Ideal soil for Carrots

[Essexboy]

My soil is very stoneyso I will be growing Carrots in an old wheelbarrow/ container.
Can any one suggest an ideal soil mix ?

[the big lebowski]

id go for some multi purpose compost ,the type you van get from homebase or one of those places , ive heard that the lighter the soil the better altho this year i did grow carrots in the ground where i an and i have quiet thick clay soil and they did well it that .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEhJw9itpgY
heres a link ,cheers

ps make sure you have drainage holes in your barrow , gl

[Penellype]

I grow carrots in used multipurpose compost (usually from tomatoes or potatoes) with some bfb added. The main thing is to sieve it so that you remove any chunks, as these will have the same effect as stones, causing the roots to fork. They will grow fine in new compost or garden compost too (but beware of slugs).

[Nicos]

Here's an old thread I found....

https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...bed_29508.html

Personally I'd grow them in a sandy mix.

[Bren In Pots]

I grow my carrots in buckets, and like Pen mines also a mix of spent compost from pots/ repotting, my own dalek compost, with added bfb all sieved together then the top 2 to 3 inches is new multi compost.

[Snadger]

With my method for growing carrots it doesn't matter whether your soil is stony or not.

Mark your rows and push the spade into a full depth along the line. Wiggle it back and forth to form a vee shaped slot a spade depth. Do the same along the line of the intended row.
Fill vee with old potting compost or new compost if you have none, and sow the carrots along the line. Simples!

[Chrissyteacup]

I grew fun carrots this year.... that wedging idea sounds great snadger might give that a go next year! (they weren’t really all like this one but didn’t photograph the straight ones )

[veggiechicken]

Where's the fun in growing straight carrots?

[Chrissyteacup]

That’s why I don’t have straight carrot photos

[4Shoes]

I grew fun carrots this year....[ATTACH=CONFIG]84416[/ATTACH] that wedging idea sounds great snadger might give that a go next year! (they weren’t really all like this one but didn’t photograph the straight ones )

You been in my garden . Agree will try Snadger tip.

Same for parsnips? Have had real problems with my stony sandy soil with parsnips.

[Chrissyteacup]

busted!! 4shoes! I thought I’d been really sneaky
I’ve only pulled a couple of parsnips and been ok so far but im sure some will be fun too!

[annie8]

Had struggled to grow carrots for a couple of years in my raised beds. They forked to a ridiculous degree and we’re a right pain to clean and use. This year I grew different types - danver half length and chantenay. They were much better and mostly straight. Like The idea of the v shape drill. Will try that.

[rary]

I grow in raised beds, and when I was filling them I removed any stones that I found and mixed in several bags of concrete sand the carrots I grew were nice and straight but sadly the carrot root fly liked the also

[muck lover]

I’m plagued with carrot fly even in the polytunnel. I grew late sowings of resistafly and flyaway and still got a bit of damage. I’ll do better next year inside and out by just keeping some sort of cloche or cover on for the duration.

[Jungle Jane]

Does anyone pull a few carrots out & leave the rest in the tub? The scent could attract the fly,when I’ve done that I’ve put some lavender flower heads broken up,on the top of the soil to hide the smell of carrot. I don’t know if it helps I’ve never had carrot fly here in my garden,covering with some cheap net curtain will stop them & crop rotation,good luck next time will be great!