I’m a supertaster. What’s that?? I have far more tastebuds than the normal person, which makes flavors much more intense.
With that being said, I prefer my carrots to be very baby carrots. Maybe the size of my pinky finger and a bit smaller, as their flavor is much sweeter and their texture is crisp. I’ve been pulling the occasional carrot to check their progress, and decided to harvest them all today.
I experimented with them as they grew. I had 4 short rows in the container. As they grew, I thinned two rows and left the other two rows alone, just for my own curiosity.
The thinned rows were much bigger, about twice the size of the non thinned rows. Now I know. :) The other result is pictured. Carrot love.
They’re tasty, and I will use them in salads this week.
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Cherokee_Motley wrote:
Testing like you did is the thing I think we as humans have forgotten to do in the last 75 years. Now we just expect instant results and having it right the first time. I am personally guilty of writing my results down but in various notebooks and scraps of paper quickly lost for the ages, which is why I like folia. It helps me keep all my notes in one spot and encourages me to jot down my observations more often.
Can you shed a little light on the type of container you grew the carrots in, the soil mixture, and how often you watered?
Posted on 26 Jun 12 (11 months ago)
goddessjoy wrote:
I am an information junkie, and the more information I can gather on my own, the happier I am. This was my first time growing this mix of carrots so I had to “play” with them and test them.
I was desperate for a container, and just used what I had on hand.
The seeds were a tri color mix from Renee’s Garden. Anything I start from seed comes from them. All of their seeds are non GMO and they’re not treated with any type of chemicals..plus they’re local to me, and I try to get things as local as possible.
The container, you can see it in the picture of the bunch of carrots. It was a carrying “tank” for my hermit crabs, rigid transparent plastic, about 12" long x 6" across x 10" deep. I drilled holes in the bottom for drainage, then filled it with Kellogg Patio Plus dirt.
I use the Kellogg Patio Plus for all of my container gardening. It’s rich, but drains well, and is organic. As a bonus, I always find earth worms in the bags! :)
As far as watering, I watered every day, usually right before sunset (I’m not a morning person). Where I live, the rainy season ends in May, so we have no rain from June-late September. It also gets rather hot at times, we had a week of 100 degree temps just a couple of weeks ago. But, even on the hot days, our nights are nice a cool, about 50-55, with the sea breeze that comes over the mountains, which usually brings a tiny bit of humidity and a bit of fog as well, but only in the overnight hours.
I did place crushed egg shells in the dirt in a line around all of the sprouts. My patio was under attack from snails and I didn’t want them to get my precious experiment carrots. It kept them out beautifully. I ended up doing the same thing in my mixed greens container as well.
I’m going to grab some “Round Romeo” seeds tomorrow and plant them in the same container after I amend it with some worm castings.
I hope that covered everything! :)
Posted on 27 Jun 12 (11 months ago)
Cherokee_Motley wrote:
Thanks for all the great tips, I will try some soon.
Posted on 30 Jun 12 (11 months ago)
goddessjoy wrote:
No problem, Cherokee! :)
Posted on 01 Jul 12 (11 months ago)
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