"Lots of other gardeners will sow these seeds quite liberally and then thin out any of the weaker seedlings as they emerge. But I find this a real waste of seed". THANK YOU! I cringe every time I see people do that in their videos.
Anica.... I totally get it. His video was wonderful for the approach/delivery of information, sheer amount of helpful info, provided simple mini-farming ways that anyone can try, uplifting/cheerful, etc.
Thank you for your video! I'm not able to garden like I used to, as I'm nearly 71, but can do container gardening on a large front porch. Definitely going to give this a try!! I live in West TN and it's warming up. Thank you again!
You are a genius you really are so inspirational and natural. All your tutorials are so economically orientated which really helps us when we haven't got lots of money to spend on gardening stuff. Thank you.
I've just met this guy. He's absolutely wonderful! I'm ready to start doing some gardening and he's the ONLY person I'm going to let teach me about gardening! :O)
Think about this: R/ShowerGardenThoughts. Having one of those seeds and growing it into one of those plants and producing more seeds is amazing. All of that from a single cell and can be turned into thousands of carrots in time.
Thanks so much for this! I also live in a rainy/cloudy environment with little sun, and this gives me so much hope to start my own tiny garden, starting with thyme, chives, and carrots. Looking forward to more of your videos!
Lettuce, spinach, chard and kale grow really well in partial sun- I grew several varieties of lettuce in containers on my balcony with great success and little space- Good luck with your garden!
I didn't even realize that carrots could be grown in containers. We usually plant them in rows between other beneficial vegetables. Last year I was a little bit too lazy and forgot to thin out those rows. The carrots turned out to be all kinds of shapes and sizes, but there were so many that in the end we had a surplus of 7kg (15lbs). So now I have a fridge filled with carrot soup. This year I'm gonna plant them in rows again (need the containers for broccoli and cauliflower), but with selfmade seed tapes and see how that turns out.
I love your positive spirit. Thanks for all the great information. I am a novice gardener and still experimenting but I managed to get a fairly good harvest last year from my container garden. I was getting some great cucumbers and courgettes from my plants until they contracted powdery mildew and then everything went downhill. I got great tomatoes but after some time they started turning black before they ripened. any ideas on this? I have only just sown my seeds for this year so I am waiting for results. Keep up the great work.
I want to try to grow carrots as I love carrot! So when you uploaded this I was so happy! It will be really helpful, thank you! Also, I love your gardening video more than other channel! Don't know why but yours is really relaxing to watch for me! But before I grow carrots from seed, I want to try an experiment if I can get seeds from carrot tops, then plant those seeds. If that's a fail, maybe I just buy seeds online then haha
I'm glad you like my video. I hope you do well growing Carrots at home. It's very unlikely that you'll get a Carrot top to bolt and produce seeds so it may be better just to buy them so you know which variety you are growing. Good luck! :)
Project Diaries what if you use more then the top of the carrot like half a cartoon or the whole carrot, I mean they shouldnt be harmed by being in the fridge as the carrot are growing the root he first year and then flowers the next at least thats how they do it where I live Anyway the more of the carrot you use for this experiment the more likely you are gonna get flowers and buds I think.
I really like you, you're a sweet person, I can tell by watching your videos! Keep it up brother, you made me smile today so you're doing good! And dont listen to the negative people, just be you
Wow, i've never seen carrot flowering. Also theres another way to store carrots. My mom puts sand in a huge bucket and layers carrots, and leaves that bucket in the basement, its cold there. And they stay good until next summer. Also really excited about your upcoming videos, keep up the good work!!
This is actually an ancient way of saving all root veg, including spuds. It's a small version of the "clamp", which usually inter-layered veg and sand, with a final cap of sand and then straw. In a cellar, traditionally, there would always be a "root cellar" section, right up to the early 1900s. Why have we forgotten these basics?
Those algae in those rainwater bottle are really helping on the water for higher growing success as u irrigate to those plants. The reasons are possibly cleaning the water, providing oxygen and organic nutrients to the water.
Eh? I can't quite make out what you are saying. Algae grow, then die, and bacteria appear to break down the dead algae; this uses up oxygen, contrary to your idea that it produces more oxygen. The green algae in the bottle are not a good idea, and it makes the bottle sludgy and messy, too.
