When to add vegetables in slow cooker? I'm doing a nice beef roast in the crock pot today. Normally I roast the carrots and potatoes together in the oven but due to other things I need the oven for I'm going to add them with the roast. I really want to avoid mushy vegetables but not sure how long before the roast is done that they should be added. I'm using "baby" carrots and diced potatoes about the size of a golf ball. I'm looking for cooked but firm. I have very little liquid in the bottom of the slow cooker as well.
I've been trying different ideas on this for a while now.  I can't get it done well so I've started to cook the vegetables separately.  It only takes about fifteen minutes to gently boil them.  I've been thinking about a second crock pot for the vegetables but have not done that yet.