Root vegetables blog | UK carrot sowing and storage
Root vegetables guides for a UK plot: carrot fly mesh, clay and forked roots, pot depth, seed counts, packet prices, organic wording and winter storage.
How many seeds in a carrot packet: read a thin one
You split the foil, tip it, and the pile looks thin for a title that said 1,000 seeds, or 250. How many seeds in a carrot packet is then a counting jo
Carrot pot depth: match compost to the root you grow
A balcony trough looks generous until a ruler goes into the compost. Carrot pot depth is the inside measurement, from the settled surface to the base.
Carrot seed packet price UK: the shelf figure leaves out
You have two carrot packets in the basket, one at £1.45 and one at £2.34, and the smaller number feels like the careful choice. The carrot seed packet
Forked carrots causes: stones, manure, and moved seedlings
You pull the first root in July and it comes up with two legs and a lump of grit in the joint. Forked carrots causes sit in the bed and in the way the
Carrots on heavy clay: a stump root, not a long keeper
The fork stops early, the slice you turned is a smear, and last year's long carrots came up with two legs. Carrots in clay soil in the UK are a shape
Organic carrot seeds UK: the listing is not a certificate
You are on amazon.co.uk with a carrot packet at about £3, and the title says organic. The material line may repeat that word, say GMO-free, or quote a
Rainbow carrot seeds: colour without new rules
You bought the packet for purple, red and yellow roots beside the usual orange. Rainbow carrot seeds are a colour mix, not a different crop with its o
Carrot fly prevention UK: mesh the row in May
You pull a carrot in July and the shoulder is scored with rusty tunnels. The leaves may still look fine. Carrot fly prevention UK is settled earlier,
Store carrots over winter UK: when to leave or lift
The row is still in the ground in late autumn, an Autumn King type sown for size, and the first hard frost is close. To store carrots over winter UK w
Succession sowing carrots: a UK summer calendar
You sowed a thick carrot drill in April, the row came ready together, and by late summer the bed is empty or woody. Succession sowing carrots is the o