Agent641@lemmy.world to Gardening@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago"Grow some carrots" they said. "Harvest your own produce!" They said.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square54linkfedilinkarrow-up1289arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1288arrow-down1image"Grow some carrots" they said. "Harvest your own produce!" They said.lemmy.worldAgent641@lemmy.world to Gardening@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square54linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareThe_v@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoThe carrots have likely been attacked by nematodes. I don’t see any galls so it’s likely a lesion nematode. These guys like to munch on the sweet tender new growth at the tip of the roots. This causes the forking in the picture.
The carrots have likely been attacked by nematodes. I don’t see any galls so it’s likely a lesion nematode. These guys like to munch on the sweet tender new growth at the tip of the roots. This causes the forking in the picture.