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1000 paper mache' carrots

 
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Yes, you read that correctly. Today I planted 1000 paper mache' carrots. I hate thinning carrots and I hate wasting seeds.
This is how I remedy that.













































I planted Nantes supreme, Nantes half long and tender sweet varieties. If I have 100% germination I will have a 1000 carrots to deal with but these are carrots so I would be happy with 50% germination. After 4 days I will check every day to see if the seeds have sprouted. Then I will know when to remove the fabric.
















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Good Lord, sir, what patience you have! 1000 tiny carrot seeds, one at a time!

But it's a good method. Makes more sense than the overpriced seed tape they sell in the stores.
 
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Douglas Alpenstock wrote:Good Lord, sir, what patience you have! 1000 tiny carrot seeds, one at a time!

But it's a good method. Makes more sense than the overpriced seed tape they sell in the stores.



Its time better spent than thinning carrots after the fact. (less wasteful as well) I can make a 4 foot seed tape in under 5 minutes.

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Good choice on Nantes varieties BTW. They're the best.
 
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Douglas Alpenstock wrote:Good choice on Nantes varieties BTW. They're the best.



I like all varieties but tried these 3 this year.

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So clever (and I like the title as a paper mache maker). I love these kinds of hacks. I recently saw a technique that seemed like a good one (less precise than yours but maybe quicker, I'm not sure) where the gardener made a fairly loose cornstarch gel, mixed the seeds evenly into the gel, and them used a squeeze bottle to squeeze the seed gel into a line in the soil. The gel helped even out the distribution much more than hand seeding.

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So I find myself wondering, would a roll of paper drywall tape work for this?  I ask because I have a roll that is not likely to be used for anything else.

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I did this myself this year, but haven't planted them yet.  I did 3" spacing on mine though due to the varieties I used.  Keep us posted on how your germination goes.

Dirty hands + a sweaty handkerchief = hope for the future.

 
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John F Dean wrote:So I find myself wondering, would a roll of paper drywall tape work for this?  I ask because I have a roll that is not likely to be used for anything else.



I doubt the tiny seeds could make their way though such a thick membrane. Its why I even go so far as to split 2 ply TP into one ply.

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I separated down to one-ply of the transparent low-quality unquilted toilet paper as well.  I think it will be fine.

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Cy Cobb wrote:I separated down to one-ply of the transparent low-quality unquilted toilet paper as well.  I think it will be fine.



As I was making my seed tapes I thought to myself, Here I am separating 2 ply T.P. in half. I wonder what the less fortunate are doing?

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That's an excellent idea. I like that you can do it sitting comfortably at your kitchen table, rather than bent over a garden bed. Thanks for all of the great photos you provided. I am sure your methods result it much more uniform germination than mine as well.

Thinning large beds of carrots definitely is time-consuming, as I learned this year. I have goats and bunnies though, who love the thinnings, so I will most likely just continue over-seeding and giving the thinnings to the critters.
 
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Making the carrot TP seems like a great mid winter task when you are itching to get into the garden but it is all frozen over.  I'd love to see some post planting photos.

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