We’ve called time on one of our garden experiments: carrots.
We planted these before realising they’re cool weather crops which don’t fare well in the heat. It would have been better had we got them in the ground back in February, but then we were in the middle of the wettest winter in Greece for many years, so that probably wouldn’t have worked too well.
Although some plants died quite quickly, most had grown, with leaves reaching a good length. But the fact that many had root growth above the ground wasn’t a good sign. Still we persevered, to see what would happen.
What made us decide to call it a day was the wind. I’m coming to think that wind is the most unpleasant of weather situations. It’s definitely one that is unfriendly to vegetables. And when it’s a warm wind, as it has been these last few days, it just seems to leech all the vigour out of the crop.
But even though we knew we’d planted at the wrong time, in heavy soil, we weren’t prepared for what came out of the ground. If we’re lucky we may get one serving of edible carrots from the whole crop, but what they lack in volume, they make up for in humour.
Here are some examples:
Ouch!
A fine example of determination to succeed against the odds
Just sitting around doing nothing
Tags: Green, natural living