Can I sow carrots and parsnips in cell trays???

[Germinater]

Can I?? Have bought celltrays and wondered if I can't start them in cell trays until I buy new pots to grow them in as don't have alot of bed space or can I sow in between my cabbage and collys in the bed??help please..

[Two_Sheds]

nope

they have one root, and once it hits the bottom of the tray it will bend or divide

[rana]

even for small seedlings the tap root will go straight down and hit the bottom of the cell within a few days of germinating. It's a waste of seed.

[zazen999]

Well, to be fair you can.....

You just shouldn't.

[Florence Fennel]

I think you'll have got the idea by now Germinator, but just to add my tuppenceworth, you can grow carrots and parsnips in containers other than bought pots if they're deep enough. Have a search on container gardening and you'll get the gist. If you've got an ASDA near you, they give away large back flower buckets which are ideal.

[Germinater]

Brill thanks Florence that will save me some money.. Didn't think I could as just one root but got itchy finger to plant bt put it of till I get pots kind of knew I'd need deep pots bt excitement was getin the better of me haha. Thank you all so much for quick response

[Nibbler]

Morrisons do them too, about 8 for 99p, if your local ASDA can't help. I coaxed a few out of the ASDA produce manager but it was hard work because he said that in our area they recycle them, e.g. send them back to depot to be refilled with flowers so they were an asset, essentially. The Morrisons ones are similar dimensions.

[JamesM]

If you've got an ASDA near you, they give away large back flower buckets which are ideal.

Do you mean the big plastic thingys they put bunches in? first i'd heard of this but will be worth my popping down tomorrow if they give them away

[Dead Dogs]

I sowed my parsnips in kichen roll centres. Although they are barely showing their true leaves the roots were alread out the bottom. Planted them out last night hoping that they're be ok.

I'll not be using full length kitchen rolls again as these were practically falling apart.

[Shadylane]

Our lottie neighbours, who have been doing it long enough to know better, bought some parsnips in modules last year, as theirs hadn't come up. I have no idea how they came out though, the blokie's a little competitive and probably wouldn't admit to me if they were forked. I have no idea how garden centers get away with it.