[shokkyy]

Has anyone ever tried not thinning carrots, just planting them in clumps and letting them push themselves apart like you can do onions? I'm not talking about big maincrop carrots, just little ones for eating as baby carrots.

[DD.]

I don't thin my maincrop!

[salmonking]

I used to thin them out but after reading on here I have only thinned out 1 row this year(got another 3 not thinned)

[Beetroot queen]

I cant bring myself to thin mine 

[Lincolnshire Floyd]

Has anyone ever tried not thinning carrots, just planting them in clumps and letting them push themselves apart like you can do onions? I'm not talking about big maincrop carrots, just little ones for eating as baby carrots.

I have not thinned mine in previous years because as you say they tend to push each other apart on light soil but last year I had a lot of small carrots and they were noticeably from clumps that were struggling against each other whereas carrots that had space around then grew much larger. So this year I have made a special attempt to sow thinly, too thinly by the number of gaps in the rows so I've very carefully transplanted a few into the gaps and they seem to have taken. So in answer to your question it depends on what size of carrot you are aiming for, young or old.

[sunshineband]

As long as the seed is not sown like mustard and cress, the carrots manage just fine without any thinning as far as I can see 

[Beetroot queen]

As long as the seed is not sown like mustard and cress, the carrots manage just fine without any thinning as far as I can see 

One of my tubs maybe boardering on close but i just cant, maybe later as baby carrots if they look uncomfortable

[shoozie]

I broadcast sow early Nantes and they get on just fine by pushing themselves apart.  I did the same last year with Autumn Kings and, though small, they got on fine.  Autumn Kings are struggling to come through this year.

[devonbarmygardener]

I've got white capped mushrooms coming up among my carrots in the bag!! :blink:

[Beetroot queen]

I've got white capped mushrooms coming up among my carrots in the bag!! :blink:

I had loads of those in that compost from lidl  at least they did germinate i suppose unlike everything else in that stuff