"Spider" wrote in message
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On 02/07/2012 13:41, Baz wrote:
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Carrot seed packet says "sow thinly".
Numbers needed!
1 per inch?
4 per inch?
8 per inch?
Or what?

I say roughly 12 or 13 per inch in the bed.
But the seed is so small that unless you are meticulous in sowing it is
very hard to tell.
My daughter-in-law uses tweezers in bog roll cardboard filled with a mix
of
soil and compost. She has the eyesight and patience for it. Not for me, I
just drop a few into them and thin them before planting.

Baz



Just worth adding that the main reason for sowing thinly is to avoid, as
far as possible, having to thin the plants subsequently. This is because
the strong scent of carrot foilage will increase during thinning, thus
attracting the dreaded Carrot Fly.

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But I find carrot seeds so small that they are impossible to sow thinly. I
considering trying to make myself one of those "seed tapes" by using
tweezers at home, but haven't followed up the idea.