Hi Plantmark,
My carrots this year look very similar to yours! I put it down to the bed that they are in – I think it is quite stony, but perhaps as Charles says, there are other contributing factors.
Nevertheless, I regard this years crops as a major success – especially as I had to sow 3 times to get any carrots at all! Not pretty, but plentiful and great for soup making. Another positive is the low incidence of carrot fly this year.
I did a late sowing in two other beds and will check to see if these are more akin to the classic carrot shape.
Cheers,
Beverley