On 2 Aug 2005, simy1 wrote:

cultivation in the home garden". and you will find out that these are
best directly seeded in light soil and not given much fertilizer
(translation: forget carrots if you have heavy soil). Other veggies can
be sown in little pots indoors and transplanted later.

I am growing carrots on rather tight nearly 100% clay soil. The strain
I have is giving excellent carrots. I recognize this goes against the
conventional wisdom, and do not know what to make of it. It was definitely
success here where I expected failure.

Dominic