How deep a bucket would you advise for carrots and parsnips? I need all the shortcuts I can get this year _________________ *All* tiles now up in the bathroom! A bit of grouting to go and it'll be a finished room
Carrots and parsnip will twist once the root hits something solid. My parsnips grow to a good foot of useable root so I'd always go for a garen sow. Carrots you can get away with a rose pot or deeper.
Earlier in this thread there is a mention of using loo roll tubes for starting off certain plants, does anyone have any particular suggestions for what seeds in particular they should be saved for?
... when using loo rolls ... think about long root systems such as peas and sweet peas ... and all the things that hate root disturbance ... such as sweetcorn etc _________________ "One to rot and one to grow, one for the pigeon, and one for the crow!"
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Recently i pressed into service the see-through plastic meat dishes you can get from supermarkets ... these were approx 10" x 5" and 1/2" deep ... they make excellent covers for loo rolls that I sat in a deeper container ... thus creating a mini propagater.
This prevented soil drying out and stopped me overwatering and rotting the seeds!!
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To germinate chillis and aubs I used those plastic dip tubs with lids ... again a mini-proopagater same priciple ... stopped me spilling soil in the airing cupboard too and geting into trouble at home _________________ "One to rot and one to grow, one for the pigeon, and one for the crow!"
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Carrotts and Parsnips want loose finely tilled soilthough, downat least 12inches......With leeks, put the bog rol over the grens above ground level and gain an extra 6 inches of white. _________________ A woman needs to feel loved to have sex,
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I was talking theory more than practise. My leeks have sat there about a foot high for months and months contemplating their navels. I'm about to give up on them and make a wee soup!!! _________________ A woman needs to feel loved to have sex,
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