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Post by oxbowfarm on Jul 14, 2012 6:30:13 GMT -5
We transplant a lot of stuff, partly because of our gravel soil it is very hard to germinate small seeds that are planted shallowly. I'm still trying to figure out how to grow a decent stand of carrots. Brassicas do OK, they germinate so fast they are up and rooted down before the top dries out if I'm just a little diligent about watering. Stuff I like to transplant includes beets, peas, early green beans, parsley, fennel, radicchio, belgian endive, chard, kale, cabbage, collards, peppers, tomatoes, summer squash.
Mostly we mix our own soil.
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edwin
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Post by edwin on Jul 14, 2012 10:49:11 GMT -5
We are having some problems with carrots in the wet section of our garden. Our old compost on this bed is rather on the course side (ok - big chunks), and the ground there has a lot of clay. Worked fine for transplanting leeks, but not so hot for carrots.
On a fairly late planting of carrots what we did was dig shallow trenches - fill in with very cheep forest loom from our local garden store - sprinkle seeds - and very lightly dust with more forest loom - water, the cover with plywood.
We have some germination, though I would not go so far as to say spectacular. I will have a better idea in a couple of weeks.
Horsetails are a big problem in that bed.
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