Thinning root vegetable seedlings

[quizzical1]

Further to my post re: sowing seed thinly, can thinned out seedlings of root vegetables, such as carrots and parsnips, be successfully transplanted, or are they prone to become deformed i some way?

[quizzical1]

[ACE]

Replanting carrot thinnings can attract the dreaded carrot fly, Its the smeel that attracts them.

[cornykev]

As a general rule carrots and parsnips cannot be transplated, any carrots you thin out can be used as salad carrots. BUT my mate started off the carrots at home in trays, our newly acquired experts on the lottie told us you couldn't transplant them, so he said I might as well put them in, so he did and they were lovely, well I never said the shocked experts they are better than ours. ;D ;D ;D

[quizzical1]

Just wondered because the OH sowed some in seed trays last year. I told her that you couldn't transplant them, but she moved them into a raised bed full of potting compost and we did get some carrots.
The only thing was that they had nice fat bodies for around an inch, then they had three or four smaller tap roots. They were however very tasty eaten straight from the bed.

[cornykev]

Job done quiz, if you put the tray in in one go it should be all right, but not if you put in single seedlings that will not work but I bet some one says different. ;D ;D