Just come to this video and realise that you don't have music on all your videos in any case. So sorry about that other comment of mine. Al the best, Charlotte
@@atlanta1290 Not so good! My fault, though, because I forgot to water them regularly. It's all a learning process. This year I seem to have all the time in the world...!
I have tasted purple carrots and they are much more sweeter and better than normal orange colour ones.not many places in the UK sell them unfortunately, I tasted them abroad...
You really are fabulous - even though the weather in sunny Brisbane, Australia is different, so much of the information you provide is relevant and usable. Well done! My entire vegetable garden is in containers thanks to the invasive roots of my neighbour's trees so this particular video is super relevant. My best carrot crops have been in simple rectangular tubs. Your info about mixing sand in with the potting mix was great. Thanks for all your great work (please send some of your rain to us!)
Great video! Very informative. I work at an agricultural show one weekend every summer and this year left feeling inspired to grow carrots for next year. Have subscribed to your channel after watching this vid. Thanks!
Nice video, but just to let u know something fun, every time I watch your videos, I would wait for somebody to cross the road in the window behind lol 🤣🤣
Why do I always assume that these excellent videos are made in the USA ? I realised it was British when I saw the Double Decker Bus in the background. I stand corrected !
Thank you for sharing your tips and tricks in growing carrots! I would like to grow some in my tiny backyard. Keep inspiring us with your useful videos. Take care! :)
This is really neat. I never gave a thought trying to grow carrots. I also was not aware of a cut carrot top continuing to grow greens if the stump is placed in water. Think I'll be giving carrots a try this year. Looking forward to the homemade fertilizer video in the future. Also, it would be interesting to see your rain water collection system. Have you ever tried to grow celery?
You can see my rain water collection set up in this video th-cam.com/video/XaclnZfRdI8/w-d-xo.html I'm not a huge Celery eater but I did try to regrow it much like Carrots. It does shoot new growth but it isn't as impressive as people claim
Thanks for the link. I just finished watching that video. I do remember watching the first part of it before but did not remember the second half of it where you showed your water system. Chances are while I was in the middle of it my cat decided she would jump up on me. She likes to be the center of attention and interrupts me a lot when trying to watch TV, cook dinner, etc. She's a sweet cat so I don't mind at all. Take care and have a great day.
If you want the carrot tops to bolt and go to seed, keep them in the fridge for about 10 days first, then the carrots are tricked into "thinking" it's the next year.
I purchased some rainbow carrot seeds and the package said to put some of the seeds on a wet paper towel and then place in a ziplock bag & keep in a warm dark place for 7-21 days then sow in soil. Is this necessary? Doesn't look like it fm your video. Also, will the hot weather here in Florida hurt them at all? Thx and awesome videos! I've learned a ton from these! Thank you...
Wanted to know if the plastic containers with the number 2 HDPE good to use as recyclable tools around the garden like you made with the milk containers ...
Indeed they are. Anything with the numbers 2,4,5 are good to use in the garden. Avoid anything else. 1 is ok for short periods that aren't in direct sunlight. I will be doing a video no this soon :)
I made the mistake of buying this compost this year. It hasn't improved since this video was posted! Let me say it is ESSENTIAL to finely sieve, especially if you are growing root crops. The amount of plastic, both shards, pieces and vinyl is awful! I also found narrow plastic coated wire and like the gardener, large pieces of uncomposted wood and bark. There were also fine strands of a material I can only compare to cats whiskers! I've no idea what they were! I'm sure it's fine for flowers and non root crops, but downright dangerous for roots! I also used it to start off flower seedlings indoors but had to throw the lot due to the prolific growth of mushroom type fungi. I tried to post a review on the website but gave up after the 4th attempt as they were all refused due to "violations of terms!" So if you are considering purchasing the 100L bag from the UK's biggest DIY store, be careful!
Wow carrots,,yum yum 😄,I hope you feeling better now 😍, this is such a grt vedio,, thanks💋,,I do not hv so much space right now,,, but whenever I get the space,,I will definitely do it,💪💪
QUESTION: Thank for another excellent video. Regarding the green water..... Is it okay to use old rain water? I have buckets around always filled with rain water and I end up dumping them because they have been sitting for a week or so. Can I use that water indefinitely? Thank You in advance.
