scabs on carrots

Good morning everyone. Can someone please help with my carrot problem. I have black scabs on my carrots and the foliage has gone brown almost scorched looking. They are grown in a raised bed of top soil and horticultural sand. Now my parsnips which are in the same bed are going the same. Many thanks.

Thank you Trillium, looks like I will have to grow them in a different place next year. I havn`t got a clue how to get rid of all the soil though. Any ideas?

Yes, look at the photos in the 2 links and do send us a photo, if you can. It can also be leaf blight, from what you say. Everybody could be right... (rarely happens amongst gardeners )

Thank you all very much for your help it is defenetly violet root rot. Will grow them in a different place next year

Thank you Salamo. I have grown carrots there for 4 years now, so I guess its my own fault. There is loads of soil in the bed have you got any suggestions what I can do with it.

Looking at various sites on the web the consenus seems to be that suseptable crops should not be grown for at least 4 years. Suseptable crops are carrots, potatoes, asparagus, beet, swede, turnip, celery.

There are of course plenty of other crops you can grow, peas, beans, leafy brassicas, onions, garlic, leeks, squashes, sweet corn etc

As Yorkie says, hygiene is paramount. When you go near that bed make sure that any tools and your boots and hands are thoroughly cleaned afterwards. You may compost the leafy parts of plants and weeds but nothing with soil on it from that bed must go into the compost bin. If by any chance you have thrown infected carrots on the compost heap it would be best to dispose of the entire heap elsewhere.