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Which Variety? Recommended varieties are listed below - click on a variety below for a picture.
Variety
Crop
Shape
Comments
Maestro
Maincrop
Medium
Excellent resistance to carrot fly. A very tasty round
ended carrot. RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM) in 2005.
Carson
Maincrop
Short
A hybrid Chantenay carrot with superb taste. Stores very
well, grows well in heavy soils. RHS Award of Garden Merit
(AGM) in 2005.
Flyaway
Early
Medium
Although the are early, they can be sown all through the
season. Some resistance to carrot fly. A sweet tasting
carrot with rounded ends.
Autumn
King 2
Maincrop
Medium
to long
Keeps
very well, traditional carrot shape. RHS Award of Garden
Merit (AGM) in 1995.
Parmex
Early
Round
Small round carrots which a great for sowing all year
long. Good in clay and shallow soils. Good for container
growing as well. RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM) in 1993
and 2006.
Carrots are classified in two ways - cropping time, early or
maincrop - shape, short, medium or long. Unless you are growing
carrots for exhibition, forget the long types, which can grow to
1metre (3 foot) in length.
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Date posted: November 01, 2011 - 06:17 am
Message: You need at least 2ft between plants, more, if you have room. I suggest lifting carefully, separating, potting and taking the best survivors to plant in the ground. You don't need a lot of plants, three or four will be plenty.
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Date posted: November 01, 2011 - 03:31 am
Message: I threw squash seeds and they all grew close together they are now 4-5 inches tall Must I thin them or leave them or transplant
Name: reino
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Date posted: May 24, 2011 - 10:28 am
Message: where can i sell my carrots and for how much can i sell it for?
please reply to me!
kind regards
Reino Engelbrecht
Name: Glyn
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Date posted: May 17, 2011 - 02:59 pm
Message: First, can i say what an informative site you have, thankyou.My problem is my carrots grown in container are several inches high but no bottoms. I realise now after reading sites that I probably watered too much but can I save them if I now stop watering?
