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["Lynda" <lurine AT com-pair.net>]

My best carrot growing tips are two:  1) get a kid to grow them.  Carrots 
grow real well for kids and have an inclination to thumb their noses at 
adults <g>; 2)  ignore them.  The more you fuss about carrots the less 
likely they are to grow!

All my beds are raised or lasagna, so they are really composty and the 
equivalent of real well dug and light.  I simply scatter seeds around the 
bottoms of the peas, beans, tomatoes and in amongst the lettuce.  I also 
plant them in amongst my herbs.  They do real well with chives, rosemary and 
sage.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisa K.V. Perry" <lisakvperry AT gmail.com>
To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 2:07 PM
Subject: [Homestead] Carrots


> We want to grow carrots this year. I understand that the soil needs to be
> loose and tilled or dug deeply in preparation. I've read that it's good to
> add compost, but not too much. Can or do you use the same raised bed area
> (with special soil) repeatedly or do you move them around?
>
> What variety do you plant and why? Is there is a particular variety that
> stands out as a good first choice, one that usually grows well? Or is it
> just personal choice based on tapered or blunt ends, length, color, etc.
>
> Your best carrot growing tips would be most appreciated and very helpful 
> to
> me.
>
> I'm working on my seed order and stymied by carrots.
>
> I began by searching the archives until I realized that would take a long
> time to get through it all. If there's a way to search all of the archives
> at once, someone please share.
>
> Thanks.
>
> lkvp
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