I have always had success with long carrots for more years than I care to remember and for most of those years they were grown in steel drums on a bed of sand. This year though everything has changed, mainly because the 36 drums that I had were rusting away badly and with no other source of this particular type available I reconstructed the whole area.
Growing Parsnips
25th July 2007 I am often asked what is the best method of growing both long carrots and parsnips for the show