Au Jardin Potager

Pictured here are approximately 10 pounds of organically grown nantes carrots from our big garden bed in the backyard. Jason and I got seriously dirty and had a great time digging these out of the soil. Carrots are an awesome crop to grow in the back yard. This is of course just my opinion... but they are so sweet and succulent! After a little frost, they're actually like eating candy. I also grew some red carrots this year... I'll be planting those again. By the way, in case you're wondering, all of my seeds come from the best heirloom vegetable seed company in the universe: heirloomseeds.com These guys rock. Their prices are substantially lower, their quality and germination rates substantially better and I dare you to try and find a selection of heirloom seeds that rivals theirs. And as if all that weren't enough, they always throw in a few extra packets that they think I'd like to try. This year they sent me some Bull's Blood beets and Lolla Rossa lettuce. I've tried both of these before and liked them very much.