However, growing carrots in a pot or container is a lot easier ... available in different colours are 4-8 inches long and ‘great for kids,’ she adds. If you do want to sow long carrots ...

And if you're looking for something fun to do with children or want to make use of your food scraps, try growing carrots from carrot tops.

Carrots and parsnips grow best in light, sandy soil so if your soil is heavy clay, stony, chalky or doesn't drain particularly well, concentrate on the maincrop, short-root types which cope better ...