You can grow anything in a container. The problem is, they plants compete with each other - it's the way of nature. So the more you crowd, the less each plant grows. I've grown carrots nicely separated in rows, and with seeds sprinkled over a six inch wide low mound row. The crowded 'sprinkled' seeds grew, but gave small, sometimes gnarly roots. the seeds separated by about 2 inches all grew to full size. How may carrots can you grow with 2 inches of space per pot? Plus, containers mean more watering.
liked and subscribed, just because of your wonderful smile and positive energy :) thank you for sharing the knowledge I will enjoy growing carrots this year
Such an informative step by step in depth guide. Will order yr recommendations and give this a go. Respect the way you recycle products especially the milk bottle, genius!!
I know you showed what they were at 9 weeks, and talked about another few weeks, but do you remember how long you allowed them to grow? The variety i have said around 75 days, so around 11 weeks, but dont seem quite ready yet.
Just a couple of things on this video: - The seeds were buried under about half inch of compost you dumped in on top of them. Carrots do best if they are very near the soil surface with a light sprinkling of compost or sand. - You then watered the soil surface liberally, washing the seeds even deeper in the compost, whch you left loose. It would have been better to tamp the compost down lightly with a flat hand all round, water the compost liberally and wait for the surface to settle smotthing out the surface again if not flat, sprinkle the seeds onto the wet compost, then sprinkle on a very light surface of sieved compost just to cover the seeds and not smother them. They will be up in 7 - 14 days.
I spent thirty two years of my life in England after being gone for that lovely country for two years now I miss everything about England including the weather
This was great to watch! I had no success growing carrots in my soil as its far too clay like and dense but gonna give this bucket method a shot! Any advice on compost /potting mix turning mouldy in the containers?
Have you thought about joining my gardening group? facebook.com/groups/projectdiariesHQ/ What do you mean mouldy? If it's just the top it's usually down to over watering and bad airflow
The top often gets fuzzy mould even on smaller plants with few leaves and decent air flow maybe the brand of mix? Also I would but don't have face book 👍
I have gophers, squirrels and rabbits where I live (Southern California USA). They eat everything so can't plant in the ground. Thus container and raised beds are the best way to go but they can climb! I don't want to put out poison, wild life and pets abound and don't want to inadvertantly poison them or their food source. Any recommendations or ideas?
Its so funny my dad made me a garden sieve to get the rocks out of my mud pie. I was so mad my brother didn't want to eat it. LoL... he ran and said I'm not eating dirt. I ran behind him and was say but it has grapes. I'm trying to look for veggies i can grow in my apartment. My living room is dark, my kitchen have sun light half of the day, My room have a lot of light but it's always 66 degrees. My husband like it cold. any help is welcome. I was only good at growing my roses when i had a yard and idk the name of the plant everyone has that can grow like a vine. Sometimes green and white or green and yellow color. unfortunate I only know what kind of soil i need by touching it. It was the way i was taught i can't tell by eye and at the moment IDK how to read and tell the different. Damn... old timers with there touch and see ...feel and the differences. Most use a measuring cup to cook with I use it to count calories. Two years back it the first time i used a measuring cup. I learned to cook by eye, smell, and tasted. Now that i'm eating healthier I want to grow a lot. I love a lot of life in my house.
I have problems with cats digging up containers so was thinking of doing a pallet garden. What are your thoughts on these? I was thinking of doing carrots garlic some herbs tumbling tomatoes tumbling cucumber.
Why not water the compost thoroughly before planting the seeds and topping up with more compost? That way you KNOW you've saturated the compost because it will be draining out of the drainage holes. The way you do it means it's likely to wet some areas but not others and/or wash the seeds out of their correct positions. I still say two seeds per hole is best, then thin the weaker ones. Seed is very cheap, and this wastes little, but also it produces more reliable results.
For more drainage you could drill some holes on the side of the bucket, about 3 cms up. Another thing is that you should not save seeds of carrots, and other umbellifers like parsnips, that bolt to seed first year. That treat might carry on till all are annuals and go to seed instead of producing roots.
