Manure in next year's carrot bed?

[bario1]

Hi,

I got some well rotted horse manure to spread over my allotment beds over winter - i was just wondering if i should exclude any beds, particularly any that i plan to use for carrots next year? Would green maunure or even nothing be a better option for these? Or will the horse manure have rotted down so much by spring that it won't affect carrot growth adversely?

Thanks.

[Potstubsdustbins]

I personally would not manure before planting carrots, just a small amount of general fertilizer.

Potty

[rustylady]

No manure for root crops. As Potty said, just some general fertiliser raked in just before you sow.

[Lazy Gardener]

A dug a little trench last year and filled with manure and left it open during the winter, Early this year i built up some little mounds and planted onions. They did quite well.

Was that wrong? Was i lucky?

[rustylady]

Manure is fine for onions - they're not a root crop

[Potstubsdustbins]

Onions aren't carrots, they need lots of food.

Potty

[Potstubsdustbins]

Beat me to it RL guess I will have to get up earlier.

Potty

[Bigmallly]

Try a bit in a flower bucket Bario as an experiment & if all else fails there's always the funny veg section on next years showcase...........

[Two_Sheds]

Would green maunure or even nothing be a better option for these?

Carrots are supposed to grow best in poor soil, even sand. Definitely you don't need to feed them.

A green manure could be utilised to take nutrients out of the carrots' soil: grow the green manure now to mop up the nutrients, then remove it from the carrot bed (put it on something that likes nitrogen, eg. brassicas)

[Lazy Gardener]

Manure is fine for onions - they're not a root crop

Oh course i knew that... sits in the corner quietly with a big pointy hat with a D on it.