Carrots

Baby Carrots
What: Seed (Grower's Pride Baby Carrot).
Where: Large Rectangular Self Watering Planter.
When: Feb 2009(?).

Sown in: Yates Premium Seed Raising Potting Mix at a depth of 6mm.
Fertiliser: Thin layer of RICHGROW: Organic Blood and Bone + Trace Elements & Sulphate of Potash 100mm below surface. Weekly application of YATES: Multi-Nutrient Plant Food with Seaweed at 5ml/L.

Advertised Germination: 10-21 days.
Actual Germination: 14 days.

Advertised Maturity: 10-12 weeks.
Actual Maturity: As of June 2009 not fully mature on harvesting.

Initially very lush foliage that slowly died back over time.

Thinned out twice during growing period.

Very thirsty plants requiring up to 3L/day to maintain planter water level.

Harvested when most carrot tops were about 2-3cm in diameter however all were only about 5-8cm long.... This was possibly due to a lack of depth in the planter used (20cm).

June 2009

Turns out that that the small size of the carrots was due to the species being a dwarf variety!


EDIT: TRY AGAIN / 8 NOVEMBER 2009

I thought I'd give these another go in place of the unsuccessful garlic.

Baby Carrots
What: Seed (Grower's Pride Baby Carrot).
Where: Large Rectangular Self Watering Planter (next to Chilli).
When: 8 November 2009.

Sown in: Yates Premium Seed Raising Potting Mix at a depth of 10mm.
Fertiliser: Thin layer of RICHGROW: Organic Blood and Bone + Trace Elements & Sulphate of Potash 100mm below surface. Weekly application of YATES: Multi-Nutrient Plant Food with Seaweed at 5ml/L.

Advertised Germination: 10-21 days.
Actual Germination: 10 days.

Advertised Maturity: 10-12 weeks.
Actual Maturity: Not harvested

Due to a lack of sun these plants were hardly growing at all and I pulled them out. I'll try again when the sun returns......