Hi there. If you are wanting to collect carrot seed, maybe grow one bucket and leave it there until next season and let the carrots regrow and flower, then collect your seed. It takes two seasons to collect carrot seed. Hope this is some help. Happy growing 😄
Thank you. I have found that if I put my carrots in a Tupperware bowl filled with water and keep it in the refrigerator my carrots stay crisp and fresh for weeks.
How long it will take to har vest caroots. After sprouting is watering essential daily?If not so in how many days to water the plant. Should it be kept in sunlight or shade? Can you please answer my questions mentioned here?
Carrots tend to fork out if there are too many nutrients in the soil. The root will go towards the nutrients, simple as that. A slightly nutrient deficient medium is best for root crops such as carrots or parsnips, as the root with go straight down searching for the nutrients. Many gold star competition carrot growers, actually just use drums of sand, with a hole poked in, using some plastic piping, just to keep the carrots straight.
"Lots of other gardeners will sow these seeds quite liberally and then thin out any of the weaker seedlings as they emerge. But I find this a real waste of seed".
THANK YOU! I cringe every time I see people do that in their videos.
Thank You!! Your energy is good and your videos help my patio garden flourish. Cheers
you seems a happy person..your eyes tells it so
hahahh..
It's because he has been enjoying that Captain Morgan rum (see the hat?).
Yes, I like him, too. That is why I have subscribed to his channel.
yup saw it too
I grow my carrots in a plastic swimming pool that people throw away!
Ali Mohammond I’m growing rhubarb and pumpkin in my kiddy pool, cheaper than raised beds lol, especially this year. Not sure deep enough for carrots
Clever idea.
I just fell in love with this guy.
Why? Why, why, why?
Anica.... I totally get it. His video was wonderful for the approach/delivery of information, sheer amount of helpful info, provided simple mini-farming ways that anyone can try, uplifting/cheerful, etc.
@@judeirwin2222 Why not? lol. He seems charming.
Don't encourage her Lisa
He seems so sweet
I've watched alot of your videos. I'm just trying to learn to grow stuff. You are the best. I honestly wish I could meet you.
Thank you! I'm glad you are finding my videos helpful :)
Thank you for your video! I'm not able to garden like I used to, as I'm nearly 71, but can do container gardening on a large front porch. Definitely going to give this a try!! I live in West TN and it's warming up. Thank you again!
Ngb did you have any success ?
You are a genius you really are so inspirational and natural. All your tutorials are so economically orientated which really helps us when we haven't got lots of money to spend on gardening stuff. Thank you.
I've just met this guy. He's absolutely wonderful! I'm ready to start doing some gardening and he's the ONLY person I'm going to let teach me about gardening! :O)
Think about this: R/ShowerGardenThoughts.
Having one of those seeds and growing it into one of those plants and producing more seeds is amazing. All of that from a single cell and can be turned into thousands of carrots in time.
Thanks so much for this! I also live in a rainy/cloudy environment with little sun, and this gives me so much hope to start my own tiny garden, starting with thyme, chives, and carrots. Looking forward to more of your videos!
Dixon Triconderoga you should try radishes too!
Lettuce, spinach, chard and kale grow really well in partial sun- I grew several varieties of lettuce in containers on my balcony with great success and little space- Good luck with your garden!
I didn't even realize that carrots could be grown in containers. We usually plant them in rows between other beneficial vegetables.
Last year I was a little bit too lazy and forgot to thin out those rows. The carrots turned out to be all kinds of shapes and sizes, but there were so many that in the end we had a surplus of 7kg (15lbs).
So now I have a fridge filled with carrot soup.
This year I'm gonna plant them in rows again (need the containers for broccoli and cauliflower), but with selfmade seed tapes and see how that turns out.
Good luck. I hope you don't start turning orange eating all that carrot soup :)
Wolfskull how did it turn out?
@@ProjectDiaries Good one.
I love your positive spirit. Thanks for all the great information. I am a novice gardener and still experimenting but I managed to get a fairly good harvest last year from my container garden. I was getting some great cucumbers and courgettes from my plants until they contracted powdery mildew and then everything went downhill. I got great tomatoes but after some time they started turning black before they ripened. any ideas on this? I have only just sown my seeds for this year so I am waiting for results. Keep up the great work.
