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My carrots are splitting just as they are getting to a good size. Almost as if there was an explosion.
I have been told that if i grow vegetables such as carrots the actual plant only lasts a year. I dont want to have to re-plant every year. im also not that experienced. I use my chicken manure as fertiliser as i like to be organic. i have sandy soil. what vegetables would you advise me to plant. sorry for the strange question.
I have planted carrot seeds about 3 weeks ago , they had all started to come up and were about 2 cm, in the last couple of days they have disappeared, can you tell me if you think this is down to carrot fly or do slugs like to munch on the young seedlings? Do you have any advice on what to do if I sow them again.
I erected a 60cm white fleece around my carrots to prevent carrot fly. Unfortunately, where the carrot bed is situated, the white fleece is a bit of an eyesore. Ignoring the fleece, I have a timber wall surrounding my carrots (as a result of a raised bed) about 6'' high which obviously won't prevent carrot fly. To keep the peace in my house, I want to lay the fleece on to top of the carrots supported by the wooden sides. In other words, my carrot bed will be surrounded by 6'' high walls of wood with the fleece forming a roof over the carrots. I'm assuming that the fleece will still keep the carrot fly out but my concern is that the fleece will block out needed sunlight. It's normal white semi-transparent fleece one buys in a gardening shop etc. What do you think? Rgds
Hi Gerry, I planted carrot seeds 3 weeks ago and I'm happy to announce that they germinated about a week ago (ie. small green leaves appeared over the ground about a week ago). I was inflicted with carrot fly last year so I'm going to erect a 60 cm while fleece around my carrot bed to prevent the same happening. My only concern now is that I'm worried that I might have left it too late and the carrrot fly may have already arrived? I haven't started thinning the carrots yet. What do you think? Am I too late and merely wasting my time? Regards Ray
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