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Anyone grown these? I bought some seed yesterday and am interested in knowing about the variety as I chose them on a whim.
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Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein
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You read my mind !!! just got my carrot seeds packets out to have a ponder about purple haze. Have prepared half a bed today for carrots and want to get some on the go tomorrow ( hope it's not too early). Spent half the day emptying the bed and sieving the soil back in , mixing it with compost. Have had a bit of a gander on the tinterweb. It would seem they take 70 days to fully mature, are best raw, very lightly steamed or roasted within an inch of their life. Look lovely on the pictures and unlike the purple beans , it says they keep their colour on cooking -
Grown these the last few years, they look really good with a bunch of other coloured carrots and taste good too, they're my sons favorite so I rarely get a look in when I bring them home.Jiving on down to the beach to see the blue and the gray, seems to be all and it's rosy-it's a beautiful day!Comment
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They sound good then thanks! My son hates carrots so am hoping to win him round with something that looks a little different from the norm.
I too am itching to get going with my carrot bed but the seed packet suggests sowing from May. Do have early nantes too which I intend to sow in April.
What is the yellow variety called? Does anyone know.Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein
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They grow well and look good, unfortunately they aren't my favourite carrots as they are quite strong tasting and i like a milder type. All in all though, if you like strong carroty tastes then you'll love these.
My favourite carrots are creme de lite, now they are yummy."He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it hath already committed breakfast with it in his heart"Comment
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Are they cream coloured? Never heard of them. Am intrigued.Originally posted by vegnut View PostLook deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein
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"He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it hath already committed breakfast with it in his heart"Comment
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Thanks Vegnut I'll take a look!Originally posted by vegnut View PostLook deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein
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Your'e very welcome V.V.G."He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it hath already committed breakfast with it in his heart"Comment
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Different companies have different names. T&M do Yellowstone: Carrot Yellowstone - Carrot & Parsnip Seeds - Thompson & MorganOriginally posted by VirginVegGrower View PostAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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I grew them last year - they kept well after picking (ziplock freezer bag in the fridge). I grew them in pots:
They were reasonably tasty - but early nantes out class them in terms of speed of growth and taste. Autumn King for me, worked amazing - I had HUGE carrots - think one was 600g).Comment
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Now that's just bragging CM (wink)! I am thinking some orange, some purple, and some yellow or cream and confuse that son of mine!Originally posted by chrismarks View PostI grew them last year - they kept well after picking (ziplock freezer bag in the fridge). I grew them in pots:
They were reasonably tasty - but early nantes out class them in terms of speed of growth and taste. Autumn King for me, worked amazing - I had HUGE carrots - think one was 600g).Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein
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Found 'em!
Purple haze: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_F...tanmk4CnAY.jpg
Early nantes (amazing taste): https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_F...tHATMXW6cW.jpg
Autmn King: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_F...oto%281%29.JPG (50p next to it for comparison of size)
No idea how it got that big, that was grown in normal, stoney garden soil, the bed was deep - and I had dug it to loosen the soil (double dug) - sods inverted, covered in newspaper, soaked and back filled. I presume the tap root went right down to seek the water which is why it fattened up so much.
I ate most of those carrots raw when wandering around the garden! That big one went into carrot and parsnip soup - that one, plus a huge parsnip made 1 big vat of soup. Frugal! [why do I always spell parsnip parnsip?!]
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I only had about 2 carrots affected with root fly - I sowed very thinly, and picked either very early morning, or late on when it wasn't windy.. didn't protect them any other way - may have just been lucky though!Last edited by chris; 01-04-2011, 04:01 AM.Comment
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What, even steamed and smothered in butter?Originally posted by VirginVegGrower View Post
I wouldn't recommend white carrots (well not the ones I've had... they are hard and taste like turnips. Hang on ....no, they were carrots)
My favourite for flavour (and I've grown lots of so-called sweet ones) are Adelaide. Finger size, sweet early little carrots, lovelyAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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Yes, even tenderly steamed and smothered in best butter. He never used to - just going through a teenage phase! Daughter loathed mushrooms too. I make a lot of soup - thank goodness for blenders!!
Might look for the baby sweet ones as well then.Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein
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