I want to try to grow carrots as I love carrot! So when you uploaded this I was so happy! It will be really helpful, thank you! Also, I love your gardening video more than other channel! Don't know why but yours is really relaxing to watch for me! But before I grow carrots from seed, I want to try an experiment if I can get seeds from carrot tops, then plant those seeds. If that's a fail, maybe I just buy seeds online then haha
I'm glad you like my video. I hope you do well growing Carrots at home. It's very unlikely that you'll get a Carrot top to bolt and produce seeds so it may be better just to buy them so you know which variety you are growing. Good luck! :)
Project Diaries what if you use more then the top of the carrot like half a cartoon or the whole carrot, I mean they shouldnt be harmed by being in the fridge as the carrot are growing the root he first year and then flowers the next at least thats how they do it where I live Anyway the more of the carrot you use for this experiment the more likely you are gonna get flowers and buds I think.
Hey big fan from the US ! Thanks for this video, I learned so much and I'm literally getting up from my desk right now to go and sow my carrot seeds.
I really like you, you're a sweet person, I can tell by watching your videos! Keep it up brother, you made me smile today so you're doing good! And dont listen to the negative people, just be you
I really love how informative this video is and how each picture illustrates the growth of the plant!
Thank you for this! It was really thorough and inspired me to try this in the spring! We have similar weather here in the Pacific Northwest.
That's great! Have you thought about joining my gardening group? facebook.com/groups/projectdiariesHQ/
Wow, i've never seen carrot flowering. Also theres another way to store carrots. My mom puts sand in a huge bucket and layers carrots, and leaves that bucket in the basement, its cold there. And they stay good until next summer. Also really excited about your upcoming videos, keep up the good work!!
The sand method is from the War era. Very good system to use if you have a basement but not many people have the space these days :)
This is actually an ancient way of saving all root veg, including spuds. It's a small version of the "clamp", which usually inter-layered veg and sand, with a final cap of sand and then straw. In a cellar, traditionally, there would always be a "root cellar" section, right up to the early 1900s. Why have we forgotten these basics?
Or dirt and don't clean the carrots before storage
Those algae in those rainwater bottle are really helping on the water for higher growing success as u irrigate to those plants. The reasons are possibly cleaning the water, providing oxygen and organic nutrients to the water.
Eh? I can't quite make out what you are saying. Algae grow, then die, and bacteria appear to break down the dead algae; this uses up oxygen, contrary to your idea that it produces more oxygen. The green algae in the bottle are not a good idea, and it makes the bottle sludgy and messy, too.
Google anaerobic and aerobic. Algae is not good for plants. The food soil web is important but not with algae.
Just come to this video and realise that you don't have music on all your videos in any case. So sorry about that other comment of mine. Al the best, Charlotte
I've just planted two large flowerpots with Carrot seeds... I can't wait!
@@atlanta1290 Not so good! My fault, though, because I forgot to water them regularly. It's all a learning process. This year I seem to have all the time in the world...!
How's your carrots?
@@Nick-Calvert have you started this years carrots yet? I’m starting mine tomorrow!
I have tasted purple carrots and they are much more sweeter and better than normal orange colour ones.not many places in the UK sell them unfortunately, I tasted them abroad...
You really are fabulous - even though the weather in sunny Brisbane, Australia is different, so much of the information you provide is relevant and usable. Well done! My entire vegetable garden is in containers thanks to the invasive roots of my neighbour's trees so this particular video is super relevant. My best carrot crops have been in simple rectangular tubs. Your info about mixing sand in with the potting mix was great. Thanks for all your great work (please send some of your rain to us!)
So glad I could help. You're very welcome. Send some Sun here first ;)
Just bought some pots ready to get some carrots going! Never grown them before so wish me luck! Great video!
Thanks Michelle. Good luck :)
Michelle Buckingham how did they turn out?
Let's see them carrots
The flowers from these are so cute actaully they look just like yarrow. They are the same family plant though.
How do I get carrot seed
@@ngozijames3363 Order them online
I've just started planting my carrot seeds last week. I was so inspired by this video. I will upload a video of my harvest once its ready😊😊😊
I was wondering if you could do a video on how to grow spring onion from seed and how to harvest spring onion. Thanks
I do have some seeds but I haven't had time to get around to growing them yet. They are on the To-Do list...
Nice carrot growing video! New sub here! From Arkansas!
Great video! Very informative.
