tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post2183749526048155577..comments2024-03-16T10:01:48.154-07:00Comments on Chronica Domus: A Rather Peculiar Carrot CropChronica Domushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-21649526289992608732016-08-10T13:10:18.276-07:002016-08-10T13:10:18.276-07:00Thank you Jen. Next time I will make sure to thin ...Thank you Jen. Next time I will make sure to thin the plants and hope they grow in a more conventional shape.Chronica Domushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-57868757288869714962016-08-09T10:55:50.196-07:002016-08-09T10:55:50.196-07:00Well done. Carrots are impossible to grow so kudos...Well done. Carrots are impossible to grow so kudos to you both!Jen Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05350176925586602027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-75509729703915324802016-08-01T07:37:53.993-07:002016-08-01T07:37:53.993-07:00Hello KL Gaylin,
Well, as I wrote, our carrots wi...Hello KL Gaylin,<br /><br />Well, as I wrote, our carrots will not be winning beauty contests but just as the carrots from your CSA are sweet and tasty, so are ours, which is truly why we enjoyed them so much. My daughter told me she absolutely detests those little bagged carrots which are insipid and smell of chemicals. Who can blame her? <br /><br />I've given the soil a rest this year and did not plant potatoes although I must say, there are plenty of volunteers coming up. I am curious to see if they yield any potatoes at all.Chronica Domushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-3953708249511606732016-08-01T07:27:28.310-07:002016-08-01T07:27:28.310-07:00I think your carrots look marvelously home grown a...I think your carrots look marvelously home grown and delicious. The carrots from our CSA have the same knobby appeal. Regardless of the shape, they are tender, sweet and tasty. At the very least, they are an interesting conversation topic at the table. Did you plant another crop of potatoes this year?<br />Best, KL GaylinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-39664457845648874292016-07-29T10:16:42.965-07:002016-07-29T10:16:42.965-07:00Oh yes, I see it now, baby mandrakes, how very per...Oh yes, I see it now, baby mandrakes, how very perceptive of you racheld!<br /><br />Your Harry Potter party is sure to be a hit with the imagination you inject into it, and your weekend away being pampered by a beloved cousin sounded wonderful from your description.<br /><br />Have no fear, yes we are keeping cool because summer in the San Francisco Bay Area is predictably foggy and cool. I need some heat.Chronica Domushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-28255929699144311392016-07-29T08:23:22.373-07:002016-07-29T08:23:22.373-07:00Oh, those precious little cherubs!! You have quit...Oh, those precious little cherubs!! You have quite the way with the exotic plant, I see---all golden and rosy and still curled from their garden sleep.<br /><br />How I wish for those for next weekend!! I'd be serving the little beauties as Baby Mandrakes, for we're to have the long-awaited, much-postponed Harry Potter party for a dear GrandDaughter, who has just turned twelve. Many delays with their schedule and ours, plus the A/C upstairs is STILL misbehaving itself, and so we hope for a lovely day to have the party on the lawn.<br /><br />We do all sorts of cutesy food for the Grands' party themes---we've got Dragon Scales, Fruit Wands, Chocolate Frogs, String-Cheese Brooms, as well as the Mandrakes---not nearly so charming as your own hatching, but a lovely long thin type of carrot which we just discovered this Spring.<br /><br />It's lovely to be back---we were away for the Fourth, with other GRANDS, then this past weekend was a trip to Birmingham to visit my own dear cousin, last seen at Daddy's funeral in '04. What a fabulous reunion, and what a sublime hostess. I've not been so pampered in I can't think when, and it was like a ballet, sitting at their kitchen table and watching the two of them as they moved about their cooking---marvelous meals, wonderful company and conversation for two days non-stop, and blissful slumber in a big brass bed in the treetops. No kidding---it was more than fifty feet down into the shady forest of their back lawn. <br /><br />I can just taste those tiny curls of carrot---what a charming, tasty harvest! Hope you're staying cool way out there!<br /><br />rRachelDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11204947567574886675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-50828379533402367062016-07-26T07:33:34.071-07:002016-07-26T07:33:34.071-07:00Now I must track down that show to view as you bot...Now I must track down that show to view as you both recommend it, thank you. However, I doubt I'm going to the extreme of placing pipes in the soil, but I do understand the concept. I'll be thinning seedlings and checking for pebbles however. And there I was priding myself on how loamy my soil was - hmmm!Chronica Domushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-80471612936948745932016-07-26T06:01:33.268-07:002016-07-26T06:01:33.268-07:00I was going to mention the same thing Heidi just s...I was going to mention the same thing Heidi just said!! Yes I saw that show too and they were saying that any pebbles will make the carrots move out of the way and go around - and many of the planters not only used sandy soil but some used pipes to guide the carrots to go straight up and down too! and yes they also said you had to preen after a few weeks after planting one out of 3 to give them space. You really need to see the last season of the allotment challenge - it was so useful and gave tips they wouldn't really bother in other shows.Coulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-86815808840203752232016-07-25T20:35:05.734-07:002016-07-25T20:35:05.734-07:00Hello Heidi,
