A few summers ago I taught a short course on gardening for the University of Vermont. The classes were held at my test gardens. During a discussion about root crops, Willie, one of the students, said, “Dick, I grow real nice carrots, but I don’t like them too much. I can hardly eat them; they seem so woody.”
“How big do you grow them?” I asked.
Willie smiled, “Oh, they get real good size. I’ve got nice loose soil for them.” Read the rest of this entry »
