Carrots survived the winter

 

Is this unusual?, my garden is full of carrots. I've been eating some of
them for the last few weeks but I'm wondering if I should just leave them
alone for a few months and hope they grow to a reasonable size. My
carrots have always been stunted, usually just an inch long, never more
than three inches, maybe giving them two seasons to grow is what they
need to reach a normal size. The carrot variety is Danvers. I'm in
Massachusetts so I assumed that Danvers which is a New England carrot
would do best but it's been a disappointment. However it's ability to
survive the winter seems to be a redeeming feature.

 

On 4 Apr 2010 22:17:24 GMT, General Schvantzkoph


Unfortunately, any of your over-wintered carrots you want to eat, you
will have to eat soon. Carrots are biennial so they will be going to
seed this year.
On the plus side of the ledger, they are an heirloom variety and you
should be able to harvest true to type seeds for planting next year.
One caveat to this though, if you have Queen Anne's Lace (wild carrot)
growing nearby they will readily cross pollinate.

Ross.

 



No, they won't get bigger.  What will happen is that they'll start to put
out little rootlets and become tough, as they prepare to make seeds this
year.  The good news is that, since carrots grow so well throughout the
winter where you live, you can plan to have year-round carrots, even if they
are small.  Plant fewer seeds, but more regularly (every three weeks or so),
and you'll have a steady supply.
--S.

 

On Sun, 04 Apr 2010 18:01:26 -0600, Suzanne D. wrote:


That's a good idea, I'll do a monthly seed planting. I'm going to try
parsnips this year, is the same thing true for them?

 



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