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  • From: "Robin Follette" <marketgardener AT thymeforewe.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Carrot question
  • Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 18:38:14 -0400

I blamed peat moss for short carrots last year. The rows that had peat were
short and very slow growing. The rows without it were beautiful and right
on time.

Robin
Thyme For Ewe Farm www.thymeforewe.com
Buy local. Eat local. Support sustainable agriculture.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>
To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 6:16 PM
Subject: [Market-farming] Carrot question


> I've never had any luck with carrots in our heavy clay soils. This year I
> took one of my improved raised beds and double dug it 18", added peat
> moss, removed all rocks, and planted seed for 7" long carrots. It's been
> warm and sunny and I followed all the watering and (organic) fertilizing
> advice, and have some nice looking, bug-free carrot plants. BUT it's been
> 72 days
> since I planted the first batch of seed, and the carrots are only about 3"
> long and pencil-sized. According to what I've read, they should be ready
> to harvest by now. Why are they growing so slowly?






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