We are enjoying a bumper harvest of carrots this year. The other morning we dug up almost a kilo of them from the frosty ground, which came up in great icy clumps. The earth was stuck all around the vegetables, which we had to snap out of the sod.

They are in very good condition. Not frost-bitten or even overly nibbled by the slugs and worms. And their taste is so intense. You don’t get carrots like that in the shops.

So far I reckon we’ve lifted about a fifth of our total crop.

We’ve pulled 1.845kg to date, which is worth £2.44 at Sainsbury’s organic prices (£1.32 per kilo). Our total harvest – assuming my estimate about how many we’ve eaten is right – should be worth about £12.18. That’s not very good, is it.

Just as well we’re not primarily doing it as a money-saver, isn’t it.

Related posts:

1. Pulling the first carrots
2. Harvesting the carrots late
3. Monster carrots