Hi I understand that you can sow some veg and plant in small groups and they will create space for themselves. I have seen on tv that you can do it with leeks, spring onions and beetroot but are there any other veg I can do this with?
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At first I thought you were growing the stuff that makes Lynda........................well sort of, Lynda........
Not only your spring onions but normal onions grow well this way, beetroot possibly?
Stay clear of carrots or parsnips though as there roots will intertwine!
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Oooh cheeky
Blast I was hoping to do it (sow that is) with carrots and parsnips. If they intertwine I guess I could get two for the price of one!! I thought I read a thread from PW on the growing technique bit where he was suggesting sowing 6 carrot seeds together then space them 4" apart but I may have got the wrong end of the carrot on that oneAKA Angie
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Self-raising...I do the carrot thing and it works nicely - if you sow direct. I'm not sure if it works on any transplanted seedlings - as I know some people do transplant carrots.
I tend to dig the ground first so that the soil is nice and loose...I actually will sieve it if I can after digging it quite deep, and add sand and coffee grounds and a few handfuls of home made compost to the mix. Ditto parsnips, they the are started off in kitchen roll and the roll torn and laid on the surface once greenery shows, and covered with loose soil/compost and basically left alone for about 6 months.
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hey if i could grow spaced out carrot's i'd give it a go
i sowed carrots and parsnips and turnips swede and onions in a 1m x 1m bed each sprinkled the seed and covered with a bit of compost, the results everything has done ok except the swede ....... a couple of carrots got tied up and romantic with each other, but most were fine as were the parsnips, the turnips did really well (purple top milan), the swedes definitely need more roomLast edited by lynda66; 21-02-2009, 07:53 PM.
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Originally posted by lynda66 View Post
............the turnips did really well (purple top milan), the swedes definitely need more roomMy Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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Swedes need a lot more space but turnips, such as Purple top Milan will quite happily grow away regardless. I have to add that in my experience beetroot will need to be thinned, unless you grow a monogerm variety such as Solo or Moneta, as all you will end up with are loads of very small beetroot.Rat
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Originally posted by selfraising View PostThanks for the advice Sewer rat. Perhaps I'll give the beetroot a miss with this method then! I gather it seems to be mostly root veg that you can use this method with??Rat
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