Beginner Gardening: New To Gardening, 1 by HoneybeeNC

HoneybeeNC wrote:
maddy1 - in your "hypothetical" scenerio, you could save seeds from the produce you grow and plant it again the following year. Those seeds would produce edible crops. You could then save the seed from the ones you like the most. After a few seasons, you would have plants that would grow and do well in your garden.

As to carrots: They are a biennial. You would need to leave some carrots in the ground over winter. The following year they would grow and produce flowers. You would gather seeds from the seed heads and start the circle over again.

This photo of a carrot flower was taken July 7th 2009.

Hope this helps :)