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Post by richardw on Apr 22, 2013 0:55:02 GMT -5
Todays job was to dug up a carrot line that ive grown for over 25 years,ended up with 52 carrots selected for next summer,this is barely enough i feel so i'll double the amount of seed sown next spring as i really do need at least 100 and i wouldn't mind getting into tasting every one of them and choosing the best as well.  These two for obviously reasons weren't picked  |
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Post by billw on Apr 22, 2013 2:28:34 GMT -5
I don't know... I think the one on the left has potential. You can harvest a whole pack of baby carrots with one pull. Plus, it would dress up really easily for Halloween. You could call it the Cthulu carrot.
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Post by raymondo on Apr 22, 2013 5:44:48 GMT -5
Nice looking carrots. What variety Richard?
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Post by bunkie on Apr 22, 2013 7:06:06 GMT -5
good looking carrots!
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Post by wolfcub on Apr 22, 2013 9:43:59 GMT -5
Nice looking carrots!!
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Post by 12540dumont on Apr 22, 2013 11:19:53 GMT -5
Beautiful Richard!
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Post by richardw on Apr 22, 2013 14:31:37 GMT -5
Nice looking carrots. What variety Richard? Dont know what it was called Ray,an old guy ive live next door to used to grow it and he grew it most of his life,so i gave it a name. |
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Post by ferdzy on Apr 22, 2013 20:31:59 GMT -5
Waaaahhhhw! My carrots don't look like that! Oh wait, yes they do; at least if they look like the second picture. :/ Really nice...
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Post by YoungAllotmenteer on Apr 23, 2013 0:50:50 GMT -5
Purty looking carrots  |
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Post by richardw on Apr 23, 2013 1:01:58 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for your complements,must be all those years of inbreeding before i learnt how to grow them for seed properly,in the late 80's & early 90's i was only picking 6 or so carrots for seed and i did that every year till about 13 years ago where i started increasing the numbers
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Post by raymondo on Apr 24, 2013 16:16:54 GMT -5
That's interesting Richard. Your carrot has been through a genetic bottleneck but still looks pretty good. Have you mixed it with any other over the years?
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Post by 12540dumont on Apr 26, 2013 20:19:11 GMT -5
Richard, is this carrot fly resistant?
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Post by circumspice on Apr 27, 2013 20:27:42 GMT -5
So... How do they taste?
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Post by richardw on Apr 29, 2013 21:13:57 GMT -5
They are a lovely sweet carrot,but then this is the only one i'm grown for years and years,so how it compares to other variates.........?? |
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Post by richardw on Apr 29, 2013 21:18:32 GMT -5
Richard, is this carrot fly resistant? Haven't done any selection for it,i should really. |
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