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Autumn King

Autumn King carrotsfrom our plot

Big, chunky maincrops made for keeping. Lift them in autumn, pack them into boxes of sand, and you'll be pulling your own carrots out well into the winter. There's a deep contentment in a well-stored root.

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in the kitchen

Carrot cake

Grate the big roots into a spiced batter with walnuts and sultanas, bake until a skewer comes out clean, and finish with cream cheese icing. Reason enough, on its own, to grow a few extra.

where to find the seeds

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