As one of the easiest plants to grow, carrot tops make pretty houseplants for a sunny window and their fern-like foliage is beautiful in an outdoor container garden. Eventually, white lacy flowers will bloom. Growing carrot tops from carrots takes no special equipment and results will be seen in a matter of days. While growing carrot tops indoors won't produce carrots, the leafs are rich in nutrients, containing around six times more vitamin C than the root, as well as lots of potassium, calcium and phytonutrients.
If you're really interested in growing carrots from this method, you can transfer the tops to soil outside once they've grown roots where natural pollinators will fertilise flowers and therefore provide you with sowable seeds.
This was one of the vegetables I decided to try myself two and a half weeks back. I had lots of luck with it as all three of my tops sprouted and grew healthy root systems sitting in my laundry. You can see a picture of one of the carrot tops at the bottom of this page. I'm currently debating whether or not to pot mine in soil or leave them as they are.
To propagate carrot tops from grocery bought carrots, simply cut off the top 2.5 centimetres. Make sure you do this before peeling your carrots or else your chances of success will drop.
After you've got your carrot tops, simply place them in a plate of water near a sunny windowsill and change the water every few days to prevent mold.
The leaves should sprout in only a matter of days, whereas the roots take a couple of weeks. You can harvest mature leaves whenever their needed as they should replenish themselves quickly and easily. Once roots grow a fairly long like mine in the picture below, you can transplant them into soil but this step is optional as they can thrive indoors just as well.
