Carrots in baths

Celtic Eagle · « **on:** January 31, 2007, 13:23 »

Hi Folks

I've seen posts about growing carrots in old baths and now I've got two of em as I said in another post. Now a question or two will carrots grow in the same soil year on year or should I change it every year or so. This sounds daft but anybody any idea how many drainage holes I need in the baths.

Thanks

muntjac · « **Reply #1 on:** January 31, 2007, 13:43 »

leave the plug out put a layer of old carpet over the hole just put crocks in the bottom or a layer of sand 4 inches or so / , fill with soil and then just remove half mix with 3 oz growmore and replace or add fresh compost

Aidy · « **Reply #2 on:** January 31, 2007, 16:52 »

Growing mine this year in baths, but I have read several times to change your soil/compost every year as it may have virus from a previous crop spose its only like doing crop rotation.

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #3 on:** January 31, 2007, 17:16 »

Worzzel says I'm not allowed to grow veg in the bathroom :evil:

ytyynycefn · « **Reply #4 on:** January 31, 2007, 17:46 »

Daft question, but why are you growing carrots in a bath? I'm assuming it's to avoid low flying root fly?

Aidy · « **Reply #5 on:** January 31, 2007, 18:33 »

yep, the main reason I decided to try it was the fact most of mine lat year got wiped out yet evryone who grow them either in baths or with barriers were almost untoched, the othe reason is it will be esaier to weed.

mercury · « **Reply #6 on:** January 31, 2007, 18:37 »

i never change the soil in my baths, and i hav'nt had any trouble (yet).

shaun · « **Reply #7 on:** January 31, 2007, 18:38 »

i'm going to try the barrier method timber posts and debris netting

Aidy · « **Reply #8 on:** January 31, 2007, 18:46 »

it worked up here for a lot of them, unless of course they were southern carrot fly and they would be suffering from nose bleeds this far up north

and could'nt get any height due to the thinner air

ytyynycefn · « **Reply #9 on:** January 31, 2007, 18:47 »

I grew mine under fleece last year (because Bob Flowerdew said so), and had no trouble with fly - until I took it off towards the end of the season, and my last four carrots got clobbered. Note to self, plant about ten times more carrots this year, cos we couldn't leave them alone and they all went by October :oops:

shaun · « **Reply #10 on:** January 31, 2007, 18:48 »

are we talking about the north south carrot fly divide

Aidy · « **Reply #11 on:** January 31, 2007, 18:53 »

sorry Shaun I was under the impression that all carrot fly came from the south, carrot crunchers is term up here for the southern population

Salkeela · « **Reply #12 on:** January 31, 2007, 19:15 »

So the carrot fly might not make it across the Irish Sea?

(Wishful thinking).

Our ground is so stoney here, perhaps I'll try a bath with sand & horse manure for carrots? .... there's one in the field.....!

Aidy · « **Reply #13 on:** January 31, 2007, 19:17 »

Bath yes manure no, never use manure on ur roots as they will split, use maybe something organic like chicken manure pellets.

ytyynycefn · « **Reply #14 on:** January 31, 2007, 19:17 »

I'd avoid manure, Sally - it will make your carrots go all mutanty and forked - they'll grow straighter in a less rich soil. I don't know much, but "don't manure your carrots" has been fairly well hammered in!

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