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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Oscar Too on June 06, 2008, 09:32

Title: Too late to sow carrots?
Post by: Oscar Too on June 06, 2008, 09:32

Our first sowing has 16 plants out of 3x 4 metre rows  :(

Is it too late to dig over and sow again?  If not, what variety is good for a late sowing?

Thanks

Oscar

Title: Too late to sow carrots?
Post by: compostqueen on June 06, 2008, 10:08

you can sow carrots now but not sure which. Check the seed packets if you still have some leftovers

I shall be sowing loads hopefully, some time, soon mebbe  :D  I have Flakkee which I know can be sown now and I suspect most can but as I say always be guided by the packet

The Chantenay types are lovely, small juicy carrots and I like the Nantes too but there are just loads

My early sowings amount to one viable looking carrot at the moment so you're not on your own

Title: Too late to sow carrots?
Post by: SalJ1980 on June 06, 2008, 10:13

I sowed mine a couple of weeks ago and have b*gger all yet. The row is now full of weeds but I don't want to pull them up just in case there are some seedlings hiding amongst them  :lol:

Title: Too late to sow carrots?
Post by: compostqueen on June 06, 2008, 10:20

nah don't do that.  The carrots are very noticeable from the weeds so easily identified. The weeds will be able to be eased out carefully but let the carrots show themselves first  :D

Title: Too late to sow carrots?
Post by: Welsh Girls Allotment on June 06, 2008, 12:04

I sowed carrots about three to four weeks ago and still no sign I am going to rake it over and sow some more - perhaps with the freaky weather the soil just wasn't warm enough to aid germination  :?:

Title: Too late to sow carrots?
Post by: Boothy on June 06, 2008, 12:40

Plant some Early Nantes - should still be time

Title: Too late to sow carrots?
Post by: Oscar Too on June 06, 2008, 13:26

Thanks folks  :D

Title: Too late to sow carrots?
Post by: dereklane on June 06, 2008, 13:39

early june is fine for sowing carrots, particularly because of carrot fly, which come in waves. If you sow early june (rather than mid-late spring) you tend to miss them, even without protection.

I had a nice crop of chantenays last August from an early june sowing.

Title: Too late to sow carrots?
Post by: noshed on June 06, 2008, 14:37

Plenty of time - try some quick-maturing ones.

Title: Too late to sow carrots?
Post by: GrannieAnnie on June 06, 2008, 14:45

I think its Autumn King that you can sow up to end July?  oh just looked at Nicky's seeds online and it says Early Nantes2 and Autumn King, sow up to august!

Title: Too late to sow carrots?
Post by: pushrod on June 06, 2008, 18:34

Quote from: "compostqueen"

nah don't do that.  The carrots are very noticeable from the weeds so easily identified. The weeds will be able to be eased out carefully but let the carrots show themselves first  :D

my carrots are absolutely over run with weeds at the moment, unfortunately the weeds are still out-growing the carrots  :(

Title: Too late to sow carrots?
Post by: Elaine G on June 06, 2008, 22:10

I was disappointed today when I realised that the 'carrots' that were growing on my plot - sown weeks ago - were in fact poppies!
There was not a single carrot!

I have sown some more.

Elaine