Author Topic: Carrots (Read 7367 times)

wendsbends · « **on:** April 16, 2007, 12:34:00 »

Has anyone planted out their carrots yet? Wasn't sure to plant them out this weekend as the weather so warm.

quizzical1 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 16, 2007, 12:41:39 »

Yes, a week or so ago, Early Nantes 2 and Sugarsnax, in a raised bed in the garden, and just starting to show. Covered with a fine net to keep the b****y cats off.

dandelion · « **Reply #2 on:** April 16, 2007, 12:44:06 »

My Early Nantes on the plot germinated last week :D. This year they're covered with Enviromesh, as are all my cabbagey leaf things.

coznbob · « **Reply #3 on:** April 16, 2007, 12:46:00 »

Did my Early Nantes too, kids helped me sow them, so not sure they will be in rows! ;D

emmy1978 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 16, 2007, 12:46:32 »

Early Nantes went in at the weekend. Will be covering with fleece to protect from carrit fly.

Trevor_D · « **Reply #5 on:** April 16, 2007, 12:56:03 »

Early Nantes went in about a week ago. Covered with fleece & watered regularly, but no signs of life yet. (But that's par for the course - we regularly have to make several sowings before we have any luck. Not just our plot, but then we are on London clay!) I was intending to sow some more this afternoon.

But the Amsterdam Forcing in the (unheated) GH are doing well - might be eating them in a couple of weeks!

Jeannine · « **Reply #6 on:** April 16, 2007, 15:20:31 »

My beloved Mokems went out last week with a few others,I have some more to do though. XX Jeannine

daisymay · « **Reply #7 on:** April 16, 2007, 16:10:13 »

ours went in last weekend too. Are a variety called maestro. Have sowed them with Nigella again as this did wonders for keeping off carrot fly last year!

shame about slugs though, they are this year's battle >:(

caroline7758 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 16, 2007, 16:25:47 »

Must try that, daiaymay- I love Nigella!

daisymay · « **Reply #9 on:** April 16, 2007, 16:29:17 »

they look lovely too, honestly worked a treat, was really pleased.

Barnowl · « **Reply #10 on:** April 16, 2007, 16:57:30 »

Hi DaisyMay.

Which variety of Nigella did you plant?

Chris Graham · « **Reply #11 on:** April 16, 2007, 17:33:38 »

I have Early Nantes since Feb and a few pots of Autumn King 2 since March.

Sown my plot ones this weekend, Resistafly, Fly Away and Autumn King2.

tim · « **Reply #12 on:** April 16, 2007, 17:48:06 »

Early Nantes in for some time, but very poor result so far - too lazy to make a tilth!

dandelion · « **Reply #13 on:** April 16, 2007, 17:54:14 »

Quote from: tim on April 16, 2007, 17:48:06

too lazy to make a tilth!

I don't! Too difficult on my heavy clay ::). I make shallow trenches which I fill with multi-purpose compost.

kt. · « **Reply #14 on:** April 16, 2007, 19:39:42 »

Only a few manage to grow decent carrots successfully round our site. Tried something new for me at the weekend. I filled 2 containers (1/3 size of water butts) with 3 inches of manure in the bottom, then 18 inches of soil from my plot, 4 inches of compost on the top. Put early Nantes in the compost but didn't cover.

I also sowed a further 2 rows of early Nantes and 1 row of autumn king between some rows of onions. So we will see which fairs for the best.

manicscousers · « **Reply #15 on:** April 16, 2007, 19:50:56 »

in our raised beds, we put leaves on the bottom, very well rotted compost then bought compost on the top, we now have four rows of different carrots showing their heads :)

davyw1 · « **Reply #16 on:** April 16, 2007, 19:58:48 »

I found a good method was to put two spades back to back and make a wedge the depth of the spades. I filled this with a mixture of riddled 1 soil, 1 sand and 2 compost.

cacran · « **Reply #17 on:** April 21, 2007, 08:25:34 »

Do I just sow Nigella in between the corrrectly spaced out carrots? Or do I need to measure them out too??

caroline7758 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 21, 2007, 09:44:54 »

Monty Don is also trying the companion method this year -on GW last night he just sowed rows of mixed annuals (including nigella) alternately with rows of carrot seed.

dingerbell · « **Reply #19 on:** April 21, 2007, 16:04:06 »

Mr Fothergill has a variety of carrot called Honey Snack....has anyone tried it?
Thanks Dinger

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Author Topic: Carrots (Read 7367 times)