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| Hey everyone, I'm new here and this is my first post. I have just pulled my first lot of carrots, they're purple ones but can't remember anything specific about the variety etc. They've been in the ground for the alloted time and I spaced them out accordingly but they've come up pretty small and short. I would like some honest opinions and advice please in regards to this lot and what I could do next year to help them out more. Also are they still good to eat? Thanks, Phillipa |
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- Posted by theforgottenone1013 5b/6a MI (My Page) on Fri, Oct 17, 14 at 11:21
| Soil was too compacted or it was rocky would be my guesses. And yes, they are still fine to eat. Make sure the soil is loose, deep, and free of rocks next year. Rodney |
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| Is this not very early for carrots to be mature? What zone are you in? |
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| They're fine to eat, and the tops too if you like. |
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- Posted by Phillipa87 none (My Page) on Fri, Oct 17, 14 at 12:53
| I'm in Hampshire, UK. I am aware that my garden ground is a bit rocky and clumpy but I did my best to remove excess rocks and mixed in some good quality compost before planting. In regards to it being to early, I did read up that they are ok to plant all year round, so not sure on that one :-s |
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| Hi Phillipa. your carrots aren't early. They're actually nearly at the end of their season in the UK. They are quite tough to grow so you've done well to get any at all! I have real trouble with them in my clay soil. They prefer it, light and sandy. This is quite a good outline. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Carrots
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- Posted by Phillipa87 none (My Page) on Fri, Oct 17, 14 at 14:56
| Thanks Floral_UK :) I think what I'll do next year is dig out some of the current soil and try my hand at adjusting it with some sand + good fertilizing compost. I appreciate all your comments, I have some basic knowledge of gardening as I used to do it all with my mum when I was little, but it's been a long time! :) |
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| I also have stony clay soil. What I did to grow carrots was make a raised bed and fill it with purchased soil, not the native clay. I also added some sand - not a lot. Then in fall I mix in organic matter. |
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- Posted by shayneca25 8 (My Page) on Fri, Oct 17, 14 at 18:25
| First welcome to the forums. Carrots like loose soil. It appears from the picture that they were inhibited in their growth and were not able to grow down wards. Carrots like loose deep soil. I would recommend for next years garden to uses rows. The height will generally determine the length of your carrots. I posted a link to vid by Burpee Gardens. They have always been helpful in the past. If you have another questions please let me know |
Here is a link that might be useful: Planting carrots
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| Purplesnax carrots This was just a test pulling to see how they are doing. This is a new variety for me this fall. |
This post was edited by jrslick on Mon, Oct 20, 14 at 9:54
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| Carrot beds These are the outside carrot beds. They will be covered with row cover when it starts getting cold. We are in this beautiful weather pattern of 40-50 at night and 70-75 during the day. They won't be covered anytime soon. There are 4 rows in each bed and each bed is 100 feet long. I also have two of my 16 by 32 movable high tunnel spaces with carrots planted there too. I have about 95-100 feet of purples, 60-65 feet of yellow and 350 feet of orange. Yes we sell at winter farmers markets. Jay |
This post was edited by jrslick on Mon, Oct 20, 14 at 9:59
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