Carrots etc in containers

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  • 19th February 2015 at 12:10 pm #30075

    Leif
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    I have heavy clay soil, albeit with lots of compost added. Anyway, carrots and other veg tend to germinate late as the soil is slow to warm. I have a thick concrete path next to the rear wall of my house, which is SSW facing, so nice and sunny. I know from experience that chillis do better in containers against this wall than elsewhere as it is a good heat sink. Would carrots (etc) do better in large containers against this wall than in beds? I’m thinking I could sow some carrots earlier in these containers, to get some early food, and the beds would be for the main crop. I have some containers that are about 60cm across. They were for strawberries, but I prefer strawberries to be grown in beds.

    19th February 2015 at 8:49 pm #30076

    stu
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    As far as growing carrots in containers go last yr I grew early Nantes in half a water butt in leaf mould and multi purpose and spent coffee grounds and they were the best I’ve ever had and will be doing it again this year

    19th February 2015 at 9:12 pm #30077

    zuf
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    Go for it! Put some good compost in the containers and you will be fine! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUoaSeOko3s

    23rd February 2015 at 1:42 pm #30113

    Leif
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    Thanks. Did you get an earlier crop?

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