carrots

How deep do carrots need (in pots) ?

 

Depends on which type you are growing, Ming. For round and stump root varieties I would say a minimum of 6". for long rooting varieties I would say a minimum of 12".:gnthb:

 

If your pots are shallow, grow the round carrots!

 

.. I think these ones are conventional carrots -didnt know you got round ones. But thats a great idea .. I might try some of them as well.. Ta !x

 

My Granpa grows his carrots in a old washing tub, not a bathing tub, but one of those round tubs they used for washing clothes (the clay in his plot is so heavy that no amount of sand allowed him to get carrots as he wanted them). So it is a fairly deep thing, I'd say perhaps 40 cm of soil, but in this thing he gets really nice carrots.

 

TY Ivory -- do I have to add sand into the compost ?

 

For long straight carrots, if you have heavy soil, it helps. If you use compost from a bag, or a light soil you probably wont need it, as the compost is already soft and free draining. I grew carrots in the ground last summer in a part of the garden where the soil was just poor and crumbly and got pretty nice things!

 

ok that's great ta. The soil here is poor and crumbly anyway !