Smithy reckons I should not have pulled it maybe he is right for once but I still have 9 that feel roughly the same size and only need one as a backup 18 pointer for the 6x1 at Harrogate.
ABACO
ABACO
SWEET CANDLE
SWEET CANDLE
Sunday 17 July 2011
Abaco stumps vs Sweet Canle
Curiosity got the better of me this morning. For a few weeks now I have been noticing that the foliage on the 2 rows of Abaco carrots in the stump bed was a lot stronger than the sweet candle and as the subject of Abaco had come up at Kendal earlier in the year at the carrot talks where Ian Simpson and a few others said that they were just the same as sweet candle I thought I would take a look what a surprise was in store for me when I lifted it it is considerably shorter than the sweet candle sown at the same time and is also larger in diameter, with another 8 weeks to go when it stumps up hopefully I should have some crackers I did not sow many as the Kendal incident put me off. I will however be sowing more of these next year if this one is anything to go by.
Smithy reckons I should not have pulled it maybe he is right for once but I still have 9 that feel roughly the same size and only need one as a backup 18 pointer for the 6x1 at Harrogate.
Smithy reckons I should not have pulled it maybe he is right for once but I still have 9 that feel roughly the same size and only need one as a backup 18 pointer for the 6x1 at Harrogate.
Impressive!
ReplyDeleteIt'll be interesting to see how well Abaco does in the shows compared to Sweet Candle.
Richard I like the shape if the stump end forms ok it should be good
ReplyDeleteWow looks good Paul
ReplyDeleteWhat sort of dimensions are these carrots?
John
On the plot Not sure never measured it before I ate it sorry
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