Carrots in baths

Salkeela · « **Reply #15 on:** January 31, 2007, 19:23 »

AH!

So perhaps a rethink on the carrots..... hmmm... Perhaps they'll just take their chances on stoney ground then. I am gradually getting the better of the stones, but it's a bit slow!

ytyynycefn · « **Reply #16 on:** January 31, 2007, 19:25 »

Carrots aren't too keen on stones either (more forkiness) - one idea is to use a big dibber and make nice deep (6-8") holes, fill with a mix of sand and fine soil, and plant into them.

Salkeela · « **Reply #17 on:** January 31, 2007, 19:27 »

Good tip! That I can try.

muntjac · « **Reply #18 on:** January 31, 2007, 19:30 »

Quote from: "mercury"

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

yeh and ur mom says u could grow taters in them ears and no wonder why huh?

shaun · « **Reply #19 on:** January 31, 2007, 19:30 »

is this manure forking carrot thingy been scientifically proven or is it another old wives tale ?

muntjac · « **Reply #20 on:** January 31, 2007, 19:32 »

its scientificall7y proven . four students from leeds university got £1000s for finding out , they counldnt prove what happened to the spoons knives but the carrots was forks

shaun · « **Reply #21 on:** January 31, 2007, 19:44 »

when you say not recently manured what do you mean by recent ?days,weeks,months,years ?

ytyynycefn · « **Reply #22 on:** January 31, 2007, 19:46 »

Quote from: "shaun"

when you say not recently manured what do you mean by recent ?days,weeks,months,years ?

Not in the autumn before you plan to grow them. As part of a rotation, you'd manure that bed AFTER pulling the root crops, and the soil should be fine the next time it's their turn to have that spot. I think.

muntjac · « **Reply #23 on:** January 31, 2007, 19:47 »

absolutly mel

im with you

shaun · « **Reply #24 on:** January 31, 2007, 19:49 »

this is what i'm saying

ytyynycefn · « **Reply #25 on:** January 31, 2007, 19:49 »

See, I DO know about manure! It's just the compost I have trouble with :roll:

muntjac · « **Reply #26 on:** January 31, 2007, 19:50 »

shaun · « **Reply #27 on:** January 31, 2007, 19:55 »

but on another hand on a plot that hasnt been used for years i dont think there is a problem with manure 3 months before you sow like manure now dig it in and dig it again (unless you have a howard)the week before you sow in april/may

ytyynycefn · « **Reply #28 on:** January 31, 2007, 20:01 »

Personally, I'd still not manure for carrots. My plot hadn't been used before I dug it over last year, and with nothing added to the soil, I had a pretty good crop of whatever I planted. It's being manured to within and inch of it's life this year though

If the soil is too rich, the carrot root will just branch and go any old where. If the soil is less nutritious, they'll search out nutrients by growing straight down, and grow a lot straighter.

shaun · « **Reply #29 on:** January 31, 2007, 20:06 »

Quote from: "shaun"

is this manure forking carrot thingy been scientifically proven or is it another old wives tale ?

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