"Howard Neil" hneil@REMOVE TO REPLY.co.uk wrote in message
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I will wait till I have new ideas as to what is causing the failure
before
I
waste any more time and money on carrot seeds (as much as I like
carrots).

I have just had a thought. I know that root crops are supposed to be sown
direct into the ground they are to grow in and not transplanted. Does
anyone
know why?

It seems to me that, as carrots seem to be so hard to cultivate, more
success may be had if grown in a seed tray under controlled conditions.
But
what happens to the crop when transplanted?

I was taught many years ago that you don't transplant carrots or anything
else with a long tap root. Now whether this is still seen to be correct I
don't know

Ophelia