How To Grow Carrots in Containers
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- Helen Pitel from Tin Bath House Permaculture LAND Centre in Gloucestershire UK shows how to successfully grow organic carrots in containers. More from Helen at helenpitel.co.uk/ and eathay.wordpre...
Thank you. No preamble, no b.s., just good teaching.
Thank you.
The best video I have seen on planting carrots. Very easy instructions to follow and easy to under. Thank you so much
Thanks Helen, Appreciate the time you took to make this video. Wish there were more of you out there.
Thank you - Peter Richardson at Stroud Films was behind the camera.
Coconut coir which comes in compressed blocks is an excellent replacement for peat.
To use the coconut coir, it needs to be soaked overnight in lots of water.
When mixed 1:1 with soil or potting mix, it extends the mix by 50% and makes it far more moisture retentive.
Thank you for your helpful suggestion. I do use coir, but mostly in the greenhouse for propogation.
really enjoyed the video, love the casual presenting style. Feels like Im being taught by a friend. Thanks!
Thank you for your kind comment.
Wonderful video. Always so great to see people share their knowledge when times are tough for the economy. Kind Regards.💞
Lady Torres Thank you.
Thank you for the tips! I'll never thin again. You're a lovely British lady, Helen, with concomitant accent, and with a lovely garden and cat!
Thank you for your kind comments - I hope your carrots work well.
@@helenpitel9609 You are welcome! I'm fixing to plant my little carrot starts ("about to plant my transplants") into the garden and I have some seeds which I'm going to plant your way! I also plan to get some radishes and onion sets into the ground while the moon is waning (Old Farmers' Almanac, online).
Excellent.
I never heard this thing about peat. And so many folks say to cull the initial seedlings to prevent crowding, but your results speaks for itself. No more culling! Learned something new!
Thank you for your kind comments.
Lovely. A Calming video. Just what gardeners want. Iv just gotten a old bathtub ready. Raised up so no need to bend to weed. And I can't wait for Lovely carrots. Ps I'm using a old wheelbarrow as well but for lettissis.
Thank you. I’m sure your containers will work really well.
Thanks for the information beautiful looking gardens
Thank you for your kind comment.
Just found your channel and I enjoyed it very much. I just purchased a verticle garden so I am excited to try my hand at planting vegetables. Thank you for sharing and you have a lovely garden♥
Good luck with the verticle garden.
Thank you for sharing your garden and cat. I started growing carrots in ground years ago when the next generation came along. Nothing is more fun for me, and thrilling for them, than to have their small hand in mine as we pull up their first carrot. After that first, stand back! They will take it from there. I’m going to switch to container in the fall growing cycle. (We have four crops a year in South Louisiana.) it’s will be too warm to get a tasty carrot. Big, yes - Tasty, no when harvested in hot months.
Thank you for your kind comments. Yes it sounds a bit different in the US, so I am learning from what people are telling me. I never imagined that anyone outside the U.K. would watch my video, so all the views are an amazing surprise for me. I’m glad you like cats too.
I LOVE watching other gardeners...interesting video...Thank You!
Great thank you.
I loved this. It was informative, and presently so nicely. thank you
Thank you for your kind comment.
You’re so pleasant and give so many tips it has been a pleasure. Thanks
Thank you for your kind comment - I wish you gardening success.
wow. Your explanation and presentation was really awesome. It was also very informative. Thank you so much.
Thank you for your kind comment.
Thank you for your simple explanations, I've always had trouble growing carrots until I tried two tubs on the patio last year.
I had no idea about the 12inch (30cm) thing.
I feel more confident, and I'll be growing many more this year now.
Thanks!
Good luck with your container growing.
@@helenpitel9609 hi Helen, I hope you're well.
Carrots have been amazing, best year ever. Its given me even more confidence for next year. I'm trying to eat 5 a day, plus 5 runner beans.
Are you going to do other videos?
@@timashton1353 Thank you - it is so good to hear of your success with carrots, that is really brilliant. Well done. Yes I should make some more videos as this one has been having lots of views around the whole world. What topics do you think - another tricky crop celery/celeriac maybe?
@@helenpitel9609 thanks for reply!
Yes, I've never tried celery, I would try with your guidance!
You could try simpler things too , if you have any tips for any vegetables I'm sure it would be appreciated by others.
Beetroot, spring onions and peas are all things I've struggled with.
Thank you for comments. Good luck I hope your carrot growing goes well this year.
Very helpful. Thank you.
I like your easy going style at explaining things.
Thank you for your kind comment.
Very wonderful presentation. Great accent. I am in Guyana 🇬🇾 , South America trying for a while now to cultivate this vegetable. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you for your kind comments. Keeping trying with the carrots!
