Grow Up Great
Note: The carrot tops will take about 1 week to grow.
Carrots are root vegetables that grow different parts over 2 years. The orange part grows during the first year. This is the main root of the plant and the carrot will grow only one main root. Carrots are usually harvested for use before the plant begins to flower. If you keep carrots in your kitchen, they might begin to sprout small white roots along the orange root. You cannot grow more carrots from these roots.
A carrot does not have seeds inside or on the outside. Carrot seeds come from flowers that are produced on the top of the carrot by a mature plant that has been left in the ground. A mature carrot has a tall stem. The stem produces a cluster of tiny white flowers. The flowers will wither and dry in a bird’s nest type cluster. The carrot seeds are tiny black dots inside the flower cluster. Carrot seeds are very small; there are about 3,000 seeds in a teaspoon.
Carrots are root vegetables that grow different parts over 2 years. The orange part grows during the first year. This is the main root of the plant and the carrot will grow only one main root. Carrots are usually harvested for use before the plant begins to flower. If you keep carrots in your kitchen, they might begin to sprout small white roots along the orange root. You cannot grow more carrots from these roots.
These lessons are aligned with the Common Core State Standards ("CCSS"). The CCSS provide a consistent, clear understanding of the concepts and skills children are expected to learn and guide teachers to provide their students with opportunities to gain these important skills and foundational knowledge.[2]
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