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Post by ottawagardener on Nov 6, 2017 7:48:13 GMT -5
I've started a carrot project and get this purple-red + yellow-orange variant too. It's pretty. I take it you had flower this year? I'm going into generation 3 next year, and have added black carrots to the mix. I'm looking for something with lots of colour: orange, red, purple and maybe bright yellow but mostly the latter three. My preferred shape is the same too: broad shouldered, not too long. What I'd really love is a colour genetics chart. Don't suppose you've stumbled across any?
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Post by prairiegardens on Nov 7, 2017 19:07:00 GMT -5
I can see two photos, one being in the first post of the day and the second I think being "the final sort" . Wonderful looking carrots!
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Post by templeton on Nov 8, 2017 16:49:38 GMT -5
I've started a carrot project and get this purple-red + yellow-orange variant too. It's pretty. I take it you had flower this year? I'm going into generation 3 next year, and have added black carrots to the mix. I'm looking for something with lots of colour: orange, red, purple and maybe bright yellow but mostly the latter three. My preferred shape is the same too: broad shouldered, not too long. What I'd really love is a colour genetics chart. Don't suppose you've stumbled across any? I get flowers every year. I sow seed in late summer/autumn, dig roots early in spring, refrigerate (I'm going 4 weeks now after failures by not stratifying enough), then replant mid-spring, get flowers early summer. These replants are in bud at the moment. Same with parsnips. And no idea on colour charts. White seems to be dominant, I'm guessing red/orange are one of those codominant things. Just checked Deppe, and she notes that purple leaves/ stems are often codominant. |
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Post by richardw on Nov 8, 2017 23:36:58 GMT -5
templeton Would you get 100% not getting enough stratification? i'm thinking that selecting for a warming climate is a important consideration
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Post by templeton on Nov 9, 2017 6:38:07 GMT -5
templeton Would you get 100% not getting enough stratification? i'm thinking that selecting for a warming climate is a important consideration Richard, Last year I hurried the stratification. A few of the better developed roots went on to flower - I think i only gave them a week or something in the fridge. The others continued to grow, and now a year or so later are beginning to flower. The ones I dug earlier this year, and kept in the fridge for a month or 6 weeks are almost all flowering - so I'm going to get a mix of F5 and F6 or F4 and F5 or whatever it is - I don't have enough room in my garden to separate them, struggling with my 3 or 4 selections and a couple of other grex growouts as it is - seriously looking at day caging. T |
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Post by richardw on Nov 9, 2017 13:42:56 GMT -5
Good thing is that those caging nets are not that expensive nowadays, had to replace mine this week to keep out the carrot fly, the last one lasted 15+ years but the odd hole meant that ive been getting to much grub damage come winter time. Interesting though the grub doesn't effect the seed crop, the roots that are currently close to flowering would have had grubs in them during winter.
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Post by templeton on Nov 11, 2017 4:25:28 GMT -5
Good thing is that those caging nets are not that expensive nowadays, had to replace mine this week to keep out the carrot fly, the last one lasted 15+ years but the odd hole meant that ive been getting to much grub damage come winter time. Interesting though the grub doesn't effect the seed crop, the roots that are currently close to flowering would have had grubs in them during winter. what do you use for netting? haven't looked yet, I must admit... |
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Post by richardw on Nov 11, 2017 14:50:49 GMT -5
Bought a new net on Friday, its Chinese made and has a weave fine enough to keep out the fly which is 6mm long and has a 3mm wide body  vgy.me/xLYUWk.jpg |
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Post by richardw on Nov 11, 2017 14:52:11 GMT -5
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Post by richardw on Nov 11, 2017 14:58:33 GMT -5
You would need a finer net than the one above if you get the number of small flies i get here. The finer nets also wouldn't allow water to pass through as easy also, the net above should allow most of the water through but ive layed a drip hose along the highest part of the mound bed for extra watering if needed
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Post by templeton on Nov 12, 2017 0:56:13 GMT -5
thanks richard
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Post by templeton on Nov 12, 2017 19:21:35 GMT -5
just got 8 metres of 5 metre wide uv stabilised insect mesh. Bit expensive, from a kiwi mob called redpath greenhouses. Very solid looking materil. Now all i need is some lightweight designs to make movable cages to prevent cross pollination.
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Post by richardw on Nov 12, 2017 21:38:54 GMT -5
Not cheap that stuff, that 9x4m piece in the photo above was $115. How fine are the holes in yours templeton |
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Post by steev on Nov 12, 2017 22:09:21 GMT -5
I'm impressed by how much you guys love your carrots; not sure I'd spend that kind of cash on my cats.
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Post by richardw on Nov 13, 2017 0:01:47 GMT -5
Well i see it like this, a net that costs 100+ bucks will last 15+ years, so thats $7.50 per year and will give our family of 4 year round supply, i haven't bought a carrot for at least 10 years and we do eat a lot of em. Hell of a saving and besides, supermarket carrots taste bitter compared to home grown
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