Comments on: Carrots in Disguise http://veggiesmith.com/blog/plants/carrots-in-disguise/ Our journey from gardening neophytes to mavens...we hope. Sun, 20 May 2012 02:36:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Cheri http://veggiesmith.com/blog/plants/carrots-in-disguise/#comment-99 Cheri Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:04:20 +0000 http://veggiesmith.com/blog/?p=341#comment-99 Thanks, guys! I wonder if the nitrogen was in the potting stuff Mike used indoors? Hmm. We'll see when we have direct seeded dudes to contrast them with. Thanks, guys! I wonder if the nitrogen was in the potting stuff Mike used indoors? Hmm. We’ll see when we have direct seeded dudes to contrast them with.

]]> By: Daphne http://veggiesmith.com/blog/plants/carrots-in-disguise/#comment-98 Daphne Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:44:31 +0000 http://veggiesmith.com/blog/?p=341#comment-98 Carrots are hairy when they get too much nitrogen as Joan said. They were started indoors? Carrots have a long tap root (duh right since it is the carrot). If you stop it from growing somehow it won't get long. If it reaches the bottom of a pot, it will stop growing down. It won't ever recover that length when you transplant it outside. Try direct seeding them next time. Other things that can stop a carrot from growing long are heavy clay soil and rocks. That is the issue in my garden. Carrots are hairy when they get too much nitrogen as Joan said.

They were started indoors? Carrots have a long tap root (duh right since it is the carrot). If you stop it from growing somehow it won’t get long. If it reaches the bottom of a pot, it will stop growing down. It won’t ever recover that length when you transplant it outside. Try direct seeding them next time. Other things that can stop a carrot from growing long are heavy clay soil and rocks. That is the issue in my garden.

]]> By: Joan http://veggiesmith.com/blog/plants/carrots-in-disguise/#comment-96 Joan Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:30:16 +0000 http://veggiesmith.com/blog/?p=341#comment-96 OK dude. First the carrots grow big beautiful tops and then they bulk up their bottoms. You were just a little too anxious, darling. There is also the whole NPK thing. No, I am not talking about your sister. Nitrogen-Phosphorus-Potassium. There could be a little imbalance there. Too much N and you get a lot of green stuff. But I expect you were just way to early picking those beauties. Owen has a carrot growing tube so you can actually watch it all happen. You can borrow it if you would like. The kids would enjoy it! OK dude. First the carrots grow big beautiful tops and then they bulk up their bottoms. You were just a little too anxious, darling.

There is also the whole NPK thing. No, I am not talking about your sister. Nitrogen-Phosphorus-Potassium. There could be a little imbalance there. Too much N and you get a lot of green stuff.

But I expect you were just way to early picking those beauties.

Owen has a carrot growing tube so you can actually watch it all happen. You can borrow it if you would like. The kids would enjoy it!

]]> By: Jo Ann http://veggiesmith.com/blog/plants/carrots-in-disguise/#comment-95 Jo Ann Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:16:13 +0000 http://veggiesmith.com/blog/?p=341#comment-95 You have been elevated to my favorite blog writer EVER. Anyone who can use the word "hirsute" in writing about a garden has mad skills. Your adoring farmer fan You have been elevated to my favorite blog writer EVER. Anyone who can use the word “hirsute” in writing about a garden has mad skills.

Your adoring farmer fan

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