We had mixed results and I was hoping that perhaps those of you who have carrot knowledge may be able to answer a question.
The first carrots I pulled looked like this.
Now I did some research, and it seems that carrots like these are caused by some sort of nematode? Does this mean that the towers should be dismantled and the dirt used elsewhere? Can the dirt be safely used for flowers? I am thinking of filling it with marigolds or pansy's or both. I think marigolds are supposed to be good for getting rid of things like nematodes? All these carrots went into the compost, or should I pull them out and burn them?
The rest of the carrots I pulled, from the other side of the same area, looked like this.
Not sure why the one looked more like a parsnip, but as you can see, they are all more normal. We cleaned these up and had them for dinner. They were quite yummy!
Anyway, that is all I have today. IF you do Halloween, please be safe. Hope you all have a wonderful, blessed day. I am thinking of friends who have lost loved family members recently. You have my condolences.
*hugs* ♥
Some of those are strange looking carrots. I have no luck at all growing carrots so I would be no help. The carrots you had for dinner look much better. The one time I tried growing carrots they turned out skinny with hairy looking roots all over!
ReplyDeleteWe've got some growing in a bin that we used potting soil in, if I remember correctly. Going to see if they grow any better in that.
DeleteOf course it helps that it's cooler out, too.
Have a blessed weekend. ♥
I don't think it's always something bad that causes it. I think it's also soil conditions. I remember reading about it like not enough room to grow, they bump into each other under ground, rocks, etc.
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