[chris1976]

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planning to put carrots in this year and i was told that they needed snady soil. If this is the case i was going to plant them seperate in an old bath tub i have. Good or bad idea, please give feed back as i want them to grow
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chris1976

[Heather_S]

I've grown ball-shaped carrots in multipurpose compost so I don't think that carrots need sandy soil. What sort of soil do you have otherwise? They do need something fairly loose and rich in organic matter but not freshly manured.