Picked these carrots today.
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I wouldn't normally leave carrots in the ground over winter, but these were sown late in August - too late - so they weren't worth digging up in the autumn. Then we had this peculiarly wet, but warmer than usual, winter. So when I was at the plot to pick kale and dig up Jerusalem artechokes (and weed the onion patch) I thought I would see what there was under the ground beneath the net.
To give a sense of scale:
They taste really sweet.
And here for the record are the unwashed Jerusalem artechokes. A great boon at this time of year when soup is the order of the day.
Ours stay in all through winter every year and they even survive the really bad winter a couple of years ago. It's good to have things to harvest at this time of year.
ReplyDeleteInteresting, Sue. Our later harvested carrots can be devastated by underground pests. We eat lot's of carrots so we've got through all ours a week or two ago - aside from these. We really can't grow enough!
DeleteGreat carrots Mal...I really should check to see what has happened with the roots I didn't manage to get dug out of my plot last year....but the weather is just so awful and wet that i have no inclination to visit the plot...maybe the weekend will be a little better and I will find come time and motivation to get my 'butt' into gear!!
ReplyDeleteI have never grown or even tried Jerusalem artichokes. I think I should maybe try some and see what they're all about!!
Jerusalem artichokes make a gourmet soup. You must try them. Watch out though the tops grow 6 foot high or more!
DeleteIt's great your getting carrots this time of year. As the weather gets milder this could be a new winter staple. I found one carrot in the garden I'd missed a few weeks ago and it has no pest damage.
ReplyDeleteNice to get a surprise like that - but as to future winters, how does it go(?) "past performance is not a guarantee of future performance" - expect the unexpected!
DeleteHi Ruth - I am a firm believer in growing what you like to eat - I just can't grow enough carrots!
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