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  • #1

    A carrot question......

    Hi there,

    I planted some carrot seeds around four weeks ago. They are in a large 2 metre trug.

    There's no sign of life........ should there be?

    Thanks
    Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

    If God had meant me to bend over, she'd have sprinkled the floor with diamonds.
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    Hi Vicki,
    I would have thought that there should be some sort of show by now, but it depends on many things. Is the soil damp - not dry or wet. What growing medium are the seeds in? Compost will generally give you a better start than most ordinary soils. What's you weather like? If you've had it warm and dry like us or is it still quite chilly where you are?
    I would give them a few more days before giving up on them and resowing. Try increasing humidity by covering the trug with polythene held above the soil with wire hoops.
    Finally. make sure that the trug is deep enough for the variety of carrot you've sown, otherwise all your efforts will end in forked and stunted freaks!
    When the Devil gives you Cowpats - make Satanic Compost!

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Creemteez View Post
      Hi Vicki,
      I would have thought that there should be some sort of show by now, but it depends on many things. Is the soil damp - not dry or wet. What growing medium are the seeds in? Compost will generally give you a better start than most ordinary soils. What's you weather like? If you've had it warm and dry like us or is it still quite chilly where you are?
      I would give them a few more days before giving up on them and resowing. Try increasing humidity by covering the trug with polythene held above the soil with wire hoops.
      Finally. make sure that the trug is deep enough for the variety of carrot you've sown, otherwise all your efforts will end in forked and stunted freaks!
      Thanks for the advice
      The trug is 2 metres long and 18" deep. The weather here has been rather chilly, but is now warming up. I've not removed the seeds from the trug, but have started some more in the greenhouse.
      Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

      If God had meant me to bend over, she'd have sprinkled the floor with diamonds.

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      • #4
        Carrots are a tricky seed to germinate as they are quite sensitive to heat. Below 10 degrees they don't co-operate - but if it gets too hot they slow down as well.
        Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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        • #5
          Just a thought, but how deep did you sow them? They only need a light covering of soil/compost

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          • #6
            I covered mine with a cloche and they were up within ten days, up here in freezin Fife, they are in a raised bed.
            Maybe worth sowing some more, why have you got them in your greenhouse may I ask?

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            • #7
              Morning,
              I put them in the greenhouse as they prefer warm soil.......
              Maybe I planted those in the trug too deep.
              It's looking like I may have to start again perhaps.....
              Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

              If God had meant me to bend over, she'd have sprinkled the floor with diamonds.

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              • #8
                Were they fresh seeds? I tried sowing some seed left over from last year and nothing germinated.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Lotsaveg View Post
                  Were they fresh seeds? I tried sowing some seed left over from last year and nothing germinated.
                  Well, I assume so..... I had just bought them.....
                  Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

                  If God had meant me to bend over, she'd have sprinkled the floor with diamonds.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Lotsaveg View Post
                    Were they fresh seeds? I tried sowing some seed left over from last year and nothing germinated.
                    I'm sowing carrot seed that's 3 or 4 years old, it's fine

                    Slugs will eat carrot seedlings as soon as they appear - you never even see them and might assume the seeds didn't germinate
                    Last edited by Two_Sheds; 25-04-2011, 05:49 PM.
                    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
                      I'm sowing carrot seed that's 3 or 4 years old, it's fine

                      Slugs will eat carrot seedlings as soon as they appear - you never even see them and might assume the seeds didn't germinate
                      Do you keep your spare seeds in a fridge? I stick mine in an old biscuit tin and keep them in the greenhouse so they probably roast each summer!!

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                      • #12
                        No, I keep them in a concertina file in the kitchen
                        All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                        • #13
                          My carrots showed no sign of popping up after 2-3 weeks so I bunged a load more in. They did this kast year and i ended up with loads of great carrots right through until late Novmeber so don't worry about it. On the plus side you get about 4000 seeds per pack so if it's not working there's plenty of scope to just keep sowing

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                          • #14
                            Mine took a good three weeks to come up, in toilet rolls in a cold frame, and its a really mild climate here.

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                            • #15
                              They may still pop up, but as TS says, sometimes the slugs get them before you've even seen them!
                              Granny on the Game in Sheffield

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