The current criteria, in both the RHS and NVS judges guides, clearly state that a dish of carrots stump rooted or other than long should have a decided stump root. In other words the bottom end of the carrot should be fully developed being nice and rounded from which the intact tap root should protrude.
Growing Parsnips
25th July 2007 I am often asked what is the best method of growing both long carrots and parsnips for the show