My two pots produced about 24 carrots the size of my little finger, but delicious. That was in a mixture of coir and home-made compost, if I remember rightly. That was a personal best. I'll try the same on a bigger scale next year. The ones I sowed direct in a raised bed couldn't even be bothered to germinate. Nor could the parsnips, leeks or beetroot.
This is the first year I've managed to grow carrots. Used "Speedo" variety planted seed in trays then planted out. When these were planted sowed seed direct, two rows of each. 21 picked from the transplanted and still picking the others. All good sized about 5" long so very happy.😁
I find carrots quite contrary. I tried them for years in our Belgian garden potager and never had any success till I sowed some in a big tub filled with compost. Ended up with a forest of seedlings but they took so long to make up their minds to germinate that we had no edible roots.
I suspect they'll only do well in pots here too. Might try next year.
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I suspect they'll only do well in pots here too. Might try next year.