I have never successfully grown carrots. I've grown carrot (1) but not really multiples. This year I'm trying something Steve Solomon recommended. I boiled two cups of water, mixed in three tablespoons of cornstarch and put the whole thing in the fridge until it turned into a gel. Then I let it sit around for a few days on the counter while I didn't garden. The sitting around part isn't proscribed by Mr. Solomon.
But today I mixed in some carrot seeds, cut down a plastic bag to make poor man's cake decorator bag and walked the whole thing out to the furrows I'd made. I then cut off the tip of the plastic bag--and, come to think about it, I think the scissors are still out there--and squeezed a line of gel/seeds into the furrow. This was covered with regular dirt.
But today I mixed in some carrot seeds, cut down a plastic bag to make poor man's cake decorator bag and walked the whole thing out to the furrows I'd made. I then cut off the tip of the plastic bag--and, come to think about it, I think the scissors are still out there--and squeezed a line of gel/seeds into the furrow. This was covered with regular dirt.
The idea, I think, is to suspend the carrot seeds in liquid until they can get a good start in the world. Hopefully it works. I love a good home-grown carrot.
This is my index card where I kept track of my gardening. As you can see, I did not get 15 minutes in every day (but Wednesday) since the beginning of February, but I did keep getting back on the horse.
I plan to continue this plan.
4 comments:
Umm...gross. And good! Can't wait to see this update!!!
Good job! Persistence is key. You'll get there!
Are carrots generally difficult to grow, or is it just a nemesis for you? I'm curious. I know virtually nothing about gardening!
"The sitting around part isn't proscribed by Mr. Solomon." This line cracked me up.
I think carrots are on the "more difficult" part of the scale. But my style of gardening, where I plant things and let them fend for themselves, tends to not work at all for carrots, which like to be kept moist while they germinate. If I could make myself give them a light sprinkle of water every day until they emerged, I would probably be okay, but I'm not that type of gardening girl. At least in my current state.
Right now, several weeks later, nary a one has arisen. So I think these failed too.
Rats!
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