Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 11:31 am
Hi Beccy,
Oh how I agree with your last sentence!! I suppose that this is what is so wonderful about growing.
I agree with you that if your 3 year old Manure were to be riddled prior to distribution it would be even better but, and there is always a but, the trouble is that the vast majority of gardeners simple do not have three year old rich friable stuff almost good enough to eat (there I go again Romancing!!) so the general rule is not to use manure when sowing Carrots. It takes people quite a few years to get into the great swing of gardening and it is only when you have become really competent that you can then start thinking like you and I do. The point is that for people just embarking on growing the rule is a hard and fast one do not use manure prior to sowing Carrot.
I apologise to David for diverting from the original theme but it is all relevant to a point. Unless you have very old friable manure like Beccy it would be best to not manure for Carrots but to introduce fertility by using liquid manure around end June/July.
Oh how I agree with your last sentence!! I suppose that this is what is so wonderful about growing.
I agree with you that if your 3 year old Manure were to be riddled prior to distribution it would be even better but, and there is always a but, the trouble is that the vast majority of gardeners simple do not have three year old rich friable stuff almost good enough to eat (there I go again Romancing!!) so the general rule is not to use manure when sowing Carrots. It takes people quite a few years to get into the great swing of gardening and it is only when you have become really competent that you can then start thinking like you and I do. The point is that for people just embarking on growing the rule is a hard and fast one do not use manure prior to sowing Carrot.
I apologise to David for diverting from the original theme but it is all relevant to a point. Unless you have very old friable manure like Beccy it would be best to not manure for Carrots but to introduce fertility by using liquid manure around end June/July.