On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:11:17 +1000, Chookie
>wrote:
>> Carrots and potato, how do you know when ther are ready to dig up
>> please.
>>
>> I planted carrot seeds a few weeks back and now the plants are about 5
>> inches high. How large do the plants get before I'll know to dig them
>> up ?
>You need to feel around the shoulders of the carrot to see how wide it is.
>But remember you probably need to thin the carrots anyway. Baby carrots are
>lovely!
>> I planted seed potato's yesterday. How long before these are ready to
>> be digged up and how large does the plant get on the surface to give
>> me an indication on when to dig up the spuds.
>The plant dies back. Mind you, you can "bandicoot" spuds out when it's
>younger than that -- just feel around under the plant for the number of spuds
>you want and pull them out.
Thanks so much for all the info on what to do.
And thanks to the others that have replied.
What a great news group this is. Which I had a stumbled over it years
ago.
I have cos lettuce growing in two areas as well which is looking
rather good at present.
Never thought I'd get so much of a thrill out of gardening.
Bit of trial and error with the broccoli which I think I'm getting the
hang of. The first batch flowered and the second batch looks so much
better and growing at a faster pace.
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>> Carrots and potato, how do you know when ther are ready to dig up
>> please.
>>
>> I planted carrot seeds a few weeks back and now the plants are about 5
>> inches high. How large do the plants get before I'll know to dig them
>> up ?
>You need to feel around the shoulders of the carrot to see how wide it is.
>But remember you probably need to thin the carrots anyway. Baby carrots are
>lovely!
>> I planted seed potato's yesterday. How long before these are ready to
>> be digged up and how large does the plant get on the surface to give
>> me an indication on when to dig up the spuds.
>The plant dies back. Mind you, you can "bandicoot" spuds out when it's
>younger than that -- just feel around under the plant for the number of spuds
>you want and pull them out.