picked a carrot too early...

[HairyWoman]

...so put it back in the ground as I haven't got that many - it was only about an inch long! The stalks/leaves are about 7 inches high. Will it carry on growing? I did pile up some earth over it in the hope that carrot flies won't get a whiff of it.

awww i hope so, it should, shouldn't it? You can usually move plants.

Thanks for the sympathy Dominique - it's my first carrot ever!

The stalks have started drooping so I don't think it will carry on growing. Might have to dig it up and eat it!

have done the same today it was buried amonst weeds. oops.

No, it probably won't grow back. When a root veg is disturbed, it damages the root system and the plant can't re-establish. That's why you have to sow them in their final growing position.

Call it a 'super-baby organic carrot' and charge £1 for it.

Ha ha Grendelsmum, it would make a fab trendy canape. Now should I boil it or eat it raw, hmm?...

eat it raw, home grown carrots are always really nice raw