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  • From: EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Kale/soda bottles
  • Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 17:12:01 -0500



Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:

This last year I finally did develop a method I can live with that
gave me a very good carrot crop without the usual problems.

By the bye, has anyone tried those outrageous OP carrots which are
red, yellow, purple, and white? I couldn't resist and did them all.
Really good carrots!


I'd like to hear your method for carrots. I don't have good luck with
carrots. I've tried several varieties, several soil mixes, including
one that was about 90% sand, and all kinds of other stuff. I don't
think I've ever grown a decent crop of carrots. They end up tough and
tasteless. I think the gnarled, twisted carrots I grew up with, grown
in rocky soil, tasted better than what I grow. I don't care what they
look like, I just want to grab a carrot and eat and enjoy it without
breaking my teeth. So what gives with carrots? Could my soil be too
acid? More potash needed? Many years I have that internal greening
problem, and cracking, which I know is caused by lack of water. I water
them, but maybe not enough??
Reluctantly, I am going to try a hybrid carrot; this year, it will be
Sweetness II. Here's the Park Seed description:

http://www.parkseed.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay?storeId=10101&catalogId=10101&langId=-1&mainPage=prod2working&ItemId=5080&PrevMainPage=advsearchresults&scChannel=Gate%201DollarSeed&SearchText=p16.v231;l1.1DollarSeed&OfferCode=T1H

Shumways says they have extra sugars and are super sweet.

Check out this page, James...is this what you are talking about?

http://www.neseed.com/store/carrot.html



It says that carrots used to be all different colors, but the Danes made
them orange to honor their national colors. I never knew that!
Purple carrots would take some adjustment, for sure, but I'm game to try
anything, just tell me what to try! I love carrots!

Bev, who ordered the carrots and other seeds today
--
Bevanron of EarthNSky Farm Sleep well tonight, for somewhere in the
ocean's depths, MY son is protecting YOUR freedom.







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