Nah - one really should wait for cooler weather, but I did pull the really big ones. Don't want 'em to get too tough and woody. Most will be small - I never got around to thinning them this year.
The last of the onions are in now. Good year for onions and garlic.
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That is one HUGE carrot. NY carrots always seem short and stubby. We didn't thin ours, either. We have a varigated variety this year. We are waiting longer so they have more of a chance to get bigger.
I usually harvest the carrots much later - most are still in the ground. The longer they stay (cold weather), the sweeter they are (or so "they" say).
Also - variety has a lot to do with growth. Some are genetically bound to be short and stubby. Others are long and lean. If I had worked the soil deeper, and if I had thinned the patches, I'd probably have more long lean carrots and fewer short and stubby ones, though.
Hello - This is grace. I wrote you early in the summer saying that I was going to have a garden in the area and was going to use your blog for advice. I wanted to tell you that the summer was successful and you are to thank:) so thank you!!!
Grace - I'm so glad your garden worked out this year! And that I could be of help. Good luck in 2011.
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