No carrots this year they just failed to germinate or thrive
Sowed the stump rooted Parmex in July (desperate) and they were ready to harvest this month - I thought they'd be naff but they are super tasty, although only the size of a small golf ball. Definite for next year

I grew them this year too. A bit hairy but very tasty

I've tried Scarlet Nantes twice and got nowt

Norfolk Giant (I think lost the label) did well though

I grew Parmex Paris Market, free from a mag, and I think they taste better cooked. They do grow well on crap soil

I grew some early Nantes - good results and some Paramos which I liked a lot. Also grown some Samurai which are supposed to be fly resistant but I have had no fly so cannot comment. Nice red colour but a bit long for my soil - taste not so good as the others. Paris Ronde - nice shape but a bit bland.

Early Nantes rubbish for me for second year running. Poor germination and roots fairly small on what survived.

Autumn King second year running I've grown these. Very good germination, good straight roots, very sweet.


Navarre first attempt. Good germination, great flavour, keep in fridge well. What's slightly strange is the roots grew upwards as well as down so the tops are about 2" or so above the soil surface but have not greened or been carrot flied! Banking up of soil recommended.....

Germination of root crops was indeed rubbish this year all over our plots.

In good years, I grow Early Nantes (March sowing) and follow up a month later with Autumn King. The Nantes do split though if left too long, where the AKs just get bigger. I've had some whoppers.

moonbells

My Autumn Kings had fantastic foliage. No carrots,just foliage

Autumn Kings grow foliage first and only grow the roots after they've got a decent food supply, as it were.

They aren't fast growing, but great once they get there.

moonbells

Ah that explains it then MB. Thanks for that. They were in a tub of grow bag compost. Shan't do that again. funny that cos radishes and spring onions do well

yellow ones... they did really well but taste the same as orange ones. I also grew early nantes that were good until the drought.

My carrots were dead good this year, she says in a smug fashion... I didn't get any carrot fly and I'm sure that's cos I earthed them up, and they were...... erm... I think they were.... could have been... Autumn King!!

What about maincrops? Want to grow some maincrops but the can't be be longens or I'll be jealous - no because I have shallow soil Thinking about Danvers Half Long - anyone grown 'em?

Chantenay Reds are supposed to be good .. was thinking of trying them next year ... that's if I can get rid of some more rock!!

I did them Flo and they were ok but a bit little. Some old guys gave me Flakee and they've been the best so far

all our normal carrots were useless

but today I picked the first white ones
(for fooling sophie into eating carrots )

They look odd but apparently all carrots were white before we started making them orange I got one white out of my 'ordinary' coloured lot....
Think they were Nantes 2 , and they've been no trouble

OOOOOOOOooooooooo!

Hope the cunning plan works, Tara, let us know how they taste..

Or Sophie if the plan works...

Absolutely superb. Long straight sweet roots and for the first eyar ever absolutely no sign of carrot fly! GET SOME FOR NEXT YEAR!!! WELL GO ON THEN!!!!!

Carrot Maestro F1 Seeds
Carrot fly resistant!
A reliable and excellent quality Nantes type combining good vigour with excellent pest and disease resistance (including Carrot Root Fly). Ideal for organic production. Award of Garden Merit. This variety has been trialled, tested and recommended by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany.

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Were those chantenay? Were they with loveinamist too?? Very tasty!

Chantenay red cored or some such name with red spring onions and parsnips. No nigella this time, just did the red onions. I mix the packets together. I didn't do nigella with these ones as the bed is rather small.

I sowed some carrots (Giant Red, from realseeds) 6 days ago and they've germinated already! Sowed them in the plastic bin in the garden, as I've pulled all the autumn king ones from there now. Don't know how these new ones will do but so far so good!

oooh they sound good uns. Good luck for a bumper harvest

Cheers Wardy

Hopefully they'll do as well as the others. Still got loads of them to pull from the plot, but wanted to try the reasl seeds ones. Forgot I'd bought them