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Old 12-01-2009, 06:19 PM posted to rec.gardens
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Billy wrote:

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Lawn grass or wild grasses?


Just plain ole' lawn grass.

Persephone


Take a look at
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ncs/news...Vegetable.html
Excerpt:
Gardeners are often dismayed when they harvest hairy or misshapen
carrots. Imperfect carrots, or carrots with multiple roots - many of
them twisted around each other - may come from several causes, including
spacing, soil type, fertility, pests and disease.

My other thought was the use of chemicals on the lawn. It could lead to
a salt build up, if nothing else. Since "chemfets" would tend to sterize
the soil, I presume that as an attentive gardener you prepared the
garden beds first.
http://www.childsplayorganiclawns.co...ues/chart.html

Good luck.


Billy
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From my pitiful experience from growing carrots. When I first started
carrots from seed kits indoors, the carrots always looked deformed after
transplanting into ground. When I started putting the seeds directly
into the ground, the carrots grew straight and nice. The roots get
twisted when started from a seed kit.

Did you start you carrots from an indoor seed kit?

Enjoy Life ... Dan

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Garden in Zone 5 South East Michigan.