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How long more for these carrots (It's been 11 weeks)

billyk098R4I3xs6Zbillyk098R4I3xs6Z Posts: 32
in Fruit & veg
Hi, I'm quite new to gardening, these have been going for the past 11 weeks and I've read they usually take 12-16 weeks, although these look to be quite far behind. Anyone got any idea how much longer they might need?

Thanks, Bill

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  • WilderbeastWilderbeast Posts: 1,415
    How thickly are they sown ? If they are jammed together they won't get big. It does look like a lovely carrot though, maybe just needs time 
  • Chris-P-BaconChris-P-Bacon Posts: 943
    That's still a very young plant. It's been an odd year for veg tho..leave them in the ground, it'll come to no harm.
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    Always go for the top end of the time to pick I find with carrots,  it also depends on the variety .
    My Nantes are a bit behind my Speedo varieties,  both of which were planted in March, but were under cover until late May because of the bad weather.
  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    Carrots this year have been a nightmare for us.
    Sown so many rows with little success.
    The few that have germinated are very small and it will be many weeks before we can even think about harvesting any.
  • billyk098R4I3xs6Zbillyk098R4I3xs6Z Posts: 32
    I pulled this just 10 days after that picture so I think they are doing okay, as I sowed mine in mid April. I think maybe another 15-20 days? They have all seemed to thicken substantially since then from the top. Regarding how thickly they were sown, I did them in pots, where people do often overcrowd them, though my pots were at least 40cm deep and they were spaced around 4-5cm apart. 
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    The spacing sounds fine @billyk098R4I3xs6Z , unless you are growing for show they don't need huge amounts of room. Plus as you pull the gaps get bigger giving them more room to increase in size.
    I tend to look at the tops, if they are out of the soil and look big enough I pull, if they are still below the surface I gently brush some away to see how they are doing.
  • war garden 572war garden 572 Posts: 664
    what variety?

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