[mickeyboy]

ahhh sorted, i have waited for them to get a bit bigger and peeled them and they are lovely. The bitterness was definitly in the skins. dohh

[mark0912]

good to know. had a few very small baby carrots last week and they were very bitter!

now to look forward to them getting tasty!

[pairofacres]

Was just reading a bit of info on the Carrot Museum website, planning how to grow a better crop next year, when I stumbled across this page.

In the footnote at the bottom of the page, it mentions bitter carrots being due to higher levels of antioxidants. So those of us with a bitter crop may also have a healthier crop 

The article also states that increased antioxidant levels can be induced by causing the plants stress - so I'd guess the reason people are experiencing the bitter taste is probably the weather this year causing the plants to struggle, producing higher antioxidant levels.