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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: lisaparkin on October 16, 2011, 06:48:10

Title: Our long parsnip and big carrot
Post by: lisaparkin on October 16, 2011, 06:48:10
We have grown a few parsnips and carrots in long tubes/pipes, just for fun really

because I wanted to see if we could grow really long ones and get them out

without breaking the root (we still managed to break the carrot root).  Here's a

couple of photos of what we have managed

up to now, there are still 2 carrots and 3 parsnips growing, but we are going to

leave them a little longer.

(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6099/6246882047_7a9539191a.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54987571@N08/6246882047/)
100_0066 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54987571@N08/6246882047/) by lisaparkin36 (http://www.flickr.com/people/54987571@N08/), on Flickr

(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6096/6247399908_4726a9f06b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54987571@N08/6247399908/)
100_0059 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54987571@N08/6247399908/) by lisaparkin36 (http://www.flickr.com/people/54987571@N08/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Our long parsnip and big carrot
Post by: pumkinlover on October 16, 2011, 07:52:26
Did you grow them for size or to show? :D
Title: Re: Our long parsnip and big carrot
Post by: lisaparkin on October 16, 2011, 08:04:11
Not for show,  experimenting for fun :)
Title: Re: Our long parsnip and big carrot
Post by: pumkinlover on October 16, 2011, 08:06:56
Potential there me thinks ;D
Title: Re: Our long parsnip and big carrot
Post by: lisaparkin on October 16, 2011, 08:25:04
You do?  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Our long parsnip and big carrot
Post by: pumkinlover on October 16, 2011, 08:28:13
No but.......... ;)
anyway I think you have more potential!!
-I'm happy if it looks like it's supposed to and tastes good.... but....!
Title: Re: Our long parsnip and big carrot
Post by: lisaparkin on October 16, 2011, 08:37:47
I'm grateful if they actually grow!! If they taste good and look good that is a bonus!!  ;D
Title: Re: Our long parsnip and big carrot
Post by: Squash64 on October 16, 2011, 08:45:17
Well done - your carrot is a healthy-looking brute isn't it! 

The parsnip would have won at our competition I think, ours was 26 1/2", did you measure yours?
Title: Re: Our long parsnip and big carrot
Post by: lisaparkin on October 16, 2011, 13:37:12

Thank you

The carrot is in a pan ready for tea ;D

The parsnip measures 39 1/2 inches!!!  :D