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how do yo plant carrot seeds?
Hi All,
I was looking at a packet of carrot seeds. They are very tiny. How do you plant them without special vision equipment? Many thanks, -T |
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how do yo plant carrot seeds?
Todd wrote:
I was looking at a packet of carrot seeds. They are very tiny. How do you plant them without special vision equipment? Many thanks, There exist various devises for planting small seeds. From inexpensive: http://www.leevalley.com/US/garden/p...t=2,2200,33267 To pricier: http://www.leevalley.com/US/garden/p...t=2,2200,33267 |
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how do yo plant carrot seeds?
On 09/07/2012 02:50 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
Todd wrote: I was looking at a packet of carrot seeds. They are very tiny. How do you plant them without special vision equipment? Many thanks, There exist various devises for planting small seeds. From inexpensive: http://www.leevalley.com/US/garden/p...t=2,2200,33267 To pricier: http://www.leevalley.com/US/garden/p...t=2,2200,33267 Thank you! |
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how do yo plant carrot seeds?
Todd wrote:
Hi All, I was looking at a packet of carrot seeds. They are very tiny. How do you plant them without special vision equipment? Many thanks, -T Mix them with dry sand then put the mixture in folded piece of paper. Gently tap the paper as you move it along the row and the mix will fall out in a thin stream along the fold. Adjust the amount of sand to how densely you want to plant them. D |
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how do yo plant carrot seeds?
On Sat, 8 Sep 2012 08:44:19 +1000, "David Hare-Scott"
wrote: Todd wrote: Hi All, I was looking at a packet of carrot seeds. They are very tiny. How do you plant them without special vision equipment? Many thanks, -T Mix them with dry sand then put the mixture in folded piece of paper. Gently tap the paper as you move it along the row and the mix will fall out in a thin stream along the fold. Adjust the amount of sand to how densely you want to plant them. That works with broadcasting grass seed, it doesn't work well with individual vegetable seeds. |
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"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
... Todd wrote: Hi All, I was looking at a packet of carrot seeds. They are very tiny. How do you plant them without special vision equipment? Many thanks, -T Mix them with dry sand then put the mixture in folded piece of paper. Gently tap the paper as you move it along the row and the mix will fall out in a thin stream along the fold. Adjust the amount of sand to how densely you want to plant them. Rather than using a piece of folded paper, it's easier if you just dump the sand/seed mix in a jar with a plastic lid where you have drilled a hole. I use an old Vegemite jar with about a quarter inch hole in it's lid. Works a treat. |
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how do yo plant carrot seeds?
Farm1 wrote:
"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message ... Todd wrote: Hi All, I was looking at a packet of carrot seeds. They are very tiny. How do you plant them without special vision equipment? Many thanks, -T Mix them with dry sand then put the mixture in folded piece of paper. Gently tap the paper as you move it along the row and the mix will fall out in a thin stream along the fold. Adjust the amount of sand to how densely you want to plant them. Rather than using a piece of folded paper, it's easier if you just dump the sand/seed mix in a jar with a plastic lid where you have drilled a hole. I use an old Vegemite jar with about a quarter inch hole in it's lid. Works a treat. Sounds like a good idea. But what about the poor benighted souls who don't have a vegemite jar? I suppose we could arrange food parcels. I reckon Shelley at least could do with some B-group supplement, it might delay Korsakoff's syndrome. D |
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"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
Farm1 wrote: "David Hare-Scott" wrote in message ... Todd wrote: Hi All, I was looking at a packet of carrot seeds. They are very tiny. How do you plant them without special vision equipment? Many thanks, -T Mix them with dry sand then put the mixture in folded piece of paper. Gently tap the paper as you move it along the row and the mix will fall out in a thin stream along the fold. Adjust the amount of sand to how densely you want to plant them. Rather than using a piece of folded paper, it's easier if you just dump the sand/seed mix in a jar with a plastic lid where you have drilled a hole. I use an old Vegemite jar with about a quarter inch hole in it's lid. Works a treat. Sounds like a good idea. But what about the poor benighted souls who don't have a vegemite jar? I suppose we could arrange food parcels. I reckon Shelley at least could do with some B-group supplement, it might delay Korsakoff's syndrome. Shelly could use a Miracle Whip jar. :-)) |
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how do yo plant carrot seeds?
