When do i pull my carrots?

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skeltonsuperstud

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When do i pull my carrots?
« on: June 22, 2009, 21:41 »
Set them away in mid-March and they've got nice big bushy tops about a foot high, when i move the soil/compost the carrots are about 15mm in diameter and a light orange/green colour.  So when do i pull them out please?

Cheers,

Stu

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Re: When do i pull my carrots?
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2009, 22:03 »
There's only one way to find out if there's anything underneath!

Have a look at this thread, some guidance in there.

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=39729.0
« Last Edit: June 22, 2009, 22:04 by DD. »
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: When do i pull my carrots?
« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2009, 23:56 »
Start pulling them now while they are small and sweet. Gently pull them out thinning those left to about 2 inches apart.

If you pull some soil in to the row so that the tops of the roots are covered you will avoid green tops to the roots.

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Re: When do i pull my carrots?
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2009, 00:18 »
Start pulling them now while they are small and sweet. Gently pull them out thinning those left to about 2 inches apart.

If you pull some soil in to the row so that the tops of the roots are covered you will avoid green tops to the roots.

Thanks for that bit of info, I'll do exactly that tomorrow.

The well respected "Best Carrot Grower " on our Lottie, told me that thinning can spoil the others next to it, he advised me to thin from the end of the rows as they will push the others along as they grow.
Has anyone else heard of this, or does it not matter. My carrots are quite large (bushy bit) but tightly spaced.



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