"Geoff & Heather" wrote in message
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Mix a few radish seeds with carrots when planting. The radishes germinate
in 4 days and quickly grow up to provide shade for the emerging delicate
carrots, they also break any surface crust that may form - especially in
hot weather. By the time the radishes are ready to pull out, the carrots
are well established and pulling the radishes out loosens the soil a bit a
give the carrots room to grow.

Geoff


"Jonno" wrote in message
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Jonno wrote:
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"Linda H" wrote in message
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does anyone else have any hot tips?
kylie


One tip I read somewhere years ago is one I always do even though it's
not a particularly 'hot' tip.

Before potting/gardening I run my fingernails over the base of a soft
cake of soap coz I hate the soil getting under my nails. Easy n'
clean to get out.

i tried that once but i found the soap felt even more disturbing than
dirt does! :-D

I know, bit boring but I really like hearing tips. Thanks for
starting this thread, Kylie.

you're welcome! i wonder where our other hot tipsters are, for the
benefit of more and hotter hot tips? clearly jonno's now involved in
handbags at 10 paces with the Landscaper Who Spread The Rumour, so
that's him done.
kylie

Yeah steroids will do this for a landscaper. Cop Jim Dury in Sunday Sun
Herald. Mr Muscles himself.
Another hot tip This week at
http://aldi.com.au/index.php?p=produ...roduct_91.html




An altenative (and useable for any small seeds such as carrot, cabbage,
radish etc) place some dry sand (NOT brickies sand) in a jar, add your
seeds, put the lid on and shake well, put a 5mm or so hole in the jar, make
the furrow and pour the sand and seed mix into the furrow. The seeds will be
evenly distributed and the sand doesn't cake like soil does.