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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

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
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