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Carrot seed sowing advice

Dinnerplatedahlias🌸Dinnerplatedahlias🌸 Posts: 99
in Fruit & veg
Planting my first ever carrots in a raised bed. Unfortunately all I can get hold of at the moment is standard multipurpose compost to fill the bed. In an ideal world I’d mix in some topsoil and horticultural sand which I can’t currently get. I do however have a bag of red sandy aggregates which is what we used to brush into patio gaps to suppress weeds. Any thoughts on whether adding this to the MPC would make a good mix for carrot sowing? 
Any advice appreciated ☺️

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  • Dinnerplatedahlias🌸Dinnerplatedahlias🌸 Posts: 99
    Here’s a photo of the aggregates if it helps.
  • SkylarksSkylarks Posts: 379
    My carrots just grow in compost without any sand.
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    If it’s a builders aggregate it might go a bit clumpy when wet and inhibit the carrots. Maybe try a test in a spare pot, mix with a bit of compost and water. If it turns into concrete you will know it’s not suitable!
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • Dinnerplatedahlias🌸Dinnerplatedahlias🌸 Posts: 99
    Great advice thank you. I’ve just went for plain old compost so fingers crossed 🤞 
  • samanthahardy77samanthahardy77 Posts: 1
    The straight compost should be fine, I’ve grown carrots that way for the last two years in tall pots. They were delicious!!!  :)
  • Dinnerplatedahlias🌸Dinnerplatedahlias🌸 Posts: 99
    Patiently waiting on germination...can’t wait to try some!!! Thanks @samanthahardy77
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