I usually start my plants from seed ...Hello Heidi,<br /><br />I usually start my plants from seed but in this case I couldn't resist this particular seller's wares and opted to bite the bullet for my daughter's sake who suggested we plant carrots. Next time I'm going to double-check that each of the seedlings are indeed single. I think that was the issue with our bizarrely shaped carrots - they were too cramped. They did taste good though!<br /><br />I will look about the internet to see if I'm able to view the show you reference. Sounds like something I'd enjoy watching, thank you.Chronica Domushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-29540697921997916942016-07-25T19:18:48.737-07:002016-07-25T19:18:48.737-07:00Slightly odd looking, indeed! But I'll bet the...Slightly odd looking, indeed! But I'll bet they were tasty. Did you catch any episodes of The Great British Smallholder on tv? They were all growing veggies in their small holding and having a competition (similar to at a village fete). The lengths they went to to grow perfect veg was eye opening. I seem to remember carrots were grown in very sandy soil to make sure they sent out only one root and it went straight down. <br />I think your 6 pack of seedlings included a few bonus ones! Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01432089507602828735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-21344676327148231312016-07-25T15:19:48.943-07:002016-07-25T15:19:48.943-07:00Hello Karen,
Well, I can certainly attest to thei...Hello Karen,<br /><br />Well, I can certainly attest to their fresh and delicious flavor, as we've been munching on our carrots like mad rabbits.<br /><br />The experiment with the six-pack of seedlings has been a fun one that I'm sure will be repeated only this time, I should perhaps not take it for granted that I'm only planting six carrots and make provision for their growth.Chronica Domushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-77980622774260991722016-07-25T14:31:07.878-07:002016-07-25T14:31:07.878-07:00As long as they tasted good it's good in my bo...As long as they tasted good it's good in my book. What a fun project with your daughter.<br />xo,<br />KarenKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064699521293763744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-62818706929330791022016-07-25T10:17:08.752-07:002016-07-25T10:17:08.752-07:00Hello Jim,
You make a perfectly valid point when ...Hello Jim,<br /><br />You make a perfectly valid point when you state that large fruits and vegetables, which here in the United States is all that is available at most supermarkets, lack flavor. This is why I prefer to do my weekly produce shopping at the local farmers' markets or try to grow my own. Chronica Domushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-63472277469981516182016-07-25T10:08:23.105-07:002016-07-25T10:08:23.105-07:00Hello DaniBP,
How kind of you to award our carro...Hello DaniBP, <br /><br />How kind of you to award our carrot crop a blue ribbon and, so pleased you like the garden trug. I received it as a present from a beloved cousin in England. It's been in constant use since I received it almost twenty years ago, and I think of her each time I fill it with our home-grown fruit and veg. Chronica Domushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-85333260603415095262016-07-25T10:02:57.818-07:002016-07-25T10:02:57.818-07:00Oh, yes, slf, tasty they certainly are! My daughte...Oh, yes, slf, tasty they certainly are! My daughter can't stop snacking on them. <br /><br />We shall try the growing experiment again next season in hopes for slightly more conventional looking carrots.Chronica Domushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-56524253196605166442016-07-25T10:00:38.196-07:002016-07-25T10:00:38.196-07:00Hello GSL,
Oh, I must share your very amusing des...Hello GSL,<br /><br />Oh, I must share your very amusing description of our carrot crop with my daughter. She'll likely have no clue what a leper colony is but once I've explained all, she'll say something like "oh, that's cool!".<br /><br />Stay tuned as I have an update on the Frankentrees in a future posting here on CD.Chronica Domushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-89636950016439243852016-07-24T20:02:17.664-07:002016-07-24T20:02:17.664-07:00Hello CD, I don't know about carrots, but it ...Hello CD, I don't know about carrots, but it seems that with many types of fruit, the more misshapen the fruit the better and more complex the taste. Large, perfect examples tend to be insipid. I'll take your homegrown carrots any day--their homegrown looks are a bonus.<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-85732874277782312812016-07-24T14:24:14.434-07:002016-07-24T14:24:14.434-07:00I don't know, I think they could win a blue ri...I don't know, I think they could win a blue ribbon for looks! Especially in that attractive trug basket. Pretty amazing, and impressive, I haven't had any luck growing carrots so I am giving you and your daughter big points for your green thumbs. Happy gardening to you both XODaniBPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02633155240779845497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-2044722833033252532016-07-24T13:33:37.648-07:002016-07-24T13:33:37.648-07:00How satisfying to grow your own carrots! I am sur...How satisfying to grow your own carrots! I am sure they are quite tasty.slfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04405972029307714164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-79407986874630539422016-07-24T13:05:12.732-07:002016-07-24T13:05:12.732-07:00My Dear CD,
After seeing the Frankenstein Trees an...My Dear CD,<br />After seeing the Frankenstein Trees and now this leper colony of carrots, I suggest you and Patience don space suits when troweling in the back yard. That soil might fetch a pretty penny as black market feedstock for Iranian centrifuges.GSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04903412564467078538noreply@blogger.com