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Round carrots in a little trough

B3B3 Posts: 24,413
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Ive sown a load of really old vegetable seeds with little hope of success. Most have germinated and now I don't know what to do😐 An embarrassment of riches😕

I have some little round carrots that have germinated in a terracotta trough -internal dimensions about 2' x 6 " . I'm going to leave them in the trough. If I thin them out a bit, will I get loads of very small carrots or is it a bit more complicated than that? I was quite generous in my sprinkling.
In London. Keen but lazy.

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  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,314
    I have only managed to successfully grow carrots in the last few years @B3 so I am persistent but no expert!  I would say you have a crop, if they are something like Chantennay then thin them to about 1 plant/1" and then thin again if they start to look crowded as they grow.
    The second thinnings are often nice to eat raw

    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • B3B3 Posts: 24,413
    Thanks @herbaceous😊
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,314
    You're welcome @B3 good luck and happy harvesting!  I keep a spreadsheet with bits of information about veg (memory not so trustworthy these days) including seed viability and carrots allegedly will last 3 years if stored properly.
    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • NollieNollie Posts: 6,737
    Are they the small, fat, Paris Round’ or similar, B3? They are the only ones I can successfully grow as my soil is heavy clay, so they grow in the amended upper layer. They don’t take up much space or depth, I thin to about 5cm apart.
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • B3B3 Posts: 24,413
    They are probably parceba but they might be parmex. I didn't take much notice as I didn't really expect anything.

    In London. Keen but lazy.
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