Bright Orange Carrots and Heritage Bean Harvest

Posted on 25. Jul, 2010 by Tracey in Veg Plot

Here is my modest Carrot and French Bean harvest, not as sizeable as last years summer harvest but the carrots have definitely performed better this year with still loads more in the ground ready to harvest.

Carrots

Varieties Grown: Heritage ‘Beta III’ and ‘Scarlet Horn’.
See Post: Sowing carrots and other Veg in April

Bright Orange 'Beta 3' Carrots

Carrots Timeline:
Sowed: 6th April 2010
Harvested: 21st July 2010
No of Weeks: 15 Weeks

Comments on Carrots: They started off growing really slowly and had to be thinned out as they were too bunched together, this is when the spurt of growth began. I love growing carrots and I like to keep them in the ground until I need them in the kitchen.

French Beans

Varieties Grown: Heritage ‘Gauk’, ‘Maxi’ and ‘Major’ (Major yellow is being attacked by black-fly).
See Post: Sowing French Beans in Root-Trainers

'Gauk' Heritage Bean Harvest

Sowed: 3rd June 2010
Harvested: 21st July 2010
No of Weeks: 7 Weeks

Comments on French Beans:
My french beans have grown really quick this year even though they were off to a shaky start when they were planted into the raised plots and then quickly attacked by black-fly. I repeatedly squished the black-fly every few days. The molted red and green beans are ‘Gauk’, a heritage variety and the thin fine beans are ‘Maxi’.

Potatoes

Varieties Grown: Highland Burgundy (red flesh even when cooked), Pink Fir and Intl Kidney.
See Post: Potatoes Planted – Better Late than Never

Highland Burgundy Potatoes

Planted in Pots: 21st May 2010

Comments on Potatoes:
I have yet to venture into the pots of potatoes (as they were planted late, I’ve decided to leave them to it).

However now I’ve said this I can guarantee the curiosity will get the better of me at the weekend as I’ll dig down the pot with my fingers to try and find a few potatoes, photos to follow on that one!

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