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19 Jan 10 Adrian (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

A packet of carrot seed has about 2000 seeds. Not all of them are going to germinate, but to make sure enough do I form three 3cm wide furrows in loamy soil about two metres long, 1.5cm deep and 25cm apart. I mix the seed thoroughly into a bucket of well mulched porous loam and carefull spread the mix into the furrows, ensuring that the seed is sufficiently covered with good soil that will not cake and will retain moisture without being soaked. I lightly press in the soil with a rake and keep that moist with a light spray of water twice per day. Seeds come up in 7-10 days and the carrots are always superb within 3 months. This is fail proof. And don't fertilise.

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