Birds and Blooms Extra – September 01, 2019

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DID YOU KNOW?

The Dirt on Carrots

Carrots,abiennial

vegetable,havea

lifecyclethattakes

twoyears.Ifyouleave

ahealthycarrotinthe

ground,itstopwillbloom

andproducearoundof

seedsinitssecondyear. TOP:

ANSONMIAO;

BOTTOM:

NATALIALEB/BOTH

ISTOCK

BY EMILY HANNEMANN

1600

Despite their prominence

in modern grocery stores,

orange carrots emerged

in the 1600s. Purple and

yellow were once the most

prevalent colors, and today,

heirloom varieties have

made a big comeback.

Step into the world of these gardening (and snacking) classics.

85

Morethan

85%ofU.S.

carrotsaregrownin

California—thecityof

Holtville,California,

callsitselfthecarrot

capital of the world.

Michigan and Texas

are also among the top

carrot-growing states.

Theseorangevegetables

areanincrediblesourceof

nutrientslikebetacarotene,

vitaminCandpotassium,

butthey’reespeciallyhigh

invitaminA.Evenjusthalfa

cupofcookedorrawcarrots

containsabout204%ofyour

recommendeddailyvalue.

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The average person eats more than 10,000 of these

sweet, crunchy vegetables in their lifetime. On a yearly

basis, folks munch on 8.3 pounds of fresh carrots, and

consume 1.4 pounds of the veggie from the freezer.

10,000

Perhaps the best-known

carrot-eating animated

character, Bugs Bunny

debuted in the 1940

cartoon A Wild Hare.

What’s up, Doc?

1940

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