Find me a carrot

Snap Dragon · « **on:** January 26, 2008, 23:49 »

I have memories from my youth of skinny little carrots no bigger than my little finger being pulled out of the ground! :?

I have quite heavy clay soil and don't know if carrots will grow well in it.

My daughter loves them (one of the few veg she will eat) so we would love to grow our own.

What is an easy variety (if there is such a thing) and how should I prepare my soil to grow carrots?

DD would love to pull her own carrots out of the ground. It might even persuede my youngest that they are better than chocolate!!!!

Sally A · « **Reply #1 on:** January 26, 2008, 23:54 »

they were probably just pulled as young baby carrots, but do have a look in a seed catalogue as they do vary quite a lot in shape.

I too have clay soil, I'm either going to dig a trench and put old spent pot compost in it, or do a few in a dustbin like I did last year.

gobs · « **Reply #2 on:** January 27, 2008, 08:36 »

Ingot grows well in clay, but unlikely, you could just pull one up from it. Which is well handy, when people come to nick some of your harvest.

For others it is best to losen the soil structure or just grow in a quasi raised bed of compost. In any case, cover with fleece, to avoid carrot fly damage.

PAH48 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 27, 2008, 12:11 »

Morning one and all. ref; Snapdragon clay soil, we've the same problem with our postage stamp back garden. Anyhow last year took my grandson to the local GC, He loved it, if Gramps is buying I want some to. He chose carrots PARMEX from Johnsons, Ideal for containers, small globe shape. Home we trott couple of large old pots, 2nd hand peat in they went, sat in the middle of the patio table, a few months later every time he came over He pulled a few (handfull style)

swilled them under the tap "They're mine grandad, grandad can't have them".
Christmas F/Christmas sent him his first gardening set, trowel,fork,gloves and bag, He now follows me down the lottie ( His

lottie sorry).
Bye the way He's 3, soon 4, bless him, never know he maybe doing all the heavy work for me in me twilight days

I should be so lucky.
Bye PAH

mdueal · « **Reply #4 on:** January 28, 2008, 13:44 »

I'm trying parmex this year in pots too - should also avoid carrot fly that way if they are high enough off ground

Ali · « **Reply #5 on:** January 28, 2008, 19:28 »

I agreee- Parmex is great. It grows in my heavy clay and I have also grown it in big pots (along with Resistafly which was OK in the pots and made longer carroty shaped carrots). Parmex ones are round. And tasty.

PAH48 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 28, 2008, 20:26 »

Hi To, meducal and Ali,
(a) no problems with c/fly or any other critters!

(b) tasty? HOW would I know?

Grandson ATE the b'lot

:x

Now he loves carrots and most other vedge, Win win win--for a packet of seeds :!: :idea: :!:

Bye PAH

gobs · « **Reply #7 on:** January 28, 2008, 21:37 »

I hated cleaning them. :oops:

WG. · « **Reply #8 on:** January 28, 2008, 21:38 »

Quote from: "gobs"

I hated cleaning them.

Carrots or grandsons?

gobs · « **Reply #9 on:** January 28, 2008, 21:42 »

No grandsons yet, WG. Bl**dy hope not for a long while, too.

PAH48 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 28, 2008, 22:09 »

hI.. i PREFER with horseradish

plus a portion of topside and a few carrots...

Clean em!!! ooooh1 NO!
Cheers PAH last dram, honest WG, WOULD I tell a fib

WG. · « **Reply #11 on:** January 28, 2008, 22:38 »

Quote from: "PAH48"

last dram, honest WG, WOULD I tell a fib

Thought I'd join you with a dram tonight PAH - I hate to see a friend drinking alone.

Mine's a Balvenie Doublewood. Bdooly nectar !!

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Find me a carrot

Sally A

WG.

WG.