Gardens at Mathews

Carrot ‘Danvers 126’

Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.

The photographs

A newly sown bed of dark wet compost in a galvanised raised frame, three pink handwritten labels along the near edge.
Week of 20 JulyA newly sown bed of dark wet compost in a galvanised raised frame, three pink handwritten labels along the near edge.
Wet dark soil scattered with bark fragments and pale stones, a single thread-thin yellow-green seedling arching up near the centre.
Week of 27 JulyWet dark soil scattered with bark fragments and pale stones, a single thread-thin yellow-green seedling arching up near the centre.
A galvanised steel raised bed seen from the corner, sown across with fine ferny carrot seedlings in dark compost, a blank wooden label at the back edge and mown grass beyond the steel.
Week of 24 AugustA galvanised steel raised bed seen from the corner, sown across with fine ferny carrot seedlings in dark compost, a blank wooden label at the back edge and mown grass beyond the steel.

What happened

Crop
Carrot
Variety
Danvers 126
Sown
24 July 2026
Germinated
31 July 2026
Status
vegetative

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