[Homestead] Carrots

Lynda lurine at softcom.net
Fri Jan 5 16:45:37 EST 2007


See, that proves my theory <g>  I give the carrot seeds to the kids and they 
grow.  I, or any adult, plants them and they may or may not grow.  Carrots 
like kids!

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <rayzentz at aim.com>


>I have always loved carrots, but the only year I was ever successful 
>growing them was when I was nine years old.   My parents had given each of 
>the big kids their own garden plot (about 8 feet on a side) for us to grow 
>whatever WE wanted.   Since the only veggie I liked at the time was 
>carrots, thats all I planted.   As I recall, we did little rows, and I 
>meticulously laid down one seed at a time in each row, at the distance 
>recommended by the seed packet.   I remember using a ruler, and my dad just 
>shaking his head...
>
> Anyway, I watered my little plot daily for about two weeks, and the little 
> tops were just showing, when my family went to visit grandparents (my 
> grandmother had been severely injured in a car accident) for about a 
> month.   When we got back, my little plot was the only green part of the 
> entire garden.   We literally had hundreds of carrots, and not much else.
>
> I remember being as happy as a clam, pulling carrots daily, wiping the 
> dirt off on my pants (which infuriated my mother), and munching away.
>
> I have never successfully grown more than just a few carrots since (though 
> hope springs eternal).
> 




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