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Re: Carrot Harvesting for Dummies

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Other than Bill's metaphysical method, th'other trick is a spading fork....

Now Mary, did ya build a deep bed of Melsoil for yer carrots, or is this yer
Indiana clay telling you what a smart man that Mel is and how you shoulda?
:-)


Frank---has also heard that if you beseech the carrot devas properly, at
harvest time the carrots will jump out of the ground and into your garden
trug....but he's never seen it happen....so he builds the deep Melsoil
carrot bed, or grows golfball carrots.......:-)


-----Original Message-----
From: Mary Thorp <maribou@infocom.com>
To: Sqft@Listbot. Com <sqft@listbot.com>
Date: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 11:20 PM
Subject: Carrot Harvesting for Dummies


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>Okay...I get ready to harvest a luscious-looking square of carrots and
>to my dismay they refuse to come out of the ground.  I did have the
>sense to water first to soften the soil.  Anyway, first all the tops
>snapped off, leaving these pitiful orange stubs at ground level.  Then I
>go after them with a trowel, only to have every single one snap off
>about 4-5 inches below the ground.  I think my language must have scared
>the bugs away from the plants!
>
>So now that I've displayed my ignorance for y'all's amusement, could
>someone please tell me how to harvest *whole* carrots?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mary Thorp
>Richmond, IN
>Zone 6
>
>
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