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Allotment Stuff => The Basics => Topic started by: Twoflower on February 29, 2012, 16:27:59

Title: carrot flowers
Post by: Twoflower on February 29, 2012, 16:27:59

    If i plant a carrot would i get carrot flowers this year?
                         Twoflower :)

Title: Re: carrot flowers
Post by: shirlton on February 29, 2012, 17:00:28

Yes.... ;D

Title: Re: carrot flowers
Post by: saddad on February 29, 2012, 17:08:58

Pollinators love them...  :)

Title: Re: carrot flowers
Post by: shirlton on February 29, 2012, 17:15:11

We replant our best parsnips and the bees love the flowers

Title: Re: carrot flowers
Post by: artichoke on February 29, 2012, 18:39:48

Abd self sown parsnips (gently thinned) grow the best of all in my experience.....

Title: Re: carrot flowers
Post by: brown thumb on February 29, 2012, 22:50:49

so your say if i was to plant  carrot( not seed) it would grow and produce seed :oin all my years of growing i never knew that

Title: Re: carrot flowers
Post by: shirlton on March 01, 2012, 07:11:35

Quote from: brown thumb on February 29, 2012, 22:50:49

so your say if i was to plant  carrot( not seed) it would grow and produce seed :oin all my years of growing i never knew that

Yes, but you have to keep them away from other carrots including the wild one if you want to save the seed. The flowers are nice though.
We grow the parsnip for seed but we grow coriander for the flowers. It smells like washing when you get it in off the line. A lovely fresh smell

Title: Re: carrot flowers
Post by: Diamond_Skies on March 01, 2012, 10:04:48

Every day's a school day!  Why do the carrots need to be kept away from others?

My sister told be that the bottom part of celery can be cut off and planted to grow new stalks.  I bought some celery last night and thought I would try it.

Title: Re: carrot flowers
Post by: shirlton on March 01, 2012, 19:26:30

Because they will cross pollinate

Title: Re: carrot flowers
Post by: Twoflower on March 03, 2012, 10:30:46

   Thanks i've three on the side in the kitchen, don't need the seeds, just fancy finding out what the flowes look like  ;D

Title: Re: carrot flowers
Post by: Fuchsias on March 12, 2012, 23:08:08

In all my years of having a plot (30+ years) I don't think I've ever seen a carrot that has gone to seed.Now I am going to have to keep some going next year just to have a look for myself.  Curiosity etc ;)