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Post by stratcat on Mar 1, 2011 17:49:03 GMT -5
Has anyone raised their carrots in containers? I haven't yet, but I have thought about it. question....here in Oklahoma we have red sucking mud when wet hard clay when dry.....I got my boys a 4 pack of multi colored carrots....they are gonna need a raised bed with lots of peat moss are they not? Rectangular containers, like flower boxes, would be nice filled with a light soil mix, as long as they are deep enough for the particular carrots.
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Post by organicbaby on Mar 1, 2011 18:20:45 GMT -5
Never tried it but I was looking at the little patch I have sown for spring and it just doesn't seem enough. Carrots are one of my favorite things out of the garden and I've got lots of pots, so I'd better get a move on
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Post by nolika on Mar 2, 2011 10:02:02 GMT -5
I've sowed some mixed carrot seeds in pots in my small unheated greenhouse on my balcony. The seeds sprouted quite some time ago but the weather has since cooled down and the growth has stopped. I'll keep you updated if it works out well for me. In theory it should work just fine as the soil mix is very light and airy...
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Post by nolika on Dec 23, 2014 3:37:18 GMT -5
It worked just fine, the carrots developed nicely, but I had those short little round carrots (Paris variety). It would be great to try this with a longer variety of carrot and I'm sure it would work...
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Post by paulf on Dec 23, 2014 8:28:37 GMT -5
A couple of years ago I did put carrots in a big washtub with holes drilled in the bottom and filled with soilless mix. It was for decoration as much as for raising carrots. They grew like crazy and it worked out very well.
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Post by paquebot on Dec 25, 2014 23:31:11 GMT -5
Under normal conditions, a chantenay type carrot may produce roots over 7' deep. Most emanate from the tap root which starts at the tip of the edible portion. Chantenay normally are 6" so that's basically where the roots start. Deep tilling for carrots isn't just to make the soil loose but also to get nutrients down to where the roots can find them.
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