Our "Edibles" #13: Carrots (continued)

Ours have been miserable little sprigs of nothingness, even with them growing in the garden and not being sprayed.

Just been awful this year.

I’ll give them a try again next year and see if they do anything, else they’re off the “grow list”.

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

so sorry to hear that MsD…Pesticides leaching and drifting can cause terrible effects. Maybe find a new location for your carrots next year…Its not too late to get some seed in for some short season carrots to use as “baby carrots” in stirfrys and salads. I would suggest Sweet Baby Jane Carrots Veseys.

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20

Face it, Debbie, you’re not destined to grow carrots! At least not this year.

-- the day you quit learning is the day you quit living.

How’s your corn doing (since it was by the carrots)?

Ours stunted and silked way early, only at 3’ tall.. I think we got 4 ears out of 50’ of corn.

Anything else die from the overspray?

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

I don’t think anything else was affected. Either they didn’t see the carrots there or they were ticked off (which there were) that we tied a tarp rope onto their fence (behind the carrots) and it was payback time. The landowner is an interesting man.

Corn… I think we put in three different varieties, at least two and the one.. haha.. knee high!! The rest is about 4’ I’d say.

re: carrots, I thought about planting more and then keep forgetting. Maybe now I’ll remember. Thanks XO

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Ticked over a rope?

Well that’s not very sociable.

Sounds like your corn did a LITTLE better than ours.

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

well there was controversy with the neighbour over the location of the fence and then he came and checked our property because he didn’t want anything touching his fence posts… didn’t want them rotting out… my mom had tossed some dead flowers in the corner of our property and they were up against the fence. He told her to move them.. which is fine…. just put all the little conversations together and it gets a little “interesting”.

Rick saw him and his wife out there last week and he was pointing at the rope and talking to his wife about it.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Debbie. I guess that you need a new shrub.

Compliments of MrTrim on LumberJocks.

-- Karson retired in DE e-mail karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

I wish I were that skilled with the clippers. I have someone for whom that would be appropriate. LOL

-- jroot

haha I remember that pix.. that is the funniest thing. I laughed right out loud at that one.

I wonder what the farmer would think if he saw that by his precious fence… lol

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

This pictures reminds me of an incident that happened here a few year ago.

The person (happens to be an older lady) who owns the next property was quite upset when we bought this place!
She accused us and the former owner of “stealing” it from her!

She threatened us with “loose bullets” during the hunting season.
She would hide in the woods and “spy” on us! :the reason why we had to cut the trees on the front of the property to stop her from “stalking” me (I did not hear her, but the dog was going crazy on the deck)!

She complained to the Hydro saying that our post were on her property: it happened that the gentleman that came and checked was the same one that did the installation and he told me he thought we were a pain in the hmmmm when he was doing it, but now understood!lol

We had, naturally, made a complain with the police about the threats, and the staking and we were told to document the whole thing and if possible take pictures when she was on our property!

So there I was walking around with my camera in case of…and one afternoon she came and I had my camera.
And I started taking pictures! Well…when she saw that..she ran to her car and left!

A few minutes later she came back and asked why I was taking the pictures and I explained to her the reasons why!

Low and behold, she turned around, bent over and lifted her dress…Yes she mooooned me! And yes I tooks a few pictures!

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

LOL

That one should be a good one for the judge to view.

-- jroot

hahah gotta have your camera ready.. you just never know what will happen!

interesting tale you get to tell now.. see?? wasn’t it all worth it??;)

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

I love the carrot story, I was just thinking about planting some of those pretty yellow, pink and white ones…maybe not.

oh don’t let my ongoing saga discourage you! I’ve had great crops of carrots in the past.. just not last year or this year…

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

I was funny even then!!

As far as carrots, none this year (rained out) but the last few years was just great!

There is always next year!

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

yes I was noticing that no one likes early girls and I have a great crop of medium size tomato’s but i can’t get a blossom on my Beef steaks goes to show you everywhere is different.

MsD I think this is not your year for carrots.But at least you have a lot of things that grew beautifully for you this year.
Eklectic….Loved the story.Kinda scary being stalked though.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

Well I don’t know how I missed this thread … so much “going on here”!!! LOL!!!! Such stories … funny. Neighbors, you just never know what you are getting into when you move, or they move in. Just keep your fingers crossed till you “know better” ... :-)

I LOVE that bush … hubby had shown me that on LJ a while ago, and we both laughed outloud at that one!!! Priceless!!!!!

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

definitely been an interesting year for carrots, that’s for sure!
If I find the time, I’ll plant some more seeds and get some for the fall….. I think I still have time, even if we just eat “baby carrots” :)

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)