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22 Sep 09, David (Australia - temperate climate)

Lisa. How long have the carrots been in? Are they getting plenty of sun & water?

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18 Sep 09, Lisa (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

my carrots are VERY leafy but have tiny root growth. Good soil. Good drainage. Not too much fertiliser. What am I doing wrong???

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08 Sep 19, Anna (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I have the same problem it is now 8 September and I put them in about 5 months ago. Lots of green foliage. short subby carrots. The soils is deep and mostly made up of composted lawn clippings.

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10 Sep 09, Dee (Australia - temperate climate)

Many thanks for the info David, most appreciated! I've planted another crop of them but will lay off the fertiliser this time.

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10 Sep 09, David (Australia - temperate climate)

Dee. "You are what you eat" same for vegies, I am guessing the bad taste came from the Liquid Nitrosol rather than the basil. Carrots don't need feeding whilst they are growing, just dig a little (very little) compost in before planting and keep well watered.

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08 Sep 09, Dee (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi all. Has anyone had any problems planting carrot seedlings with basil? I'm new to vege gardening and didnt think about companion planting too much (obviously :)). They were the round variety and ended up quite small and they were so DISGUSTING I wanted to scrub my tongue with a wire brush to get the taste out of my mouth. I used liquid Nitrosol to fertilise - do you think the basil or fertliser may have been the reason for the bad taste?

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02 Sep 09, Julia (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

I just read that you can't grow carrots from seedlings, only seeds. Is this true? We planted some from seedlings we bought at a market and they all came out round and woody. Very disappointing!

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02 Sep 09, Julia (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

We planted carrots around 4 months ago. It's been an unusually warm winter (warmest on record i think) and everyone I have pulled up is about an inch wide, but round! Any suggestions to prevent round carrots next time? thanks

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09 Aug 09, harry levy (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

My soil is dug at least 6ins.deep but they still won't grow deep some were in for 2months and I pulled them the other day and they were only about 3ins long I use dynamic lifter in liquid and pellet form and blood/bone hope you can help thank you

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04 Aug 09, sylvia (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Onions & leeks are good companion plants for carrot, and also seem to keep down pests (except snails!). I plant one row of each, every couple of weeks, and have had no problems at all with pests. Short, stumpy carrots are usually a result of not cultivating the soil deeply enough before planting (as I learned myself!). If this is not possible, get around the problem by planting short, stumpy varieties like Chantenay, or try baby carrots. Hope this helps!

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