On 28 Jan, 18:22, "Mel" wrote:
"Pam Moore" wrote

An allotment neighbour last year cut a plastic barrel in half, filled
each half with good compost and grew some excellent carrots

I was considering doing this. *A bit of a daft question but was the barrel
cut horizontally or vertically?

Vertically is only suitable if you want the carrots to come up ready
sliced.