My carrots are coming up!!!

beki · « **on:** March 11, 2008, 13:32 »

I only planted them less than 48 hours ago, but already i see tiny little green shoots appearing!!!

I've done them in an old water butt, and i planted them on sunday afternoon, and thought the weather yesterday might have finished them off before they'd had a chance!

I'm so pleased!

PeterR · « **Reply #1 on:** March 12, 2008, 11:33 »

Pictures or it din't happen!

Good for you, I sowed some carotts myself in a tub, but nothing showing yet.

beki · « **Reply #2 on:** March 12, 2008, 12:42 »

LOL.. if you insist

Although, to be fair, there's not much to see.. just a few little green spots on the surface

Do you believe me now? hehehe

gobs · « **Reply #3 on:** March 12, 2008, 15:53 »

Nice weeds there.

I get me coat.

Seriously though, hard to be certain from the picture, but even radish takes longer than 48 hours. I don't know where you are but my garden is definitely cold yet for them to germinate.

beki · « **Reply #4 on:** March 12, 2008, 17:05 »

:shock: don't say that!!! :shock:

you might be right.. i just thought it must be carrots, cos they're coming up in patterns (circles) the same as i sowed them...

please, don't tell me i have weeds already :shock: :roll:

i'm in kent, by the way

beki · « **Reply #5 on:** March 12, 2008, 17:25 »

here are my broccoli that i planted at the same time (sunday afternoon)

i hope it's safe to say THEY'RE not weeds... cos if they are, i'm in trouble!!! :shock:

LOL

sharky · « **Reply #6 on:** March 12, 2008, 17:31 »

Quote from: "beki"

i hope it's safe to say THEY'RE not weeds... cos if they are, i'm in trouble!!! :shock: LOL

beki they are not weeds at all. well done. you will appreciate the satisfaction in the coming season.

gobs · « **Reply #7 on:** March 12, 2008, 17:38 »

Quote from: "beki"

here are my broccoli that i planted at the same time (sunday afternoon)

i hope it's safe to say THEY'RE not weeds... cos if they are, i'm in trouble!!! :shock: LOL

Lovely broccoli them, very safely.

Look I'm not saying it can't happen, but at this time of year outside, sooo unlikely.

Whereabouts are you Beki?

beki · « **Reply #8 on:** March 12, 2008, 17:45 »

Quote from: "beki"

i'm in kent, by the way

yeah... the broccoli are indoors in a propagator on my chest of drawers under the window.. the carrots are outside in a water butt and have weathered 2 storms in 3 days and i only planted them 3 days ago

poor things.. if they HAVE started to poke their heads up, they're probably on the way back down now!!!

gobs · « **Reply #9 on:** March 12, 2008, 20:12 »

I'm sorry, I missed you said that already. :oops:

Take a photo of them in a weeks time if you can. It might be much warmer in Kent, but that will be still a record.

ditchdigger · « **Reply #10 on:** March 12, 2008, 21:58 »

might be my eyes or a trick of the light but they don't look like carrots to me. leaf shape doesn't look right. are you sure you didn't get your seeds mixed up?

beki · « **Reply #11 on:** March 12, 2008, 23:33 »

I'm sure. I got them straight out of the pack. I opened the pack as i was sowing them.

First pic is carrots (i can't see a leaf yet? :? ) and the second is broccoli

gobs · « **Reply #12 on:** March 13, 2008, 12:09 »

Carrot, as dd suggests has differently shaped leaves, first two seed leaves are longish and thin, these haven't opened yet, but are roundish, hence I said 'weed'.

It is a bit likely that some weed seeds in the compost germinated in the Sunday sunshine.

pookey · « **Reply #13 on:** March 13, 2008, 19:36 »

my carrots have germinated outside (sewn 2+ weeks ago) and Im in northern ireland. They were in a raised bed with a layer of fleece - no sign of parsnips yet though of course....

2 days seems super quick. could the seeds have been damp in the packet and already 'softned up'? or were they foil packed

beki · « **Reply #14 on:** March 14, 2008, 13:30 »

I think you're right - they're probably weeds or something, as they haven't changed shape at all yet.. they're just teeny green blobs

it's probably algae or something :oops:

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