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27 May 10, jenny wood (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi there I’m trying to find purple carrot seed internal can you help.

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12 May 10, Liam (Australia - tropical climate)

Any tips on growing carrots in Townsville?? I am doing it as a school project and it would be good to have some tips. Thx

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14 May 10, Chris@Gardenate (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Liam, take a look at the top of the page. Switch to tropical zone and all the planting information will apply to Townsville.

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01 May 10, Andre (Australia - temperate climate)

Make sure the soil is firm and lay sand over or in the rows with seeds, then place a nice wet towel over the layer of sand and seed to keep the seeds moist. After about 5 days check if the seeds have germinated and if they have remove the towel and lightly water

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02 May 10, Duncan (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi Andre, I tried with a wooden board to keep the soil moist but it dried out too fast as the board got hot!! Your idea sounds better - I'll give it a go.

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18 Apr 10, Jacki (Australia - tropical climate)

I am in Darwin and planted carrots in the dry season when its around 15degrees at night and morning and up to 24 or 25 degrees in the day, when i had harvested my carrots they were all tops and no roots, the thickest i got was less than a centimeter wide, i left the rest in and they didnt get any larger. Is it too hot where i live? My nana told me she had the same problem with carrots growing too.

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17 Mar 10, Lem (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

OK even though I did get a reply I will let you know what happened. The weather has cooled down and the carrots taste a lot better, I can only assume they will get better with a few frosts (if they last until then). Some of the purple carrots are yellow on the inside and some orange, they look pretty cool!

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02 Mar 10, boot (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

carrots are the best if eaten when straight out of the ground

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26 Feb 10, emma sutton (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

how to grow carrot in the garden because this year we are growing ved in the garden and how long dus it take.

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15 Feb 10, David (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Cris, a sack bag over the seed will keep the soil moist and the Carrots will come up then remove the bag I have also used dryed grass clippings they work well

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