Author Topic: Carrots (Read 7375 times)

emmy1978 · « **Reply #40 on:** April 23, 2007, 12:04:12 »

Quote from: miniroots on April 23, 2007, 11:25:39

I am growing a heritage white carrot this year - but it's my first attempt at carrots, so I'm a bit worried because I'm usually a failure with something for the first time...

That made me go aaah! Bet you don't fail, bet you grow beautiful carrits free from fly! 8)

miniroots · « **Reply #41 on:** April 23, 2007, 13:06:18 »

Thanks for the encouragement. I will certainly try my best...

Cuke · « **Reply #42 on:** April 23, 2007, 13:54:26 »

lol I think I'm living in a beginners dream world then... I planted two rows of Early Nates 2 yesterday in well dug but quite clayey soil. Made a couple of inch deep drills, sowed seeds thinly in them and then sprinkled some of the ocntents of a spare grow bag over them to cover....

I assumed they'll grow ok, I didn't know there was such a scinece to carrots.... lol ah well we'll see... :)

Although I do plan on surrounding them with something to try and disuade the carrot fly when they've come through... :)

cornykev · « **Reply #43 on:** April 23, 2007, 15:05:31 »

I interplanted carrots with onions about six and four weeks ago the first ones are coming along nicely, I dug out a very small trench, filled with potting compost, made a drill, sprinkled seeds and covered with compost. ;D ;D ;D

davyw1 · « **Reply #44 on:** April 23, 2007, 17:59:04 »

Quote from: cacran on April 23, 2007, 08:01:42

Thanks Marymary, guess I could just try a couple, see how they go.

Cacran You would be better off with 4" stand pipe or 45 gallon drums cut to size with a fine soil mix in them. As a carrot needs room to grow out as well as down so if you grow them in drain pipe you will only get a very thin long carrot.

cacran · « **Reply #45 on:** April 24, 2007, 07:22:52 »

Thanks Davy, I have some planted in beds but just wanted to try one in the pipe for fun, really, I will have a go and see how long it gets!!!!! ;)

kt. · « **Reply #46 on:** April 25, 2007, 16:40:42 »

At present - none of my carrots are showing after 12 days in barrel :( Does this mean they are no good or me being impatient ::)

caroline7758 · « **Reply #47 on:** April 25, 2007, 17:26:49 »

Lots of the allotmenteers on the Big Dig were using the "planting at height" method to avoid carrot fly, as in the bath mentioned above. I think the height needed was 13" but not sure.

davyw1 · « **Reply #48 on:** April 25, 2007, 18:28:29 »

Other than trying to keep the Carrot fly of does hight really matter these must be at about 18"

davyw1 · « **Reply #49 on:** April 25, 2007, 18:34:11 »

And these speak for them selves but to do them 7 barrels took me 5 hours thats a lot of gardening time fitst one

davyw1 · « **Reply #50 on:** April 25, 2007, 18:40:03 »

and the next

davyw1 · « **Reply #51 on:** April 25, 2007, 18:43:02 »

And my final method

glow777 · « **Reply #52 on:** April 26, 2007, 06:42:56 »

Quote from: caroline7758 on April 25, 2007, 17:26:49

Lots of the allotmenteers on the Big Dig were using the "planting at height" method to avoid carrot fly, as in the bath mentioned above. I think the height needed was 13" but not sure.

I thought it was 23"

davyw1 · « **Reply #53 on:** April 26, 2007, 07:23:16 »

I was always told that the carrot fly was not supposed to be able to get above 18" but no one has told the fly it cant do that and a barrier of 2 feet around your carrots
ti keep it out
A TIP When thinning your carrots out don,t pull pull them cut the tops off with a pair of scissors.

glow777 · « **Reply #54 on:** April 26, 2007, 09:22:31 »

Quote from: davyw1 on April 26, 2007, 07:23:16

A TIP When thinning your carrots out don,t pull pull them cut the tops off with a pair of scissors.

Also thin in the evening when the fly arn't active and water afterwards to dampen off the smell

Nelson · « **Reply #55 on:** April 26, 2007, 17:19:28 »

Quote from: davyw1

A TIP When thinning your carrots out don,t pull pull them cut the tops off with a pair of scissors.

Quote from: glow777

Also thin in the evening when the fly arn't active and water afterwards to dampen off the smell

Both great tips. My carrots were a totals washout last year so I'll be having another go this weekend. Got a good few hours of digging and raking before that though.

Sparkly · « **Reply #56 on:** April 26, 2007, 17:31:15 »

Looks like I have got excellent germination from my early nantes - complete rows! I just hope they make it to full-carrot stage!!! I am also going to plant some in large containers as a backup :-\

Emagggie · « **Reply #57 on:** April 26, 2007, 19:46:35 »

Noticed today that my plot neighbour has planted his carrots as per Corny Kev and John-at-the-back says he has had germination probs too so I'm thinking it's not only me that has no joy with the blessed things I have purchased even more seed and will sow yet again tomorrow. ;D (as per Corny)

kt. · « **Reply #58 on:** April 26, 2007, 22:04:29 »

Quote from: Sparkly on April 26, 2007, 17:31:15

Looks like I have got excellent germination from my early nantes - complete rows! I just hope they make it to full-carrot stage!!! I am also going to plant some in large containers as a backup :-\

How long did they take to germinate? I sowed some in 2 half barrels with 2Weeks ago. Zero germination at present.

glow777 · « **Reply #59 on:** April 27, 2007, 07:28:02 »

my nantes in the greenhouse took about 3 weeks - hard to spot at first because the weeds come after 3 days after watering

annoyingly everytime I water my greenhouse border I get self seeded tomato seedlings appear

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Author Topic: Carrots (Read 7375 times)