[flitwickone]

from what ive read these are one of the hardest veg to get right?
so after reading everthing i could im going to put 3 se3eds in a toilet roll holder

let them germinate fingers crossed and when i plant them out i shall slit the loo roll with a stanley blade and put them in the alloted patch on the lotty and cover with some quality netting this i hope will work or has any of the olduns got a sure fire way that they would care to share

regards

Flitwick0ne

[Rampant_Weasel]

i think u would need  a massive amount of toilet roll
personally i think its simplest to grow under enviromesh and thin out when the time comes.

[bailey]

i use plastic dustbins,, fill it to a couple of inches from the top, put seeds in cover again with compost or soil, i usually cover with some polythene till germination then leave them till needed.. never hada  prob with carrot fly ect..

[digalotty]

dont over water or the roots dont go down searching for it

[viettaclark]

doesn't that use an awful lot of compost Bailey?

[penance]

Why not try the usual ways first, good bed ready for them, sow thinly to avoid later thinning and cover with protection.

[grinling]

Last year i decided to do them like the parsnips. Put seeds on damp kitchen roll until they sprouted. Parsnip I the planted into toilet rolls, whereas the carrots I planted the kitchen roll strip. Thinned as neccesary.

[kingdhesiii]

Wheres the cheapest place to get enviromesh from>?

[solway cropper]

If your soil is OK for carrots (not heavy clay) your biggest problem will be carrot fly but that tends to be active in mid summer. I sow early stump rooted varieties direct into large tubs in March/April and don't sow the maincrop till late June/early July. That seems to avoid the fly problem and works well for me.

[Kristen]

Enviromesh: http://www.gardening-naturally.com/acatalog/Enviromesh.html#aEM001 (not used them myself, but seen them recommended here)

An alternative growing method is to use pots (9" or there abouts). I re-used potting compost mixed with 1/3rd sharp and last year. Worked well. I only watered from the bottom to encourage the roots to grow down looking for water.

[brother]

Just a quick question about sharp sand. I have just built a raised bed for my carrots and was going to improve the drainage buy putting some sand in but have said not to use the builders stuff because it contains impurities.
Any advice

[Kristen]

Someone on here, knowledgeable about soil mechanics, said that any sand is better (on clay) than no sand, but sharp sand definitely works better if you have the choice.

[Slowgrind]

Try the bucket method. I did it with great success last year!
Fresh compost in a bucket, water now and then. Bucket full of fresh veg and no fly's!

[Sweet Pea 2]

Carrots don't like manure. I am trying to work out where to put my Carrots this year, but I have manured almost all of my plot in the last year. I can either put where I had my butternut squash or cabbages.  They were last manured in July time, would that be OK, or no good.  I will probably dig in sharp sand.

[Trikidiki]

Your bit that was manured last July should be fine. Its the nitrogen in fresh manure which is the problem.