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tjg911 · April 5, 2007

i suspose cutting off the bottom of the peat pot allows you to plant them without disturbing them (ie transplanting) but my question is why? what is the rush?

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i used to seed them in late april to early may. the soil was so cold they took forever to germinate and that's not very considering how hard they are to germinate in warm soil!!!! last season i decided to have an early crop and a fall crop of carrots. my fall crop was bolero with 70 dtm so i seeded them on 7/30. the hot soil was no deterant to germination, of course keeping the soil moist is a must whether in may or july.

you're south of me so your season is a bit longer than mine and this worked for me. so you can wait until mid may anyway to seed them unless for some reason you must do this now.
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tom

April 5, 2007	#4
tjg911 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: zone 5b northwest connecticut Posts: 2,570	i suspose cutting off the bottom of the peat pot allows you to plant them without disturbing them (ie transplanting) but my question is why? what is the rush? . i used to seed them in late april to early may. the soil was so cold they took forever to germinate and that's not very considering how hard they are to germinate in warm soil!!!! last season i decided to have an early crop and a fall crop of carrots. my fall crop was bolero with 70 dtm so i seeded them on 7/30. the hot soil was no deterant to germination, of course keeping the soil moist is a must whether in may or july. you're south of me so your season is a bit longer than mine and this worked for me. so you can wait until mid may anyway to seed them unless for some reason you must do this now. . tom