I work at an agricultural show one weekend every summer and this year left feeling inspired to grow carrots for next year. Have subscribed to your channel after watching this vid.
Thanks!
Nice video, but just to let u know something fun, every time I watch your videos, I would wait for somebody to cross the road in the window behind lol 🤣🤣
Excellent vid - cheers matey!! 💛
Can you show us how to grow ginger please? Thanks 😌
Great video.Thanks. I look forward to catching up on your other videos and then seeing the new one. Alabama USA
Thanks for a great video. Your explanation and extra good guy tips are much appreciated.
Why do I always assume that these excellent videos are made in the USA ? I realised it was British when I saw the Double Decker Bus in the background. I stand corrected !
Nothing about the accent alerted you? 🙂
Man I'm glad i subscribed so informative and now i can grow many things in my backyard in containers. Great videos
Thanks man! :)
Thank you for sharing your tips and tricks in growing carrots! I would like to grow some in my tiny backyard. Keep inspiring us with your useful videos. Take care! :)
I can see why the bands wanted you around. Simply charming
Love your videos. More growing from store bought organic produce please.
Somethings can't be grown from store brought but I will do videos on all that you can :)
Project Diaries I did sprout some avocado seeds from organic store bought ones. Do you think they’ll fruit?
@@AngeliqueTraveler yes. No problem.
You mentioned fertilizer. What type would you recommend?
I LOVE THIS! Thank you for explaining all of the Amazing true thing s about carrots as well as shoing us what is true about other "projects"
You're welcome :)
Thank you for the tip about which plastics to use! Very helpful!
This is really neat. I never gave a thought trying to grow carrots. I also was not aware of a cut carrot top continuing to grow greens if the stump is placed in water. Think I'll be giving carrots a try this year. Looking forward to the homemade fertilizer video in the future. Also, it would be interesting to see your rain water collection system. Have you ever tried to grow celery?
You can see my rain water collection set up in this video th-cam.com/video/XaclnZfRdI8/w-d-xo.html
I'm not a huge Celery eater but I did try to regrow it much like Carrots. It does shoot new growth but it isn't as impressive as people claim
Thanks for the link. I just finished watching that video. I do remember watching the first part of it before but did not remember the second half of it where you showed your water system. Chances are while I was in the middle of it my cat decided she would jump up on me. She likes to be the center of attention and interrupts me a lot when trying to watch TV, cook dinner, etc. She's a sweet cat so I don't mind at all. Take care and have a great day.
If you want the carrot tops to bolt and go to seed, keep them in the fridge for about 10 days first, then the carrots are tricked into "thinking" it's the next year.
I love growing carrots, thank so much for sharing! Just got some purple variety which I am super excited about. Great video!
You are very welcome Stacey :)
I grew cosmic purple carrots two years ago. They were beautiful and delicious. This year I’m growing a mix of carrots. All the best. 🥕🌿
I'm growing a butt load of carrot greens at the moment. Hopefully I get some seed from it.
Very rare to get them but good luck :)
Happy grow season and a bountiful harvest this year Keesha!
you haven't done an episode on lettuce yet?! that's something I would like to see :)
I agree. Lettuce have this video!
Celery regrows stalks. It was so cool, smaller but productive. 🌱
Yeah, A little spongy too :)
Thank you for that
I purchased some rainbow carrot seeds and the package said to put some of the seeds on a wet paper towel and then place in a ziplock bag & keep in a warm dark place for 7-21 days then sow in soil. Is this necessary? Doesn't look like it fm your video. Also, will the hot weather here in Florida hurt them at all? Thx and awesome videos! I've learned a ton from these! Thank you...
What a fab idea a milk jug drill holes in the top and volia...........Much better than what crap walmart sell.......Madew in USA??? Go figure Thanks
Just subscribed. This video was really helpful for my new vegetable garden
These tiktok adverts are seriously affecting my quality of life
I love your videos they are so helpful, please keep up the great work. And I love your grandad
Thank you! :)
YOU ROCK KEEP UP THE VEGETABLE GARDEN VIDS!!
Wonderful video.
Are you married? Gosh. I want to marry you! ❤
I am starting a small indoor garden next week; this was quite helpful, thanks!
