"Mel" wrote in message
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A couple of questions about carrots. All the gardening books say not
to
grow carrots in freshly-manured or composted soil. I know it's
because
supposedly the manure/compost makes the roots fork.

Does that include even well-rotted manure that looks like lovely
crumbly
soil?

And, does anyone have actual personal experience as to whether the
roots do,
in fact, fork?

Thanks.

It is important that the soil is not too rich for the carrot seeds and
if you use manure, whether it be fresh or well rotted you are likely to
be breaking that important rule. So your well rotted manure should not
be used for growing carrots.

Carrot roots fork in land which is stony, has clods which are difficult
to penetrate, has excess nitrogen or pockets of manure.

Regards,
Emrys Davies.