So nice to watch a video with clear snd encouraging instructions. Definitely going to use this method .
Thank you for your kind comments.
Thanks my father use to grow carrots in loam sand n soil I like carrots..
Thank you..I think most people like carrots.
This was a very nice video to watch, I really enjoyed it and very helpful, thank you dear
Lovely garden and I love this fresh wind sounds
Thank you. Yes it’s like being near the sea here - although we are at least 50 miles away!
Thanks for telling us about the "peat". Not had a great start with carrots - this is very helpful.
Thank you for your comment. Carrots can be tricky, so try growing them in containers. Attention to the details really helps. Good luck.
Good luck. Yes we should avoid peat if at all possible.
Hi very nice video thank. I am wondering what do you put in the soil to refresh it after you harvest your carrots before you resow it? Thanks
Thank you, very well explained.
Its best to make the drainage hole on the side, 4 fingers from the bottom to make a water reserve .
Yes, this is a good point too.
Enjoyed your video tremendously...what a fine tutorial...blessings
Thank you for your kind comment.
thanks for showing us this love me some boil carrots
Thats how I do it, but I'm going to start making little holes a couple inches apart, instead of rows. This way I won't have to thin them out at much. Another thing I do is germinate the carrot seeds with the paper towel method just until the seeds are sprouting, then plant them.
I always thought of carrots hard to grow!! But now that I can grow them I'm finding them quite easy!! Almost as easy as spuds!!
Thank you . This is so good to know of your success. Well done.
Such a nice show, I just subscribed to your channel because of the quality of the video and easy to understand the direction you give
Thank you.
Nice video.. will try to plant carrots this year!
Thank you - I hope you have success with carrots.
Will be happy to see more video about gardening
Lovely, thankyou for sharing, enjoy!
Thank you, you are welcome. The more people growing food around the world the better in this current crisis. Every little bit of food growing helps turn us from consumers into producers.
I started growing some vegetables last year, and had some success with carrots. Your video is really useful for this year's planting, lots of valuable info, clearly demonstrated and with great camerawork. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge - having watched (and subscribed) I hope to achieve an even greater carrot crop this year!
Such a cute uk accent!
Thank you.
Immediately subscribed. You make this website feel like a home! Lol
Thank you. Stroud Films is excellent - look at the seed cleaning machine video as it is fascinating.
Wonderful n I'm going to try yr method here in Sweden where it has just snowed again where I live in Dalarna! Just love yr garden ♡
Thank you. Good luck with your carrots, let me know how you get on.
Very helpful and informative video thanks!
Thank you.
That was very interesting. I intend crowing carrots next year and I was hoping to do it in this way. I was planning for Parsnip and/or Turnip as well. Many Thanks.
wonderful I also like to plant carrots 🥕🥕🥕🥕
Thank you.
God bless you.& good luck .
Thank you for your kind comment.
Very nice informative film. Thank you!
Cost a lot for the compost to fill those large tubs. At the end of the day is it worth it except for the satisfaction of course. We've enjoyed lovely carrots from our local shop this year and they have been cheap.
The compost can be reused many times. Will just need an occasional top up and some fertiliser added.
Just a question, Butch 78 do you grow any of your own produce?
Thank you. I'm going to do that right away. Well demonstrated.
Thank you. I love it that people feel inspired to have a go.
Just found this channel . I really like the explanation. Very kind lady and I agree with her about taking some things for granted. Also in Slovenia we took our food supply chains too much for granted. Brexit will not affect us, we hope, but this virus Covid 19 has put us on a real ground. We are far from food self-sufficiency. Most of our fruits and vegetables come from Italy and Spain. We will have to rethink some things. Stay healthy.
Thank you for your kind comment.
Just came across your channel nice job Helen.
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Pleasant and to the point.. Thank you very much.
Thank you for your kind comment.
Greetings...All the way from South Padre Island Texas USA. Keep making those videos.
Any on medicinal herbs to grow in the garden and how to use them? Please make a CZcams video.
Thankyou great video. Quiet and efficient. I've never tried to grow carrots, but have to have organic. I guess they would taste good . Maybe give it a go, with one container. K
Thank you..it is worth a go. The taste of fresh home grown carrots surpasses anything from a shop. Good luck.
I'm sure you are right . I think everything one grows tastes much better. K
Great video from the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago
Thank you.
Very good have subscribed
a very good movie dear.
Good info, and I love your kitty!
Thank you for your kind comment, and it is so lovely that the cat sneaking in gets noticed!
Very good video my friend thank you
Very good, but an old bloke on home grown veg, puts loads closer together and they come out fine,
I am sure then that he will be thinning them out later as they grow. Otherwise you end up with a lot of tiny carrots. The thinnings get thrown away so it is a waste of seeds.
