Heritage Vegetable Seed Catalogue (ADVERT)
On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 19:28:36 +0000, Ron Clark wrote:
On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 17:25:20 GMT, "Mike Tickle"
wrote:
Is it on the web anywhere? Do you do purple carrots?
Only after a big beetroot salad.
They have an albino carrot....
"White Belgium or Green-topped White (Carotte Blanche a Collet Vert)
By 1852. Not hardy for it becomes "disorganised by the slightest
frost". Originally derived from the old Long White Carrot and used
principally as a stock feeding variety. But having a mild taste also
deserving of a place "at table".
"The largest known; succeeds in soils to strong for the finer
varieties. The leaves are strong and tall; roots very thick, a
considerable portion rising above the surface of the ground, acquiring
a greenish tinge, when exposed to the light. It cooks tender."
750 seeds £1.50p"
--
Martin
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