Reliable Carrots

The ol' broccolini crop is now over and out - we have had some awesome feeds from this crop but has tapered off a good deal now so out she comes and some carrots go in. You can see the chooks drooling over these lush green leaves of the ex-broccolini and no doubt within a few days they would of reduced the plant down to just a bare stem!

There has been a bit of discussion in our house over the humble carrot and its value. Sometimes buying a bag in the supermarket seems so easy and cheap. But they would have to be one of the easiest and most successful vege that we've tried to grow. Plus it is one of the favourite things the kids like to yank out of the garden! 

freshly yanked carrots - the tops will go straight the chooks

I've tossed a bit of compost in the area plus a bit of chook poo and drag a few good lines through the dirt, in no fixed fashion and sprinkle the seed, don’t spare the seed - we will thin it out a bit later. Remember only just cover the seed with soil, 3mm coverage ain’t much, and this is how much you need!

Keep seeds a bit moist until they emerge – about 3 weeks for the carrot (in warmer weather about 10 days). When you cover the seed I always grab a handful of soil from next to the rows and rub it through my fingers to make it really fine as it’s falling onto the seeds, so I don’t smother them with big bits.

And remember, successive planting is pretty important on this all rounder - another planting will go down in about 2-3 weeks!

current seeds from these guys -
but not always this brand