Will you be making any more videos about gardening? Would love to see more.
Yes I hope to I have just got the equipment so now I need to have a go.
What topic on a food growing video would you like to see or learn more about?
Nice video, learnt something new about sowing, my first attempt the carrots were to close together and clumped. But if you are concerned about threats to biodiversity, perhaps reconsider letting your cat stroll around the garden - they do alot of damage to small wildlife. Here in Australia they are a very serious threat to native wildlife.
Yes cats are a serious problem in the uk as well but everyone thinks they are cute and cuddly. Personally I would welcome a curfew on pet cats at say 10pm.
@@Dashboard193 Some local government areas in Australia have curfews, needs to be everywhere. There is a fair amount of awareness about cats here, and many cat owners are very responsible, but some people still do the wrong thing - ie. put their cat out at night!
Nice,thanks for the info.
I reckon you could get 6 rows out of those big tubs. Maybe more.
I am using 12 inch b&q buckets for mine. Mime seem to be growing rather slowly compared to this video. Perhaps it's the variety. Or maybe I should've watered more frequently.
Good on you quite practical
Thank you. ‘Practical’ is my middle name!
Helpful video, thanks! Do you avoind carrot root fly problems with those tall containers, or do you have to net them?
Yes about 99% avoidance of carrot root fly, and I don’t do any netting, it is just the high sides of the containers that work. So the odd carrot has minor damage. I do live in the countryside surrounded by thickly growing wild carrots, so the carrot fly population here must be very high.
A new subscriber here. Great video. Thanks.
Thank you
Only stumbled across this channel. I love gardening and growing my own food.
I have to admit though that I had to look twice because you are very, very attractive.
Hope you don't mind me saying that 😉
Thank you it was a nice one
Hi, this is the first time I've heard anything negative about peat moss. Would you elaborate more on it's negative effects on habitat? Thanks.
See www.fertilefibre.com/about-peat When we use peat for horticulture we are destroying a valuable habitat that supports incredible biodiversity and is a massive carbon and water store. Peat works well as a growing medium but we need to replace it with alternaitves - I use products from www.melcourt.co.uk. Which country are you in? In the UK if a bag of compost does not say 'peat free' then it will be made of peat.
I thought it was causing some kind of harm to the soil it's being used in. I use small amounts of it when propagating cuttings. Although it makes a big difference in the plant vigor it's too expensive to use in large quantities. Im in the USA and thanks for the info!
Most commercial peat is farmed nowdays, at least in the states.
Really helpful, thank you
Just amazing!
Thank you.
Lovely video! Thank you x
Thanks Elie.
Great video thank you 😊, how often should I be watering once I've put the seeds in?
The soil needs to be moist for fastest germination. In dry soil the seeds just sit and wait. If there is no rain I would give a light sprinkle of water every 3 days or so.
No shortage of peat in Canada, The land is turned into farmland .
What happens if I don't tap the seeds down before I tear the packet open?
What about in a greenhouse for the winter for growing carrots this way?
I produce carrots like this year round using greenhouse in Zone 5.
Also, dont forget carrot tops make great pesto.
@@edcarter7387 Thank you for replying. Zone 5? Excuse my ignorance.
Rosemary Lee this is Hardiness zones of minimum average winter temperatures. zone 5 is minus 10 to minus 20
Ed Carter yes thank you for your comments and reminder that carrot tops are edible. Great that you do year round carrots.
Thank you
No problems with root fly!Helen, much prefer measurements in good old feet and inches as would our friends in the USA
Both England and the USA have been metric for decades, but people like you - too dumb to transition to a new (and better) measurement system, hang on to obsolete systems. I was born in the UK and the the transition to metric occurred just before I left to live in a a better country - which is also metric. I had no problem with making the change - but there are the stupid ones who can't adapt . . .
Don't be dumb, feet and inches suck.
Mumba Jumba what is wrong with feet and inches, it’s only a measuring fo ffs.
John Pearson your an obnoxious millennial I guess, go and get a life boy. If Corona doesn’t end it that is.
Amazing! Away from carrots fly!
Yes, no carrot root fly when you grow in containers!
Thanks for video, I'm doing the exact same with my old water tank. Did you use any kind of fertilizer and would you also use any kind of mulch?
Thanks for your kind comment. I use homemade garden compost as a mulch which supplies the nutrients, no other fertiliser is used. Except for a homemade liquid feed of stinging nettles and comfrey which are both nutrient rich. I sometimes mulch the carrots once they are a good size with lawn grass clippings.
@@helenpitel9609 thanks Helen.
