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  • From: Pat Meadows <pat AT meadows.pair.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Carrot question
  • Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 08:09:06 -0400

On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 18:16:17 -0400, you wrote:

>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

I've given up on carrots completely. I've tried them year
after year in different conditions: nope. No luck.
I've tried growing them in Pro Mix in a container, even.
Nope. Piddly little things, not worth having.

I think it's a myth that carrots ever grow well, although
maybe they grow well in sand. I haven't tried pure sand.

Goodness knows where all the ones in the stores come from...

Pat
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Gardening in northern Pennsylvania.

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