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They seem to have grown normally for the first inch or so and then turned 90 degrees.
They are planted in a bucket of brand new potting compost with no stones or lumps in it.
The bucket and compost were new and no signs of pest or disease.
The compost if constantly moist (see https://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/my-self-watering-garden-just-what-you-need-in-this-weather/).
My thoughts are that they grew down through the top layer of compost that is dryer until they hit the more moist stuff and then stopped bothering to grow downwards as they could get all the water they needed at that level.
Any other thoughts
Carrot AIDS. The bad sort, I'm afraid.
From seed in that container or did you transplant them?
Me n the missus both said stones from the photo, then read the text.
weve had issues when trying for early carrots and planting the seeds in greenhouse then moving outdoors - they didn’t like the move.
Also, the self watering greenhouse is now supporting an aubergine. In Scotland. It’s thriving.
Serious thanks for the inspiration for the SWG.
Transplanted as tiny carrots, shorted than the point when they turned left.
Glad the greenhouse is working but aubergine in Scotland?
Amazed to hear it is thriving but I had never thought of aubergine battered and deep fat fried.
🙂
In my experience carrots do not like being transplanted for this very reason. I only ever sow mine in situ. Give em a wash and i bet they still taste great.
Too much water is the issue there....if there is a load of available moisture at the surface, then the plant has no incentive to go down through the soil in search of it.
Or Carrot AIDS of course, CFH may have nailed it.
aubergine battered and deep fat fried.
Bengan pakora mm mmm mmmmmm.
WCA, you have much to learn... Slices of salted and drained aubergine coated in a batter made with added finely chopped chilli and spring onions. Served with pickles, mint raita and tomato chutney...
In my experience carrots do not like being transplanted for this very reason. I only ever sow mine in situ. Give em a wash and i bet they still taste great.
In my experience carrots are precious little nobheads and, unless eaten raw, aren’t worth the effort!
I love your SWG by the way 🙂
carrots really don’t like being transplanted - in my not very informed opinion, but also in that of the wife who is somewhat more experienced in these matters, that’s the answer.
Amazed to hear it is thriving but I had never thought of aubergine battered and deep fat fried.
as an Englishman living up here, I lolled. On second thoughts though, a nice light spiced batter and some thin slices of aubergine and you could be on to a winner!
Fickle buggers carrots.
I think what you are seeing is a combination of transplanting and irregular watering. Both really easy this year. One option (next year) is to set toilet roll inner in situ and sow into them. Water regime is still a nightmare .
I've no idea how the farmers do it...
I can't tell where your carrots end and your fingers start.
Northern hemisphere innit. They go the other way down under.
They were trying to get onto That's Life
^^ 😀
Too much weed? 🙂
A remember a piss take of That's Life where Ester held up a photo of what looked like a normal carrot and said
"Thank you to Sarah from Basingstoke who sent in this picture of her husband's penis which looks just like a carrot"
do you play darts?
thems darts player's hands if I ever saw em.
Carrots also don't like too much nitrogen, were you feeding them?
Not feeding them but it was fresh compost so that might have caused it.