Glad I could see what you are doing because with the background noise and your gentle voice it was really hard to hear
Thank you. I’m sorry about the background noise. I need a better microphone and the site has a strong SW prevailing wind almost all the time.
Great video!! :)
Thank you for your kind comment.
Thanks a lot for this useful tips. Sorry, are the flowers eaten, though?.
Just wondering are your containers made from organic plastic?
Cracking video 👍
?how many gallons are those water tanks?
Is this compost you are planting seeds in? Or is that a word you use for soil? I'm new to gardening, but I thought compost was meant to be used as kind of a nutrient boost, but not actually planted in. Thanks!
Ellie Heard yes compost is a confusing word which can mean several things. I am plating into a mixture of soil and home made compost. We make compost to recycle all the wastes in the garden and it is rich in nutrients. You can also buy commercially made compost in bags ...if you live in a city you can just use this, and remember to select a peat free product. Good luck, I hope this helps and let me know how you get on. Where do you live?
Can I attempt to sow carrots over the next two weeks? Is it too late or too early? Any recommendations on what I can sow directly into containers on my London balcony at this time? Thanks
Yes you can sow carrots now ..the latest is July. Yes for containers sow beetroot and radishes now too. And get some lettuce seed or mixed salad seed ..you sow this fairly thickly and then cut off and eat the baby leaves when they are small, and they will regrow. You can also eat radish and beetroot leaves. Herbs like basil and parsley will also do well. It is great to hear how you are using your space in the city.
This are really giant containers, probably perfect for 🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕👍
Thank you. Good luck with carrots.
At a guess in containers that deep you get no carrot fly problems.
Yes correct, it completely avoids carrot root fly!
That must be around £100 of peat based compost, compared to about 100 harvested carrots.
Hi, I’m new to this, once you’ve got your crop of carrots out and you said you re-sow, do you use the same compost/soil? Thank you in advance
Thank you for your comment. Yes I never change the soil in the containers. I add a layer on top of well rotted home made compost which I sieve to make it fine.
u don't need to put slug pellets in ur container soil. u can buy copper tape and put it all the way around each container
Thanks. I have used copper tapes before - the magpies pull it all off as they collect the shiny metal here! The pellets I use for slugs are Ferric Phosphate which is a product allowed in organic farming as it breaks down to iron and phosphate, and it is totally safe for wildlife and pets.
@@nigelpitel7528 I did hear recently that ferric phosphate can affect earthworms.
Where did you get your big round black barrels
On Freecycle website - local folks giving things away.
She already told you in video!
I got mine at recycle center 3 bucks.. mineral or feed buckets for farm animals
Complete novice here. Can you advise how much water to use to water them ?
Yes the soil should always feel moist when you put your fingers in it. The container must have holes in the bottom and so if you did overwater the carrots the excess will drain away. You need to watch the weather. If it is cloudy and cool you don’t need to water much. In a heatwave the carrots will need a daily soak. Also watch to see if the carrots wilt ...if so water them. If the carrot greenery is firm then they are fine. In gardening you learn to be a keen observer of these small details - this builds your experience and so you become a better gardener! Let me know how it goes and do ask if I can help at all.
DO NOT flatten them down. carrots like loose soil when starting from seed. place newspaper and some light sand over the seeds and water the newspaper. check after 3 days. thin and replant the thinned out carrots into another pot.
You can't just use ANY container... if it's plastic it must have the number 2, 4 or 5 on the bottom - those are the numbers that mean the plastic is food safe. Just trying to help. Thanks
What does she say peat destroys? I garden organically and use peat to hold water in raised beds
Using peat for growing ..the harvesting of peat is destroying peat bogs and wetlands which are important wildlife habitats. Peatlands also store carbon and water. In the U.K. we have a ‘peat free April’ campaign coming up. I always use peat free composts.
Where did you get your little rake,and trough maker? I can't find them
From www.implementations.co.uk who make bronze tools in the EU for the drill maker tool. The little rake is a multi change tool from www.worldofwolf.co.uk on one of their short 35 cm handles, I really like tools from both these manufacturers.
whats brexit got to do with growing carrots?
Interrupts the supply chain? Nothing to do with growing carrots but maybe she's talking about why you should grow carrots. I don't know.
Everything and nothing! We have long food supply chains and much of our greengrocery comes from Spain and Holland - if there are trade disruptions from Brexit this could lead to veg shortages. If we grow our own food we become producers.
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Is that water?
What is the growing season.
In the U.K. southern areas you can sow carrots outdoors March to July. Carrots are not fully frost hardy so late crops are picked in October and stored indoors for winter use. I hope this helps and good luck with growing carrots.