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05 Jan 09, Kelli (Australia - temperate climate)

i recently found some carrot seeds that have an expiry date of four years ago? Are they likely to germinate? I also found a mixture of other veggie seeds with different expiry dates, are any of them likely to grow? Thanks for any help... im new to the idea of veggie patches but since i have a young daughter i would really like her to eat the good stuff :)

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05 Feb 11, Kt (Australia - arid climate)

Kelli some seeds will germinate years after the expiry date and some wont. The only way to tell is plant them and give them a try! Make sure you find the best time of year to plant them for your area though! I have had success planting cabbage seeds 2 yrs past their use by date. Almost all of them came up. Some cold weather vegies will germinate in the fridge during hotter periods and they can be transplanted when the weather gets cooler. I haven't tried the fridge with carrots yet though. Maybe I will try that next ;-)

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04 Jan 09, Gene (Australia - temperate climate)

Do not put kerosene on carrots! The roots take it up and the kerosene can be tasted. It can also cause reactions in sensitive people who eat them. I believe that kerosene is banned for agricultural carrots in Victoria.

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27 Apr 20, Stephen Parkinson (Australia - temperate climate)

Whats the best type of sand to mix in with our raised vege bed soil to make it softer for growing carrots ?

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16 Apr 16, Helen (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Not replying to Gene. I live at alt 750m, 100kms northwest of Melbourne, Good rich volcanic soil. Is it too late to attempt to plant carrots now to grow over winter? We have vicious frosts when they come - down to -6 somenights but not constanlyt. First frost could be anytime now. Brassicas and garlic planted 3-4 weeks ago all growing well.

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07 Jun 13, Ben (Australia - temperate climate)

Use the gypsum, hydrated lime is absolutely not the same.

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15 May 12, Glen (Australia - temperate climate)

I have planted carrots [seeds] they have come through in good quantity. Is it necessary to thin them out, At this stage they are quite tiny 2cm - I cant imagine them muturing when so crowded.

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25 Sep 10, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

For all those gardener out there having little success with ther carrots and other root veges you should consider trying them in round tubes I cut them about 350 long and you can fill them up with your own special mix dont forget the sand when you do especially for your carrots.This method saves you having to diginto heavy soils and also you can grow them at any height from the ground as you like.good luck

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29 Oct 08, John (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi Terry, if you aren't worried about being organic, you might like to try this - someone told me you can spray carrots with kerosene and it doesn't harm them, it just kills everything else around them, including bugs. I haven't tried it yet, so maybr you can try this on just one carrot plant. John.

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26 Oct 08, Jackie McCormack (Australia - temperate climate)

my first crop of carrots were short and stumpy - tasted good but not as i expected. i then tried Dutch carrots and so far they are also short and stumpy - i planted them after cabbage as i read this was good for carrots. I look forward to any suggestions Thankyou

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