Carrots!

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Why are my carrots so small?! I grew then in a really deep container with potatoes but they are teency! Any tips for next year please? Xx

Pulled too soon? How large did the packet say they were?

I haven't got the packet!
They e been in for months and months and as it's late I thought it was now or never 🙄

Something I’ve started doing is transferring critical info to the plant label, eg “in to fridge April, out end May”, or “harvest Oct”.

The carrot is the plant’s storage organ - it spends all summer making food, then it dies down over winter. Next spring it uses the food stored to get into growth quickly and throw up a tall, stout flowering spike. So if it’s still green and healthy, it’s still putting food into the carrot. You can either leave it a lot longer for max size, or do as you have and pick young and tender for salads or luxury cooked carrots, steamed and served with butter. Roasting I think would be a waste.

@MereDintofPandiculation

Something I’ve started doing is transferring critical info to the plant label, eg “in to fridge April, out end May”, or “harvest Oct”.

The carrot is the plant’s storage organ - it spends all summer making food, then it dies down over winter. Next spring it uses the food stored to get into growth quickly and throw up a tall, stout flowering spike. So if it’s still green and healthy, it’s still putting food into the carrot. You can either leave it a lot longer for max size, or do as you have and pick young and tender for salads or luxury cooked carrots, steamed and served with butter. Roasting I think would be a waste.

Thank you! Yes, the leaves are still nice and healthy. We ate them- steamed and delicious! Maybe I'll leave the others in for longer. Xx

No advice but ours turned out the same and because they were emptied out of their pots during 2 wind storms they’ve also become funny shapes. They tasted gorgeous though I’m wondering if I should have left them longer.

I really don't get the point, carrots you buy in the shops don't taste any worse. Carrots are so difficult to grow!

We had the same and they tasted awful! They had a real metallic taste to them.

They look ok to me, how do they taste? All mine were stolen. I know the culprit

@Mrsjamin

I really don't get the point, carrots you buy in the shops don't taste any worse. Carrots are so difficult to grow!

They do! Far more flavour grown yourself, I suspect the shop ones are given maximum water for quick growth, and so the flavour is less intense

@Billybagpuss

They look ok to me, how do they taste? All mine were stolen. I know the culprit

Delicious and sweet!