carrot thinning

[valentino]

I have planted carrots in a big container and seem to have rather a lot of them. I think I need to thin them out but not sure how many to leave in would welcome any advice.

[rustylady]

How big a container (width and depth), and how close together are your carrots at the moment?

[Florence Fennel]

Depends how big you want your carrots. Imagine the size of them and then thin out accordingly. I tend not to thin out too much. The carrots push themselves apart and I harvest baby ones, leaving others to grow to full size. Job Done.

[valentino]

I have attached some photos these are after I have just removed about 50% of the shoots from the container!

[Potstubsdustbins]

I am with FF on this one I never thin to throw away always to eat.

A friend forgot about his pot of carrots and come harvest they were shoulder to shoulder and packed so tight we had to prise the first lot out with a trowel.

Colin

[valentino]

Thanks for the advice - I will leave them as they are now until the carrots start to grow and then pick some baby ones and leave the rest as suggested - I had to remove some they were so tightly packed together

[BUFFS]

Thanks for the advice - I will leave them as they are now until the carrots start to grow and then pick some baby ones and leave the rest as suggested - I had to remove some they were so tightly packed together

i take small ones to eat,leaving 1ins between each plant,and then they seem to grow to a very usable and reasonable size..

[solway cropper]

It's a bit of a faff but I sow each carrot seed individually about 1 inch apart in the containers, starting round the edges and working inwards. Most of them seem to germinate and, like others, I take the first lot as baby carrots, leaving the rest to mature.

[smc999]

Take baby ones and leave the rest to get bigger always works for me too.