As I was saying in a previous post carrots have been my nemisis as a veg grower with pretty feeble previous attempts. But I thinked I’ve cracked it this year with these specimens:
These are easily the 5 best carrots I’ve ever grown. The variety is Sweet Candle, a show variety of stump carrot which has a good flavour too. Since the show we’ve been steadily munching our way through them. They were grown in a raised bed and I cored out the soil at regular stations and replaced with a compost mix. I’m really pleased with the results particularly given my track record!
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August 26, 2011 at 5:33 pm
aplottoofarRob
So did you leave the pipes in the ground to grow them in or just the compost mix?
August 26, 2011 at 5:57 pm
Damo
I grew these stump carrots direct in the soil in a raised bed. I just cored out the soil and filled with compost mix – about 6″ apart. The long carrots are still growing in the pipes and hopefully I’ll enter these into our Hampshire District Association (NVS) mini-show next month. I also grew parsnips in pipes which will be my next post as I pulled them all for my local show.
August 26, 2011 at 9:38 pm
Darren
And will only get better and better mate
Can’t wait to see the long ones
August 27, 2011 at 7:00 am
Damo
Hope they’re good mate, we’ll see.
August 27, 2011 at 9:16 am
Carrie
But Damo surely this cannot be! You and the carrot are not friends, have you made peace? What an lovely happy plot you have. Great carrots I’d love one to munch on right now!
August 27, 2011 at 10:17 am
Damo
I know Carrie I can’t believe it! I think we must have settled our difference, 3 years of rubbish carrots may have been enough and they have finally relented!
August 27, 2011 at 11:03 am
Janet/Plantaliscious
Now that’s what I call an impressive bunch of carrots – by jove I think you’ve cracked it! Congrats on persevering and triumphing Damo.
August 27, 2011 at 12:47 pm
Damo
Thanks very much Janet!
August 28, 2011 at 2:35 pm
Flighty
Very impressive indeed! I really must try a lot harder next year.
August 28, 2011 at 6:04 pm
Damo
Thanks Flighty I’ll stick to the same formula next year.
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