White carrots?

Rob the rake · « **Reply #15 on:** November 30, 2007, 18:04 »

If you get white carrots in with your orange ones they are genetic throwbacks similar to the wild type, from which they were originally bred.

Rob.

ditchdigger · « **Reply #16 on:** November 30, 2007, 19:39 »

Quote from: "Rob the rake"

If you get white carrots in with your orange ones they are genetic throwbacks similar to the wild type, from which they were originally bred.

Rob.

spot on rob . couldn't have put it better myself.

frazzy · « **Reply #17 on:** December 01, 2007, 00:27 »

are the white or purple carrots any more resistant to the dreaded carrot fly or is that wishful thinking

Rob the rake · « **Reply #18 on:** December 01, 2007, 00:57 »

I don't think so Frazzy, or the seed companies would be shouting it from the rooftops. The Flyaway types are bred to be low in chlorogenic acid, which is what the carrot flies home in on. Most other carrots will probably have the usual amount regardless of colour.

Rob.

frazzy · « **Reply #19 on:** December 01, 2007, 12:24 »

aw what a pity Rob . never mind i,ll continue with the fleece method then .

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