Lack of experience makes novice gardeners listen to the advice of various experts who know how to harvest a rich vegetable crop..
Kind people advise trimming carrot tops before harvesting. This method is beneficial for root crops, advisers say, since the tops take a lot of their energy..
Our magazine’s expert Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, an agronomist and landscape designer, told us how to do the right thing.
Trimming carrot tops
In a nutshell, the advice is supposed to improve the quality of the carrot harvest.
Beginner gardeners are told that the tops take a lot of energy and nutrients, which is why the root crop does not develop well.
How to do it right
It’s no secret that without the above-ground part there can be no photosynthesis, which disrupts the development of any plant.
For carrots, trimming the tops is fraught with growth cessation and rotting.
Therefore, the tops can be cut only after harvesting and preliminary drying before storing.
