Carrots in Winter

This year we tried something different with our carrots.  After reading about  hugelkultur, a type of gardening with raise beds and logs, we gave it a try but with a twist. We dug a trench, laid down logs and branches then covered it with mixture of rich raised bed soil and compost.  We planted carrot seeds in the fall and waited.  As it began to get cold and snow fell heavily we covered it all in straw.

Yesterday, in 30* weather and snow still on the ground that had now frozen, we went out to get carrots. We hoped they did not get soft or taste mealy. They were neither but instead firm, crisp and sweet tasting carrots.  We are not sure how long we can continue have them but we are hoping throughout the winter we will be digging up carrots.

This is how it looked when we went out.

 Of course, the goats had to come take a look.

Beautiful !