To start with, I started them off indoors. Yes... I know. Why???!! Mostly I think it was because I was just so excited to be sowing seeds that I couldn't help myself! I don't use the proper growing trays but biodegradable pots that then go straight into the earth and break down. Except that this year I used some snazzy peatish pots that start out like a disk, you add water and voila, in 5 minutes you have a perfect seed starter. They worked super well...except I found out that the little meshy outsides don't actually biodegrade very quickly. Now this doesn't matter with all my other plants but sadly, well...let's just let the pictures speak for themselves, shall we??
If you look closely, you can see the roots sticking out everywhere from being confined in the meshy pot thingys. I might also add that this was the best of the lot...the others were strange grown in outer space looking things with spindly roots sticking out everywhere. Sigh. However, we look on it as another lesson learned.
Top tip from us.... don't pregrow your carrots in mesh slow to biodegrade thingys!! Unless, of course, you need stand ins for your B movie about the return of outer space vegetables.
2 comments:
oh what a shame. I've not had that problem before, but I think I used the mesh things to grow herbs, which is fine, but with carrots where you need the under soil part to be perfect, it matters a lot. So I shall take heed of your warning.
Such a pity though.
Hello Tanya Sorry I have only just found your e-mail at hotmail, I don't check on a regular basis. Oh dear what a shame about your carrots, they are rather startling looking. I hadn't really thought about growing root vegetables, and yet I love them all. I wonder how easy it is to grow swede and parsnips. Good luck with all your gardening projects, I shall add you to my RSS feeds and be back again :) I afraid I shall have to join the blackhand gang this year as all my efforts at horticulture have come to nought :(
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