Having consulted last years list, I planted carrots in weeks 6,10,18,22 &34 Various varieties, with more than 1 on the mid season plantings. week 1 is New Years Day.
My standard row is 2.4 metres. Harvesting is progressive, and we use carrots raw and cooked.The last (wk 34) overwintered under cloches and are just about ready now as finger carrots. I tend to grow open pollinated, heirloom varieties for flavour, which mature at differing times, rather than the uniform F1 commercial which are bred to be ready for mechanical extraction as a field. I adopt a similar approch to other crops. My ‘challenge’ is to always have something to harvest on every visit to the plot, throughout the year. My plot tenure is on the basis of crop share, so a surplus to my own requirements ‘pays’ the rent!
The nature of this ‘sport’ is one either has gluts or b**g*r all!
