"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
t...
No. I sow mine in small cells in the greenhouse and when they have at
least
three leaves I transplant them into the open ground. Well, I say open but
they're protected from the hens ...

Thanks for the replies. The answer from Mary is the way I was considering
and this gives me the impetus to try it myself. After all, the carrots were
not germinating when sown normally and it is worth a few seeds to
experiment.

Howard Neil