I’m no expert, but my carrots looked exactly like that one year. Or some of them did. My rows go downhill, and at the bottom it gets swampy. I carelessly sewed carrots down there and Iost some to rot. Some looked like that. I have lots of clay, some sandy loam. The looser soil is much better.
Objective_Farm_1886
The black ooze from Prometheus
goose_rancher
HR Giger-ass carrot
civicsfactor
The antichrist, mainly
Heathencult
My guess? Carrot syphilis.
venturoo
Probably the color from outer space.
JayDog17
Demonic possession.
LukeSkyWRx
It split open then kept growing.
Agreeable_Catch1907
The ancient curse
Flip-flop-bing-bang
Jack the carrot ripper?
STRIKT9LC
This is the result of a very dry start to the season and a very wet end
prince_pringle
Too much sex
Baagroak
Up the top it’s ohh la LA! Down the bottom it’s please kill me. How did it taste?
AffectionateParty754
Satan
Sk8ordie79
Hotdogs do this in the microwave
bluemesa7
Dehydration
BHobson13
That’s the most terrifying vegetable that I have ever seen
leftfootnofoot
Too much water will cause carrots to split. Looks like it happened a little while back because it grew into the split.
ZookeepergameVast626
A really hot lady carrot
gotsum411
The upside down
Rip-Any
Dang I should call him
Telemere125
Cthulhu.
werepenguins
this is what’s called a “mandrake”. Lowes should have some mandrake removal gear so next time you don’t risk damaging your ears.
Lumpus-Maximus
It’s a harmless fungus called ‘Ophiocordyceps unilateralis’
elpancho78
T-virus
trinakiaman
Pregnancy
agviolinist
Looks like it got waterlogged at some point then dried out and continued growing.
crowislanddive
Lack of water
AwkwardMonsteress
Looks like a lichtenburg figure, though its unlikely lightning would strike a carrot.
imamistake420
The Secret of the Ooze.
stilmattwell
Roids.
sneakin_rican
Cronenberg Carrot
pantovich0
there’s a lot of really unhelpful answers here. carrots typically split, crack & deform due to improper soil conditions. if there is too much clay in your soil, or if it is too compacted then carrots will crack as yours have done. this is because the soil wont be able to saturate evenly or drain properly. another possible reason is that (assuming you’re using fertilizers) your soil may be too high in nitrogen. when you’re reading the npk ratio for your carrot fertilizer you want it be 5-10-10 rather than 10-10-10 so that nitrogen (n) is lower than phosphorus (p) & potassium (k). the most success i’ve had growing carrots is in raised beds with well draining, low nitrogen soil.
blandgrenade
It’s carrotten,
FelinityApps
Steroid use. Young carrots are under so much peer pressure these days.
nerdrageofdoom
Tylenol
MLE_lou
Bunnicula?…
BigTunatoots
Usually the little blue pills do that for me
Busy_Leadership1833
Not enough nutrition in the soil.
andchk
Slaanesh
fortheloveofoatmeal
carrot be roided up
Teanutt
Meth. Definitely.
biilieekiidd
My dumbass read the title, looked at the damn vegetable and still said “hey that’s some fancy looking bread”. I fear I need to take a break from the sourdough community.
Awkward-Ring6182
My son recently got a book from school, The Creepy Carrot. Watch your back, op
slinging_arrows
Had to double check that I wasnt in the x files or stranger things subreddit. I’ve never seen anything like that!
Harvest827
A witch. Spells.
Ok-Client5022
Got dry, split open got watered and continued to grow.
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I’m no expert, but my carrots looked exactly like that one year. Or some of them did. My rows go downhill, and at the bottom it gets swampy. I carelessly sewed carrots down there and Iost some to rot. Some looked like that. I have lots of clay, some sandy loam. The looser soil is much better.
The black ooze from Prometheus
HR Giger-ass carrot
The antichrist, mainly
My guess? Carrot syphilis.
Probably the color from outer space.
Demonic possession.
It split open then kept growing.
The ancient curse
Jack the carrot ripper?
This is the result of a very dry start to the season and a very wet end
Too much sex
Up the top it’s ohh la LA! Down the bottom it’s please kill me. How did it taste?
Satan
Hotdogs do this in the microwave
Dehydration
That’s the most terrifying vegetable that I have ever seen
Too much water will cause carrots to split. Looks like it happened a little while back because it grew into the split.
A really hot lady carrot
The upside down
Dang I should call him
Cthulhu.
this is what’s called a “mandrake”. Lowes should have some mandrake removal gear so next time you don’t risk damaging your ears.
It’s a harmless fungus called ‘Ophiocordyceps unilateralis’
T-virus
Pregnancy
Looks like it got waterlogged at some point then dried out and continued growing.
Lack of water
Looks like a lichtenburg figure, though its unlikely lightning would strike a carrot.
The Secret of the Ooze.
Roids.
Cronenberg Carrot
there’s a lot of really unhelpful answers here. carrots typically split, crack & deform due to improper soil conditions. if there is too much clay in your soil, or if it is too compacted then carrots will crack as yours have done. this is because the soil wont be able to saturate evenly or drain properly. another possible reason is that (assuming you’re using fertilizers) your soil may be too high in nitrogen. when you’re reading the npk ratio for your carrot fertilizer you want it be 5-10-10 rather than 10-10-10 so that nitrogen (n) is lower than phosphorus (p) & potassium (k). the most success i’ve had growing carrots is in raised beds with well draining, low nitrogen soil.
It’s carrotten,
Steroid use. Young carrots are under so much peer pressure these days.
Tylenol
Bunnicula?…
Usually the little blue pills do that for me
Not enough nutrition in the soil.
Slaanesh
carrot be roided up
Meth. Definitely.
My dumbass read the title, looked at the damn vegetable and still said “hey that’s some fancy looking bread”. I fear I need to take a break from the sourdough community.
My son recently got a book from school, The Creepy Carrot. Watch your back, op
Had to double check that I wasnt in the x files or stranger things subreddit. I’ve never seen anything like that!
A witch. Spells.
Got dry, split open got watered and continued to grow.
this carrot is angry as hell
Cthulhu does.