Hi
several attempts to grow carrots this year have failed. I prepare a shallow drill, water it and then sow the seeds and lightly cover the drill. Same as I did previous years, expect this year no carrots.
I believe the probably is we receive rain often prelongered periods and the drills
become capped, before the carrot can push through.
As a solution I have decided to cover my drills with Vermiculite in place of soil.
This hopefully will prevent the capping and as a bonus really make weeding easy by clearly marking the drill. Does anyone have any comments on this idea ?
Am I carrot crazy or not ?
Rgds Andy
several attempts to grow carrots this year have failed. I prepare a shallow drill, water it and then sow the seeds and lightly cover the drill. Same as I did previous years, expect this year no carrots.
I believe the probably is we receive rain often prelongered periods and the drills
become capped, before the carrot can push through.
As a solution I have decided to cover my drills with Vermiculite in place of soil.
This hopefully will prevent the capping and as a bonus really make weeding easy by clearly marking the drill. Does anyone have any comments on this idea ?
Am I carrot crazy or not ?
Rgds Andy
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