July 18, 2013
Growing Organic Carrots: Looking for a use for carrot tops or greens.
Few Facts: Naturally sweet, delicious and crunchy, carrots are healthy additions you can make to the vegetable list in your diet. Indeed these root vegetables comes with wholesome health benefiting compounds such as beta-carotene, vitamin A, minerals and anti-oxidants in ample amounts.
Botanically these taproots belong to the apiaceae or umbelliferous family of the genus; Daucus and known scientifically as Daucus carota. The other close apiaceae members include parsnips, parsley, dill, cumin etc.
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