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03 May 12, lesley (Australia - tropical climate)

if you place white egg shells around your plants in your garden it will keep away white cabbage moths/butterflies

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07 Mar 12, Merilyn Beveridge (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I have grown carrots well in Victoria but now in the subtropics so not sure about how to get cool soil. Would it be best to have the garden in semi shade or what?

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26 Feb 12, Corinne (Australia - temperate climate)

I had a lovely crop of carrots coming along and had been picking them from finger length stage. One morning I noticed the tops were wilted, pulled one to see what was going on and there was no carrot. All of my remaining carrot crop had disappeared but for the wilted tops. One of life's mysteries, I guess. Anyone have any idea what might have demolished my crop so efficiently?

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29 Aug 24, Suz (Canada - zone 4a Temperate Warm Summer climate)

I had this exact thing happen many years ago. It was moles. They live underground and eat the carrot taproots. If you don’t want to kill whatever it is living underground, then I’ll suggest laying a barrier made of something they can’t chew through but will let water through like a metal trough deep enough to allow the carrots to grow o maturity. Maybe a type of carrot variety that’s a thicker taproot and not as deep as say a Scarlet Nantes? There’s probably lots of other suggestions on how to protect your carrot crop once you identify what the underground critter is. Good luck!

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08 Aug 12, Ian (Australia - temperate climate)

Corinne I had a similar problem and discovered that my wife kept pulling them out to see if they were ready. However she did not have the forsight to put the tops back in the ground. I would be asking questions!!

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25 May 12, James (Australia - temperate climate)

In Melbourne we call them gremlins.

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24 Feb 12, Jo (Australia - temperate climate)

I grow carrots in large pots. So long as its deep - your pots sound fine. And then keep them mulched and fed.

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21 Feb 12, Dave (Australia - temperate climate)

Can you grow carrots in pots? I've got some concrete pots about 20cm deep x 20 cm wide x 60cm long with drainage holes

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27 Feb 12, Tracey (Australia - temperate climate)

Sure you can. Obviously a pot does limit the length a bit vs growing them in the ground, so choose a variety with a shorter root and pick them as baby carrots.

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22 Dec 11, Michael (Australia - temperate climate)

I have tried growing carrots which have germinated however within days they have all disappeared any ideas?

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