Girl, 8, whose carrots went bananas
HER giant squash had been a triumph and her pumpkin little short of perfect.
So when eight-year- old Scarlet Redford turned her hand to growing carrots, she hoped for a flawless crop.
Unfortunately for the budding gardener, what emerged from the ground was something with a little more, well, character. The multi-coloured carrots appear to have devel- oped minds of their own over the summer – or at least some cheeky personalities.
Several seem to have been less than impressed by their gloomy surroundings, and have crossed their arms and legs in protest. One elegant specimen appears to be balancing on one leg like a ballerina – while another resembles something a little more rude. They were pulled from the soil by her mother Serena Johns as she was tidying their garden.
‘The first thing I said was “oh dear”,’ said the 37-year-old from Eastbourne. ‘One in particular looked very cheeky. We all knew what it looked like. Scarlet thought it was hilarious.’
Scarlet – who has grown carrots, pumpkins and squashes in the past – planted the vege- tables earlier this year. At first, the harvest was given pride of place in the kitchen – but now most of it has gone to her grandmother Margaret Johns in Devon.
‘We did keep a couple,’ said Miss Johns. ‘They actually tasted really nice. My parents are coming up to visit in the next few days though, so I think the carrots will be returning to us in soup form.’