How to Save Carrot Seeds!!!

Did you know that you can harvest thousands of carrot seeds from ONE carrot and almost never have to buy a pack of carrot seeds again?  Well, you can. Here's how:  First of all, carrots are a BIENNIAL plant, meaning it will flower, then go to seed in it's SECOND year. Meaning, if you leave a carrot in the ground all summer and through the winter (if your climate allows), you will start to see this brilliant display come the following Spring:

 Yeah, that is ONE very excited carrot!  So, this all started in the Spring, and it is now July 11th and it still has some time to go before harvest.  After another month to 6 weeks the flowers will begin to dry and turn brown. They will look like this:

The seeds won't fall to the ground because they stick to the flower head.  When you can pull dry clumps of seeds off with your fingers, it's probably dry. You can then cut the seed head off and put it in a brown paper bag to continue getting completely dry. You can then shake the bag to release the seeds or pull off the tufts of seeds with your fingers. Store your millions of seeds in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.  Happy harvesting!  :)