Carrots and parsnips grow best in light, sandy soil so if your soil is heavy clay, stony, chalky or doesn't drain particularly well, concentrate on the maincrop, short-root types which cope better ...
As winter's frosty grip begins to loosen, February presents the ideal opportunity to gear up for the forthcoming growing season. Whether you're a green-fingered veteran or a budding horticulturist, ...
For a continuous supply of carrots, sow a few seeds every fortnight. May-August - Grow, grow, grow Once the seedlings are big enough to handle gently pull out the weaker plants, leaving one carrot ...
IN the summer of 1944, cysts of a root eelworm were found on carrots growing on a smallholding at Chatteris in the Isle of Ely. Afterwards, infestations were noted on carrots in several other ...