Free food for piggies

[Roselina]

Here’s an easy way to get free food from carrot tops. When peeling your carrots save the carrot tops. Place them flat side down in a little bit of water. After a few days the tops will sprout green shoots. Over the next few days they will grow. You will have lovely fresh leaves for your piggies - Just keep a check on the water and you can soon cut some fresh carrot tops ! All for nothing -

 

[Betsy]

I'm gonna try that! Anything for free is good atm especially with the price of everything skyrocketing! Might take a while to get enough for the piggies though as it's just me and the OH until we collect Son No 3 from Uni.

 

[Roselina]

I'm gonna try that! Anything for free is good atm especially with the price of everything skyrocketing! Might take a while to get enough for the piggies though as it's just me and the OH until we collect Son No 3 from Uni.

Yes it might do and we can only eat a certain amount of carrots…..

 

[AidaB]

We do this too. I remember growing carrot tops as a child for fun!

 

[Betsy]

1 lonely carrot top in water tonight!

 

[weepweeps]

Lol. I can imagine the look on their faces when you offer one carrot top. To share.

 

[weepweeps]

I put an add on my local neighbourhood site asking for carrot tops. I got some. . Happy piggies.

 

[Betsy]

Good idea! I'll try that!

 

[Wiebke]

Here’s an easy way to get free food from carrot tops. When peeling your carrots save the carrot tops. Place them flat side down in a little bit of water. After a few days the tops will sprout green shoots. Over the next few days they will grow. You will have lovely fresh leaves for your piggies - Just keep a check on the water and you can soon cut some fresh carrot tops ! All for nothing -

Just be aware that carrot tops are pretty high in calcium and should be treated as a herb and not as green forage.

 

[Roselina]

Thank you for that Wiekbe - the carrot top doesn’t produce a lot and it’s a once a week treat really.

 

[Engel]

You can do the same with the bottom of celery

 

[Maui & Marigold]

Wow! That's very cool! Maui and Marigold will surely love this!

 

[Maui & Marigold]

Oops. I mean just Marigold

 

[Roselina]

How is everyone’s carrots growing their tops ?
These are mine after a week - just enough for a little treat