Too warm now to get any more carrots going, so I'm calling this crop closed for the year. It was a pretty good haul. Market value, however, is low on carrots so in comparing to store bought, it ended being about break even to pay for the seeds if we completely disregard the added benefits of doing it ourselves. We have more seeds for this coming winter as a plus. Mine were not big carrots, mostly around 5-6 inches with a bunch of teeny ones, but that is fine by me since we're more concerned with flavor. I don't know where those gargantuan carrots come from that show up in the grocery store but they scare me and don't have the great taste I am now accustomed too. Mine may have superior taste and texture, but I will freely admit that in an all out carrot lobbing fight, I would not stand a chance.
We used little space for carrots and didn't overdo it at all, making just the right amount for our needs. It has been a great addition to the cole slaw we have been making from all the cabbage Susie planted (I say Susie, because I would not have planted cabbage).
I have to say there is nothing quite like eating a carrot fresh from the ground. You don't know carrots until you have had garden fresh carrots. Moist and sweet, a far cry from what comes in the stores.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
End of Season Tally: Carrots 13 lb 1 oz.
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any tips on getting those buggers germinating? I seem to have some difficulty with getting them to come up.
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I dunno man. We used Johnny's seeds, two hybrid varieties. Plant with cold weather (I am sure you have that and then some), water gently until you see germination. They are very small, fragile plants as seedlings and need some initial pampering. We also used pelleted seeds to cut down on the crowding suffered from the broadcast method. The clay pellets may aid germination, maybe.
The worst luck I have ever had with carrots were Seed Savers varieties, the best luck with Johnny's, so maybe hybrid vigor has something to do with it.
I'd also suggest trying a different batch, brand, variety, whatever, if one is not giving you results. I have encountered bad carrot batches more than any other plant type. In fact, the only absolute failures in my garden have been carrots from bad seed batches, or old batches, or what have you.
Speaking of bad seeds....how are you?
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Your carrots look awesome! So what are you planting this march?
Thanks Caroline. Not quite sure about spring yet. Most likely some green beans in a week or so, then come the tomatoes and peppers. By the heat of summer the peppers will be all that is left.
What do you do to prep for peppers...I want to grow serrano and poblanos this year but every time I try to grow a pepper here I get like one pepper per plant...ahhh...what am I doing wrong???
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