"I just put in about 4-6 seeds in the top, cover it with about 5mm of compost, and as soon as they've germinated, whip out all but the strongest two, then when a little bigger, leave only one strong one. The seeds are fiddly though, so more is…"
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Carrots gone to seed?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jonathan Brealey Sep 3, 2010. 11 Replies 0 Likes
Hi all,I am really curious to find out what happened to some of the carrots we attempted this year. I did a row of Nantes, which have been absolutely fab, and a row of White Belgian. The latter…Continue
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Mandy Lam replied to Beck's discussion Carrots gone to seed?"Hi Jonathan
This sounds like a great idea! How many carrots do you plant in each bottle?
I've grown my carrots in a big trug in shop bought compost, but they've only been finger length. The container is deep enough, I'm just not…"
Jonathan Brealey replied to Beck's discussion Carrots gone to seed?"I grow mine in bottles in good bought compost. Just cut the top off a big plastic drinks bottle, make some holes in the bottom, and it makes a perfect deep plant pot for carrots to grow in."
Beck replied to vegman's discussion Which vegetable do you enjoy growing the most?"Thanks Sarah. All of the beans have gone brown and dry and I am now wondering if this is actually something that is supposed to happen - I have seen some pics of borlottis drying on the plants, and they look a bit like mine!
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Beck replied to Beck's discussion Carrots gone to seed?"Thanks guys - that's all really interesting. I could not believe how hard those white carrots were! And they were small. But still...the Nantes ones are very nice although one I pulled up yesterday looked as though the carrot fly had got it!"
Barry D replied to Beck's discussion Carrots gone to seed?"Most things generally bolt with the hot dry weather - that would make them go hard as well.
Cant remember where I read / heard this - but someone was saying carrots do better on heavier soils, as long as its not too stony (I know its against…"
Damo replied to Beck's discussion Carrots gone to seed?"Carrots are a bit of a nightmare. I've been trying to grow some long carrots for competition and some of them bolted, I assume it was the really dry weather earlier in the year. The Amsterdam Forcing I grew in pots are all fine though if a…"
Melinda Que_Linda replied to Beck's discussion Carrots gone to seed?"I grew the BBC dig in freebies- red chantenay
They have produced some very cute, stumpy little carrots.
I cant claim they were worth the effort involved in the soil prep."
Beck replied to Beck's discussion Carrots gone to seed?"Thanks ladies. I guess maybe these white carrots just didn't like our soil. The Nantes ones were lovely and it is odd that one variety did so well and the other did not. I wondered if there was something wrong with the seeds! I will not bother…"
Liz Postlethwaite replied to Beck's discussion Carrots gone to seed?"I find carrots very fussy about soil - they need a really light one to send their roots right down. Also, this year they haven't liked the sporadic rain so that could have caused them to bolt. The other problem is carrot fly which is a real…"
Sue Gollop replied to Beck's discussion Carrots gone to seed?"At least you got some carrots. I can't get any variety of carrot to germinate on my allotment (well maybe the odd hardy soul). I keep the ground damp, I cover it with fleece and generally molly coddle them. I did get carrots to germinate in…"
Beck posted a discussionCarrots gone to seed?
Hi all,I am really curious to find out what happened to some of the carrots we attempted this year. I did a row of Nantes, which have been absolutely fab, and a row of White Belgian. The latter started flowering, and the stems got really thick. When I pulled them up the carrots were really tiny and very hard - not usable. It sort of looked like the carrots had bolted, but I am not sure why.I am a bit wary of trying them again next year, so think I will do more of the Nantes. But would love to…See More
Beck replied to vegman's discussion Which vegetable do you enjoy growing the most?"This year it has been the beans and courgettes! Our courgettes have been great and the runner beans are going great guns. I loved the broad beans too and some of them look to be going again. I cut them back not really knowing what I was doing and…"
Beck replied to Jo's discussion What have you learnt this year?"I have learnt to be careful when planting lots of courgettes without realising!
We have five courgette plants and there are only two of us (!).
At the weekend I harvested this whopper:
At the weekend I made chutney, slow-cooked courgettes and…"
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