General information and discussion about cultivating all other edible garden plants.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: SW Pennsylvania, zone 6a
Posts: 147
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I have some pretty bad soil for growing carrots here. It's heavy clay and even with the enormous amount of compost that I have added over the years it's still not good for carrots.
Last season I tried Danvers 126 carrots and they did better than any other carrot variety that I have ever grown. Just thought this might help out others with clay soil that want to grow carrots. Jim |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Ontario
Posts: 3,891
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Thanks muchly!
Linda |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Near Philadelphia, PA
Posts: 1,940
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I grew Oxheart this past year in SE PA clay soil and they were amazing! I've also had luck in years past with Danvers 126 and Kuroda. The Oxheart seeds had been difficult to find for a long time but then all of a sudden several companies had them. Worth a try!
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: SW Pennsylvania, zone 6a
Posts: 147
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Thanks PhilaGardener
I will have to try the Oxheart carrots. Is there a good seed source for them you can recommend? Jim |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Near Philadelphia, PA
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I got mine from Baker Creek and was pleased with them.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: SW Pennsylvania, zone 6a
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Thanks PhilaGardener.
I ordered from them a long time ago and I thought they were a great company and I would definitely order from them again. The catalog they sent me was beautiful also. Jim |
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