too early for carrots?

[chilli_grower]

Has anybody sown their carrot seed yet?

Is it too early?

I have ideal red variety waiting to sow.

The packet says it can be sown from February! Seems a bit 'wrong' to me????

[mrswadders]

I put some in about 3weeks ago - they are just popping they're heads up

[scarey55]

I've had some in for a couple of weeks now. Nothing yet but I live in hope.

[Bren In Pots]

I've not sown any outdoors yet just some in a bucket inside the GH.

[Penellype]

I sowed some nantes fastcrop in a pot in the garage at the start of February - they are now outside under veggiemesh having germinated a couple of weeks ago. I've also sown another pot outdoors 3 weeks ago which have not yet germinated.

[Nannysally99]

I sowed some outside weeks ago, nothing up yet though. Soil needs to warm up a bit

[Alison]

I sowed some early ones in the polytunnel last weekend but won't be doing the outside ones for a few weeks yet. Find that if it's too cold germination is patchy and they catch up anyway.


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[RaptorUK]

I've a mini 3m long "polytunnel" in place to warm the ground a bit and will be starting my carrot sowing about this time next week, variety Flyaway, using a Pro Seeder - despite what I read on this site

[chilli_grower]

hmmm ok, I will wait a fortnight I think is best.....

Thanks all

[wetwalnut]

Yep, I ve sown three rows of sweet candle from DT brown and Manchester table from real seed.

Sowed 2weeks ago, nothing up yet, put some fleece over the bed last night in case they come up with a sharp frost ahead.

I mixed the seed with sharp sand this year to hopefully help with the need of thinning later.


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[Tripmeup]

I'm gonna wait a few more weeks for outside sowing of carrots..

[solway cropper]

I've got two tubs of Amsterdam Sprint growing away nicely in the greenhouse but it's a bit early for outdoor ones yet. I'll probably set another couple of tubs away in the greenhouse this weekend as it's set to get a bit warmer.

[Florence Fennel]

As I usually do, I sowed with gay abandon a couple of weeks ago. Nothing yet, but they'll soon be up if the slugs don't get there first.

[Mr Gardener]

I sowed with gay abandon a couple of weeks ago.

Companion planting at it's finest...

If you believe the news 20% of people will refuse to eat them.

[Two_Sheds]

It's too cold here for carrots just yet, although the overwintered ones in the unheated gh are throwing out new leaves aplenty