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Gardening

onethatcares

(16,875 posts) Mon Feb 28, 2022, 04:53 PM Feb 2022

when growing carrots [View all]

the packages say to sow the seeds 1/4 inch deep and thin as the greens reach 2 inch in heights. How do you keep the plants from falling over with only that much soil cover or should one continually add more soil on top?

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when growing carrots [View all] onethatcares Feb 2022 OP

They put down roots Gruenemann Feb 2022 #1

Big. Orange. Roots. n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2022 #4

Don't add soil, the root ( carrot) keeps it in place questionseverything Feb 2022 #2

They are smart seeds. Definitely thin, a lot. Phoenix61 Feb 2022 #3

I usually stick the tip of my finger in and put a couple seeds. Bluethroughu Feb 2022 #5