No carrots in the Bible

[Shannow]

Tried growing carrots this year, 4 rows, 2 weeks apart...and they all turned to seed at the same time, within days of each other.

While pulling them out and composting them, I realised that I hadn't seen carrots mentioned in the Bible (timing and location obviously), and so decided to Google it after dinner.

Came across the following
http://christianity.about.com/od/biblefactsandlists/qt/foodsofthebible.htm

No R/S/P intended, just an FYI.

 

[Pablo]

Interesting:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrot

http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/history.html

 

[Kestas]

Perhaps root crops just weren't popular in the Mideast around that time. And they certainly didn't know what corn was. So I'm not surprised that many foods are omitted in the Bible. Probably the same for pineapples, peanuts, and cabbage?

 

[mmack66]

Originally Posted By: Kestas
Perhaps root crops just weren't popular in the Mideast around that time. And they certainly didn't know what corn was. So I'm not surprised that many foods are omitted in the Bible. Probably the same for pineapples, peanuts, and cabbage?


According to the link in the OP, corn is in the bible.

 

[Silk]

I gave carrots a last shot this year too, didn't get much out of them. I thought they would do well with sandy soil, but just grew tops about 4 years ago. Now I have a raised garden, and the soil is nothing but organic matter, tried again this year with only slightly better results. But I can grow superb beetroot, they are huge. Pickled them before Xmas, and am now just off to make tomato and beetroot sandwiches for lunch. My tomatoes are flourishing but still green at the moment. Can't keep up with the courgettes, and cucumbers will be next on the over productive list.

 

[Pablo]

Originally Posted By: mmack66
Originally Posted By: Kestas
Perhaps root crops just weren't popular in the Mideast around that time. And they certainly didn't know what corn was. So I'm not surprised that many foods are omitted in the Bible. Probably the same for pineapples, peanuts, and cabbage?


According to the link in the OP, corn is in the bible.


Not corn as new world corn. "Corn (Matthew 12:1; KJV - refers to "grain" such as wheat or barley) "

 

[Shannow]

Originally Posted By: Pablo
http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/history.html


Quote:
Over thousands of years it moved from being a small, tough, bitter and spindly root to a fleshy, sweet, pigmented unbranched edible root.


Guess my carrot patch will come good some time in 4013...

 

[yonyon]

You must be planting them upside down or something.

...either that or you've got the wrong ones. Find someone who grows carrots in your area and get the same sort they use. If you get the right ones, they should be as easy to grow as onions or cabbages.

 

[DBMaster]

It is interesting that the Wiki article indicates that carrots do more for you, nutritionally, cooked than raw. Tomatoes have that characteristic as well. I guess it's time to throw out all those preconceived notions about everything raw being better.

 

[Pablo]

Your soil needs to be fairly rich, yet sandy deep and well drained (don't add extra fertilizer) and very, very loose.

 

[eljefino]

No carrots, but lots of sticks in the back pages.

 

[Silk]

Originally Posted By: Pablo
Your soil needs to be fairly rich, yet sandy deep and well drained (don't add extra fertilizer) and very, very loose.


Tick for all that, but I still grow more top than bottom. I've heard if the soil is too rich they do that. No fertilizer in my garden, but it is 200mm deep of just organic matter.

 

[Pablo]

Originally Posted By: Silk
Originally Posted By: Pablo
Your soil needs to be fairly rich, yet sandy deep and well drained (don't add extra fertilizer) and very, very loose.


Tick for all that, but I still grow more top than bottom. I've heard if the soil is too rich they do that. No fertilizer in my garden, but it is 200mm deep of just organic matter.


Agree. Not sure what seed you guys are using. My biggest battle in warmer climates were root nematodes, but we did get some nice long carrots.

 

[Shannow]

Seeds were an heirloom purple skinned variety...soil is pretty good, it's the old coal skip out the back, filled with clean vegetable mix a few years back.

 

[Papa Bear]

You are on the wrong side of the world, Shannow.

The carrot is likely trying to grow upside down .......

 

[Shannow]

Works for me Papa Bear