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River sand ??
connie77
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in Fruit & veg
Hi i need advice please on what is meant by " River Sand?" as i was told that is what i have to fill a dust bin with , then create long , deep cone shaped drills and fill them with John Innes no.3, in order to get carrots long enough to enter a local show. I have never tried anything like this before so, any tips would be great , thanks Ruth
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Ruth, horticultural sand from the local garden centre will do the same job, or you could use sieved soil. The way I`ve grown them before is to make the conical holes, with an iron bar in the garden. The holes need to be about 3ft or 1m deep, I then filled the holes with sieved general purpose compost. When you`ve done that, sow 4 or 5 seeds per hole. Thin out the weakest ones and leave the strongest to give you your prize winning carrots.
Hi , thanks everyone for the info and help, might just stick to Daituoms idea for now, as my council would frown on me i'm sure for digging around in river beds ! & the fact i volunteer with a conservation group? it wouldn't look good, lol!