the shoulders are green cut that off, it will be bitter.

Eric

[C00KiE46]

Ok thanks for the info!

[DoubleDogFarm]

brown sugar glazed carrots. Yum!

[heidischroeder]

Mine look the same and we eat them all the time. They are great raw and cooked. Enjoy:)

[Hispoptart]

brown sugar glazed carrots. Yum!

I SOOOOOOO second that! Yummy!!!!!

[garden5]

Yep, they're fine. Those multiple legs are often due to hard/rocky soil. Sandy soil is really one of the preferred for carrot growing....they originated in the Middle East, after all .

Last year, I had more odd-looking ones than normal ones, but they all tasted the great.

[specgrade]

Wrap them in foil with some butter and toss them on the grill for about a beer. Tasty!