Green Rosie
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Reducing food wasteI think the authors of this this article must have been reading through the Downsizer archives 
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welsh lamb
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I have never heard of topping & tailing carrots to make them last longer 
Any idea as to the logic for this?
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Ian33568
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Since relocating to Spain, we have bought in bulk where possible and shopped locally as well as growing a lot our own produce. Never being one to be wasteful, I do think that less trips to the shops is an effective way to reduce waste and impulse buying. We wasted little before and even less now. Good summary article. 
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Brownbear
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Re: Reducing food waste | Green Rosie wrote: | | I think the authors of this this article must have been reading through the Downsizer archives |
I wonder occasionally how many journalists steal story ideas from the site. though on the positive side we don't seem to get those gimcrack TV companies trolling for people to make monkeys out of on the idiot box any more.
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Mrs Fiddlesticks
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great article and a very positive one.
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cab
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| welsh lamb wrote: | I have never heard of topping & tailing carrots to make them last longer
Any idea as to the logic for this? |
The leafy bits and the root tips are still growing, they're metabolically active and both using and losing water. Take 'em off and the carrot stays hard for longer.
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welsh lamb
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Thank you Cab!! This is the first year we are growing our own carrots
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cab
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| welsh lamb wrote: | | Thank you Cab!! This is the first year we are growing our own carrots |
Between you and me, unless they're getting all manky and full of critters, I just leave mine in the ground and pull as required. Managed till April this year
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Brownbear
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Whenever I have tried to grow carrots, I have just ended up feeding vermin.
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welsh lamb
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Mine look too be good to be true at the moment - I check them everyday waiting for some ******* to eat them before me - so far so good 
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cab
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| Brownbear wrote: | | Whenever I have tried to grow carrots, I have just ended up feeding vermin. |
There are a few pests that do seem to get at 'em. Which ones do you suffer from?
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Brownbear
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| cab wrote: | | Brownbear wrote: | | Whenever I have tried to grow carrots, I have just ended up feeding vermin. |
There are a few pests that do seem to get at 'em. Which ones do you suffer from? |
All of them, I think. Growing veg isn't an option at the moment, when we get moved I'll get the thing done properly.
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