The best video i've seen so far about carrot growing. Very clear. Thank you👌🧚♀️💜 i will use this method
Wanted to know if the plastic containers with the number 2 HDPE good to use as recyclable tools around the garden like you made with the milk containers ...
Indeed they are. Anything with the numbers 2,4,5 are good to use in the garden. Avoid anything else. 1 is ok for short periods that aren't in direct sunlight. I will be doing a video no this soon :)
You mentioned English weather. You didn’t mention Wales. Scottish or Irish weather ??
I made the mistake of buying this compost this year. It hasn't improved since this video was posted! Let me say it is ESSENTIAL to finely sieve, especially if you are growing root crops. The amount of plastic, both shards, pieces and vinyl is awful! I also found narrow plastic coated wire and like the gardener, large pieces of uncomposted wood and bark. There were also fine strands of a material I can only compare to cats whiskers! I've no idea what they were! I'm sure it's fine for flowers and non root crops, but downright dangerous for roots! I also used it to start off flower seedlings indoors but had to throw the lot due to the prolific growth of mushroom type fungi. I tried to post a review on the website but gave up after the 4th attempt as they were all refused due to "violations of terms!" So if you are considering purchasing the 100L bag from the UK's biggest DIY store, be careful!
Wow carrots,,yum yum 😄,I hope you feeling better now 😍, this is such a grt vedio,, thanks💋,,I do not hv so much space right now,,, but whenever I get the space,,I will definitely do it,💪💪
Thanks Shagun! They're pretty easy once you know how. Good luck when you try them :)
QUESTION: Thank for another excellent video.
Regarding the green water..... Is it okay to use old rain water? I have buckets around always filled with rain water and I end up dumping them because they have been sitting for a week or so. Can I use that water indefinitely? Thank You in advance.
With respect.. fill up the bucket to the brim allowing full depth for the root. Compost always shrinks back about 20%.
Great minds think alike I am growing carrots and I have already got true leaves
Good job! :)
You inspired me to plant carrots. Just went out bought a container and some seeds. Can't wait
You can grow anything in a container. The problem is, they plants compete with each other - it's the way of nature. So the more you crowd, the less each plant grows. I've grown carrots nicely separated in rows, and with seeds sprinkled over a six inch wide low mound row. The crowded 'sprinkled' seeds grew, but gave small, sometimes gnarly roots. the seeds separated by about 2 inches all grew to full size. How may carrots can you grow with 2 inches of space per pot? Plus, containers mean more watering.
liked and subscribed, just because of your wonderful smile and positive energy :) thank you for sharing the knowledge I will enjoy growing carrots this year
Such an informative step by step in depth guide. Will order yr recommendations and give this a go. Respect the way you recycle products especially the milk bottle, genius!!
Good to hear! Not sure if you saw the full milk bottle recycling video but here's the link just incase :) th-cam.com/video/JLPMV3-Ij_o/w-d-xo.html
Project Diaries excellent. Many thanks.
My summers are really hot and dry in phoenix, Arizona
Stupid bugs
I know you showed what they were at 9 weeks, and talked about another few weeks, but do you remember how long you allowed them to grow? The variety i have said around 75 days, so around 11 weeks, but dont seem quite ready yet.
Just a couple of things on this video:
- The seeds were buried under about half inch of compost you dumped in on top of them. Carrots do best if they are very near the soil surface with a light sprinkling of compost or sand.
- You then watered the soil surface liberally, washing the seeds even deeper in the compost, whch you left loose. It would have been better to tamp the compost down lightly with a flat hand all round, water the compost liberally and wait for the surface to settle smotthing out the surface again if not flat, sprinkle the seeds onto the wet compost, then sprinkle on a very light surface of sieved compost just to cover the seeds and not smother them.
They will be up in 7 - 14 days.
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Please go back. They need someone who still feels positive about it. Everyone else is angry and/or terminally depressed, thanks to Brexit.
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This was great to watch! I had no success growing carrots in my soil as its far too clay like and dense but gonna give this bucket method a shot! Any advice on compost /potting mix turning mouldy in the containers?