On 09/07/2012 02:22 PM, Todd wrote:
Hi All, I was looking at a packet of carrot seeds. They are very tiny. How do you plant them without special vision equipment? Many thanks, -T Do they ever sell (tiny) seeds on a tape? |
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how do yo plant carrot seeds?
Todd wrote:
Todd wrote: Hi All, I was looking at a packet of carrot seeds. They are very tiny. How do you plant them without special vision equipment? Many thanks, -T Do they ever sell (tiny) seeds on a tape? you can do it with paper towels if they are the cheap kind that will fall apart easily enough. some people have used toilet paper (don't get it wet, just dab the seeds where you want them with a bit of water soluble glue). songbird |
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how do yo plant carrot seeds?
On 09/07/2012 06:45 PM, songbird wrote:
Todd wrote: Todd wrote: Hi All, I was looking at a packet of carrot seeds. They are very tiny. How do you plant them without special vision equipment? Many thanks, -T Do they ever sell (tiny) seeds on a tape? you can do it with paper towels if they are the cheap kind that will fall apart easily enough. some people have used toilet paper (don't get it wet, just dab the seeds where you want them with a bit of water soluble glue). songbird Thank you! Would sticking them to masking tape work? -T |
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how do yo plant carrot seeds?
Todd wrote:
songbird wrote: .... you can do it with paper towels if they are the cheap kind that will fall apart easily enough. some people have used toilet paper (don't get it wet, just dab the seeds where you want them with a bit of water soluble glue). Thank you! Would sticking them to masking tape work? no, you want something that falls apart easily. very tiny speck of glue, sprinkle seeds on and dump off those that don't stick. let dry. keep dry. plant by unrolling across prepared seed bed, cover with just a little sand/soil, gently press with something flat to tamp in place and then mist -- mist, not splash. keep moist (not soggy). if damping off is a problem, use sharp sand or grit to cover. songbird |
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how do yo plant carrot seeds?
On Sat, 8 Sep 2012 10:30:57 -0400, songbird
wrote: Todd wrote: songbird wrote: ... you can do it with paper towels if they are the cheap kind that will fall apart easily enough. some people have used toilet paper (don't get it wet, just dab the seeds where you want them with a bit of water soluble glue). Thank you! Would sticking them to masking tape work? no, you want something that falls apart easily. very tiny speck of glue, sprinkle seeds on and dump off those that don't stick. let dry. keep dry. plant by unrolling across prepared seed bed, cover with just a little sand/soil, gently press with something flat to tamp in place and then mist -- mist, not splash. keep moist (not soggy). if damping off is a problem, use sharp sand or grit to cover. http://www.thegardenhelper.com/cgi-b...8;t=000251;p=0 Save your used TP, let it dry, and it'll contain fertilzer. |
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how do yo plant carrot seeds?
On Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:06:26 -0700, Todd wrote:
On 09/07/2012 02:22 PM, Todd wrote: Hi All, I was looking at a packet of carrot seeds. They are very tiny. How do you plant them without special vision equipment? Many thanks, -T Do they ever sell (tiny) seeds on a tape? It's a lot less expensive to buy carrots at the stupidmarket. |
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how do yo plant carrot seeds?
On 09/07/2012 06:46 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
On Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:06:26 -0700, Todd wrote: On 09/07/2012 02:22 PM, Todd wrote: Hi All, I was looking at a packet of carrot seeds. They are very tiny. How do you plant them without special vision equipment? Many thanks, -T Do they ever sell (tiny) seeds on a tape? It's a lot less expensive to buy carrots at the stupidmarket. The carrots in the supermarket taste like the cardboard they are shipped in! They are bread to lie flat and not rot in a storage container. Two days ago I brought home a bunch of heirloom carrots from a local community organic farm. They stunk my car up all day. It was all I could do not to pull over and eat them right there on the spot. When I finally got them home, my wife and I devoured them. I was suddenly four years old again, which was when I last remember carrots smelling like carrots and having a pleasant taste. Got my eye on some purple heirloom carrots for next year's garden. -T |
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