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Old January 12, 2016   #1
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Default Danvers 126 carrots

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.

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Old January 12, 2016   #2
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Thanks muchly!

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Old January 12, 2016   #3
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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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Old January 15, 2016   #4
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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?

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I got mine from Baker Creek and was pleased with them.
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Old January 24, 2016   #6
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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.

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