Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Sideways on March 11, 2011, 13:37
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I was thinking of sowing my carrot seeds this weekend, they will be under a protective mesh to keep the fly off, this usually helps to keep the soil a little warmer in my experience.
I had a good crop last year but cant remember when I sowed them :blush:
Anyone sowing carrots yet?
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Planted my chantenay and Amsterdam's 2 weeks ago under cloches but nothing showing yet
Just hope this weekends predicted snow wont impair things in Ireland
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A bit early unless you protect with some form of cloch
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I'm going to try some this weekend under fleece. You get so many carrot seeds in a packet a little trial won't hurt. Must try to remember to record how they do for next year :)
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i put some in a tub today to try and get some early baby carrots, if they germinate i'll sow more. got them covered though.
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I was thinking of sowing my carrot seeds this weekend, they will be under a protective mesh to keep the fly off, this usually helps to keep the soil a little warmer in my experience.
I had a good crop last year but cant remember when I sowed them :blush:
Anyone sowing carrots yet?
What do you protect them with enviromesh? I was thinking of buying some but it seems expensive.
I thought i'd sow some early carrots this weekend. :blush: :nowink:
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First I'll apply a little patience as a top dressing.
Then I'll sow in about 4 weeks when the soil's warmer.
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What do you protect them with enviromesh? I was thinking of buying some but it seems expensive.
I thought i'd sow some early carrots this weekend. :blush: :nowink:
Nope, I use net curtains, the type with no patern or holes. Used it last year and didnt loose a single carrot to fly, crop was bumper too. I plan to do exactly the same this year.
I was given the netting, Im sure most people have some gathering dust somewhere. Its even cheap to buy.
Trust me, it works a treat ;)
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What do you protect them with enviromesh? I was thinking of buying some but it seems expensive.
I thought i'd sow some early carrots this weekend. :blush: :nowink:
Nope, I use net curtains, the type with no patern or holes. Used it last year and didnt loose a single carrot to fly, crop was bumper too. I plan to do exactly the same this year.
I was given the netting, Im sure most people have some gathering dust somewhere. Its even cheap to buy.
Trust me, it works a treat ;)
What good idea I'll ask round for old net curtains. I often see it on car boots. :D ::)
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Sideways - did you put the net over hoops or directly on the ground over the seedlings?
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Sideways - did you put the net over hoops or directly on the ground over the seedlings?
I built a simple frame- stuck bits of wood in the ground to a height of around a foot, linked it all up with string and let the net lay over the top. Where the net touches the string I clipped it with a few clothes pegs here and there. Easy.
Hoops would also work. Weigh it all down at the edges and keep it tight.
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The cheapest net I've found in the shops is from IKEA. They do a really basic one - 2 net curtains, each 3m x 2.8m approx (can be cut into 3 lengthways to give nearly 18m x 1m in total) - cost last year was 3 quid I think and it was called something like 'Lill or Lilli'.
Washed on delicate and fine for this year too.