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SusieG, they are very slow to get going in this cold weather. My first sowing, also in an unheated greenhouse, took over three weeks to show. They weren't covered with anything other than a thin layer of compost.
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Sowed Nantes Frubund Fastcrop in an 18 inch pot outside today. These should be my main crop carrots to take me through the autumn and first part of the winter.A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard NimoyComment
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Cheers Martin, guess I'll just have to be patient?? ...
Just keep expecting to see a little sign of something going on in there!!!~~~ Gardening is medicine that does not need
a prescription ... And with no limit on dosage.
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My first bucket has started germinating
Autumn King 2. sown on 1st March.Comment
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Susie, I started mine in the unheated greenhouse as well. Dont know whether it helped but I have the pot wrapped in several layers of fleece and I put a sheet of glass over the top of the bucket.Originally posted by SusieG View PostLast edited by bramble; 19-03-2016, 11:20 AM.
And when your back stops aching,
And your hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.
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FINALLY! One bucket of cosmic purple sown today. Will do another next weekendComment
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One spike of green on my bucket of Flyaway F1 yesterday
If I'm not on the Grapevine I can usually be found here!....https://www.thecomfreypatch.co.uk/Comment
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Can anybody recommend a short early carrot that i can plant in the ground now with fleece on top?Comment
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Oh good, this makes me feel better. Mine were sown on the 5th and I was starting to worry about them. I'll give them another week before worrying again!Originally posted by Small pumpkin View Post
I've still not got round to sowing a second batch though!Comment
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I find carrots take at least 3 weeks to germinate at this time of year unless they are given some heat. My Marion sown outdoors with a cloche cover on 6th March has not appeared yet.A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard NimoyComment
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My second pot of carrots, Scarlet Horn, sown on Thursday 10th March, have germinated, after 12 days.
And when your back stops aching,
And your hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.
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Late carrot sowing update! 17/03/2016
Sowed some finger carrots 'Nandor F1' and round baby carrots 'Atlas' in a pot and a in a trough made from a 20 litre container.
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Those 20lt container work very well as pots I've got one. Unfortunately it's not designated to carrot growing. It's going to be the home of a chilli.
I will be back later to let you all know what carrots I've sown in bucket number 3. A few days Late sowing because of being away.Comment
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Bucket number 3 sown with Yellowstone.
Bucket number 1 ( sown 1st March) Autumn King 2 thinned out.Comment
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Sowed my second pot on 20th March - Jaune du Doubs.
No sign of anything stirring in the first pot, but it is outside in the cold and the sun is only just beginning to reach the garden at last.Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
Endless wonder.Comment
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