Carrot top tips
Carrots are one of the most popular crops to grow, and they are actually quite easy. However, there are three top tips that we want to share with you if…
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Success with growing your own carrots
If you fall into the group of gardeners who have joyfully planted their carrot seedlings one day only to find that they have mysteriously vanished the next morning, then these…
Don’t forget to thin out parsnips, carrots & leeks
If you’ve ordered parsnips, carrots or leeks then be sure to thin them out if necessary when they arrive. The parsnips and carrots will arrive in biodegradable pots and there…
Pest Patrol: How to deter carrot fly
Lots of brown tunnels in your carrots is the result of carrot flies..they lay their eggs which, when they hatch, bury down into the soil and nibble on your carrots….
The right soil for carrots
Carrots like to be grown in very light, deep soils and will tend to split if grown in heavy or sticky clay soils. If you don’t have the right type…
Watch out for….Carrot Flies
Pulling up a few carrots from the garden is one of life’s simple pleasures. They are easy vegetables to grow, and the only pest you really need to watch out…