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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: new_2_veg on March 08, 2008, 13:19

Title: soil mix for carrots
Post by: new_2_veg on March 08, 2008, 13:19

just about to fill my carrot bed, im going to use top soil but should i mex grit or anything else in with it?

thanks  nate

Title: soil mix for carrots
Post by: Nikkithefoot on March 08, 2008, 13:32

I personally wouldn't mix grit as any stone may cause odd shaped roots. Coarse sand would be better. This would help to grow straight roots. Mind you if you don't mind what they look like, its purely academic if you add grit or sand.

Nikki

Title: soil mix for carrots
Post by: new_2_veg on March 08, 2008, 13:54

i was thinking grit may of held the water/kept the soil damp better in the summer thats why i said that.

i have some sharp sand here so could use that

anyone else have a opinion?

thanks

nate

Title: soil mix for carrots
Post by: compostqueen on March 08, 2008, 15:34

sharp grit sand is good. Also good for carrots is leafmould. If you don't have any then start yourself a bin today  :D   I've had better carrot results by sowing the carrots in soil but with potting compost in the drill.  I did this after my first lot failed and one of the old lotty guys told me to try it and it worked.  I covered the newly sown carrots with potting compost too

You don't have to of course but it's just a tip  :D