Foot for thought (From The Northern Echo)
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Foot for thought
8:10am Saturday 30th October 2010 in News
FEET YOUR VEG UP: Stuart Boulton’s foot, left, alongside the carrot
A GREEN-FINGERED gardener was shocked to discover a foot-long carrot while digging up vegetables.
The carrot was found by Stuart Boulton on his allotment in Smithfield Road, Darlington.
Mr Boulton, who works as a photographer for The Northern Echo, said: “I don’t know what caused it to grow the way it has.
“Someone told me if you manured the soil, the tips go off in search of the good manure, but I don’t know exactly why.
“I’ve grown some oddlooking vegetables in the past. Last year, I grew one which resembled something you couldn’t print. I made the foot into a carrot and coriander soup and it was very tasty.”
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Ian James says...
9:52am Sat 30 Oct 10