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O, wise ones, why are some of my just-harvested carrots growing
"forked" - i.e. a fat body with several "legs" rather than just one
straight, slim carrot..

I don't think it's water, as has been suggested. When
that is the problem, the lower end of the carrot starts to turn up,
which is not the case with these lumpy carrots.

Any thoughts?

I'm in So. Calif coastal

TIA

WSU extension service says it can be one or many of these reasons. Poorly
prepared and/or rocky soil, clay or heavy soil, planting too closely and/or
deeply, disturbing seedlings when thinning, rock-knot nematodes. Now you
just need to figure out what and how many of these conditions occurred
during your growing season.

Val