Carrot and onion seedlings
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monkeynic Rank attained: Rowan Tree


Joined: 21 Jul 2009 Posts: 102 Location: Athlone
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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 6:13 pm Post subject: Carrot and onion seedlings |
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Ive got all my carrots and onions as seedling in my utility room, thinking about planting them out this week but wanted to know if i will need to harden them first like with my sprouts and cabbages? Can any one help please? _________________ Please excuse my ignorance I'm new to this. |
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michael brenock Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Posts: 1275 Location: cork
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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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wait a few more days before putting out the onions. harden them off even for a day or two. As for carrots I still maintain they are impossible to transplant successfully. Try growing some under glass or plastic where they are to mature without transplanting.
michael brenock horticultural advisor (retired) |
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monkeynic Rank attained: Rowan Tree


Joined: 21 Jul 2009 Posts: 102 Location: Athlone
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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks, I managed to transplant some last year and they were fine, really fiddly though. Do you think they would be ok to go out yet or should I wait and harden them off and do them and the onions together? planning to put them both in the same bed to try and combat carrot and onion fly. _________________ Please excuse my ignorance I'm new to this. |
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cathd Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree

Joined: 24 Jun 2009 Posts: 61 Location: dublin
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:50 pm Post subject: |
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I would harden both off.
I did this last year, but be careful of spacings if you have onions and carrots together. I put the onions too close to the carrots and the onions didn't get enough light and were very spindly. But at least I didn't have a problem with carrot fly. _________________ http://www.wormslovewaste.com/ |
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monkeynic Rank attained: Rowan Tree


Joined: 21 Jul 2009 Posts: 102 Location: Athlone
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:52 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks. Will make sure to space them further than the spacings give inn book to make sure. Think I'll try putting them in y unheated green house for a few days to harden them up, can't leave them out in the open as my kittens like the trays of seedlings to dig.  _________________ Please excuse my ignorance I'm new to this. |
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Lius Rank attained: Ash Tree


Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Posts: 203 Location: Ballinteer, Dublin
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:38 pm Post subject: Transplanting Carrots |
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Hi monkeynic,
I had had great sucess with transplanted B&Q Carrots (roundy ones) last year apart from a bit of carrot fly damage.
This year I have started 1/2 of my Carrots + some Parsnips seeds in trays indoors, they are very small yet but they would not have even been sown outdoors yet with the cold weather.
I will plant the 2nd half of the crop as seed in the ground with the transplanted ones when the weather warms.
if I have any problem with the transplants I can re-seed outdoors and have a (later) staggered crop as it would have been if I did not start the 1st half indoors. |
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cathd Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree

Joined: 24 Jun 2009 Posts: 61 Location: dublin
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