[m1ckz]

hi all    i found a packet of aurtum king2 cattots in lotty shed.    i  sowed them this morning     do you think they will make anything

[LilacSandy]

It is way too late to be planting now, although they are called Autumn King this means that you harvest them in the Autumn not plant them. Even if they do germinate there is not enough time for them to grow big enough.

[BabbyAnn]

hi all    i found a packet of aurtum king2 cattots in lotty shed.    i  sowed them this morning     do you think they will make anything

It is way too late to be planting now

It could also be said to be too early    You can sow Autumn King in early autumn for lifting carrots in early spring, but more usually kept in a greenhouse and protected.  You could try having a cloche over the sowings and hope they overwinter okay - a lot might depend on the kind of winter we get this year.  Don't forget to protect the seedlings from slugs and snails which can still be active except when it is freezing.

[mumofstig]

I think it's too late even doun Souf, we don't sow after mid August 

so good luck 

[colin120]

You can plant some winter carrots now from Thompson and Morgan Carrot : Nantes Frubund : Fast Crop Seeds.


Planted some yesterday

[Kristen]

You can plant some winter carrots now from Thompson and Morgan Carrot : Nantes Frubund : Fast Crop Seeds.

There was quite a lot of experimentation (and enticement!) about them several years ago. Of the people who tried, mostly in greenhouse as I recall, only one had good success and they grew them all in perforated trays (like supermarket home delivery ones)

I've read [recently] of one person who swears by them, but most seem to struggle [I mean sowing them as an over winter crop]

[Kristen]

Ice seems to have had some success:

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=49446.msg584464#msg584464

but it was this thread that I remembered from winter of 2008/9

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=25340.0

... if you have a spare half hour to read it!

Discussion about HARVEST starts on page 14 here:
http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=25340.msg414997#msg414997

In fairness everyone sowed them very late that year (October), which might have been the cause of poor results, but looks like only ?? Ice got good resutls

[colin120]

I have sown my Nantes Frubund  seeds in a big plastic container 5ft by 5ft and put two double glazing windows on top, to see if they will grow the weather is still quite warm and sunny so u never know