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Carrots

Hi all,

Last August I planted some carrot seed in a large container. They appeared to grow and then by the time November arrived, they seemed to go to sleep. So I left them in the container. Now that March has brought some sunny warmer weather, the carrots have got new growth.

My question is this: do I leave it and wait to see what happens and maybe get a few carrots to eat - so when do I pull them? OR, do I pull them now, and start again in another container that hasn't has carrots in before?

The one or two that I did pull up were about 1 inch long and not a deep orange as I would expect carrots to be. The seed I used was Flyaway.

Thanks for reading

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Permalink Reply by Jaki on March 30, 2009 at 10:00pm: Well, after being overwhelmed by discussion, I took the plunge and pulled them up!

The results were "interesting" to say the least. They were small and had "changed direction" during growth!

So I have learned 3 things:

1. don't leave it too late to sow the carrots
2. don't disturb them
3. they were quite "hairy" - so don't add blood, fish and bone to the compost

So, now I will begin again in a different container, bearing in mind the lessons learned above. Hopefully, I can get some decent carrots then. (keeping my fingers crossed); ▶ Reply to This