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What do you mean mouldy? If it's just the top it's usually down to over watering and bad airflow
The top often gets fuzzy mould even on smaller plants with few leaves and decent air flow maybe the brand of mix? Also I would but don't have face book 👍
I have gophers, squirrels and rabbits where I live (Southern California USA). They eat everything so can't plant in the ground. Thus container and raised beds are the best way to go but they can climb! I don't want to put out poison, wild life and pets abound and don't want to inadvertantly poison them or their food source. Any recommendations or ideas?
Use my homemade repellent!! It will work 100% without harming any animals :) th-cam.com/video/PQT6oWQyd_o/w-d-xo.html
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Its so funny my dad made me a garden sieve to get the rocks out of my mud pie. I was so mad my brother didn't want to eat it. LoL... he ran and said I'm not eating dirt. I ran behind him and was say but it has grapes. I'm trying to look for veggies i can grow in my apartment. My living room is dark, my kitchen have sun light half of the day, My room have a lot of light but it's always 66 degrees. My husband like it cold. any help is welcome. I was only good at growing my roses when i had a yard and idk the name of the plant everyone has that can grow like a vine. Sometimes green and white or green and yellow color. unfortunate I only know what kind of soil i need by touching it. It was the way i was taught i can't tell by eye and at the moment IDK how to read and tell the different. Damn... old timers with there touch and see ...feel and the differences. Most use a measuring cup to cook with I use it to count calories. Two years back it the first time i used a measuring cup. I learned to cook by eye, smell, and tasted. Now that i'm eating healthier I want to grow a lot. I love a lot of life in my house.
Nice job! Alice from Long Branch.NJ, USA
If you've composted properly home made compost is great and you know exactly what the ingredients are.
That plastic information was very helpful. I'm going to do a bit more research then see what I'm able to safely recycle.
I have problems with cats digging up containers so was thinking of doing a pallet garden. What are your thoughts on these? I was thinking of doing carrots garlic some herbs tumbling tomatoes tumbling cucumber.
I've done videos on all of those. Check out th-cam.com/users/projectdiariesHQ for full list. Good luck :)
Why not water the compost thoroughly before planting the seeds and topping up with more compost? That way you KNOW you've saturated the compost because it will be draining out of the drainage holes. The way you do it means it's likely to wet some areas but not others and/or wash the seeds out of their correct positions. I still say two seeds per hole is best, then thin the weaker ones. Seed is very cheap, and this wastes little, but also it produces more reliable results.
For more drainage you could drill some holes on the side of the bucket, about 3 cms up. Another thing is that you should not save seeds of carrots, and other umbellifers like parsnips, that bolt to seed first year. That treat might carry on till all are annuals and go to seed instead of producing roots.
Good to know! thanks Kenneth
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Hi there. If you are wanting to collect carrot seed, maybe grow one bucket and leave it there until next season and let the carrots regrow and flower, then collect your seed. It takes two seasons to collect carrot seed. Hope this is some help. Happy growing 😄
You can grow another carrot from just the carrot top. I've done it, it was the ugliest Frankenstein carrot I've ever seen but it is still possible.
From where ard you,, young man. I am in zone 5 and want to follow videos that apply to my zone. I love your videos! Thank you!
i'm growing carrots in the tropics......it's not easy. learned the hard way that the seeds simply wont germinate until it's "winter".
Dilute neem oil ,or mix turmeric powder in ur soil mix you'll never face this bugs problem for all your plants and veggies.
Thank you. I have found that if I put my carrots in a Tupperware bowl filled with water and keep it in the refrigerator my carrots stay crisp and fresh for weeks.
How long it will take to har vest caroots. After sprouting is watering essential daily?If not so in how many days to water the plant. Should it be kept in sunlight or shade? Can you please answer my questions mentioned here?
Great tips thanks, nice smiley face too! 😊
Carrots tend to fork out if there are too many nutrients in the soil.
The root will go towards the nutrients, simple as that.
A slightly nutrient deficient medium is best for root crops such as carrots or parsnips, as the root with go straight down searching for the nutrients.
Many gold star competition carrot growers, actually just use drums of sand, with a hole poked in, using some plastic piping, just to keep the carrots straight.
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If you seed carelessly, you can harvest to thin with they are about 6" high. Then you'll have a secondary harvest with no seed waste
I tried growing carrot top in water but it rot. What should I do since I don't have seeds? Thank you.
Excellent information! It's great to see you putting out new videos. Thanks!
You're welcome :)