at last

Finally got a straight carrot.  This is one I sowed from seed; these are ones that I bought as small plants.

So I'm guessing that the plant-lets had some sort of disease.  Nothing at all to do with the wrong soil or my poor skills as as cultivator of carrots.

Just to reinforce the point, the beetroots that I planted from seed are also looking good.  (Don't worry JohnRH, I won'y be blipping them. Yet.)