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The article that I read did not say. I am guessing that it doesn't matter. The article did say that you should be sure to let the paste dry and then roll the tapes up with the seed side inside, and put in a plastic zip lock bag. Wrap up a tablespoon or two of salt or powdered milk in a paper...

Thanks Sylvie - good to know. Hope you have better luck this year.

Liberty7, I must have read the same article about the making of tapes for carrots. I'm going to try it this year. I just hope that I can get the grand kids convinced that it's fun so I don't have to do any of it! :lau

Is Preen considered organic? It doesn't sound like it. :/

Do you get this corn-base (Preen) at the garden store?

Thanks VT. Looks like a very good system. A couple of questions. What is a corn based weed block? Why the dip in bleach water?

I'll try it. :thumbsup Setter4, you are back in the will! :clap

Setter4, how do you prepare little carrots for salads? If a carrot isn't big enough to peel, I don't mess with it.

Hey setter4 You want the Troy Bilt? That's fine - get in line.

Thanks to all. I'm picking up some good ideas. I think that carrots are a great crop for the garden. Last year I dug a trench with my troy bilt (shovel attached). Then I filled the trench with potting soil and planted the carrots in that. It sure helped the weed problem in among the...

I just found this forum yesterday and am very glad I did. In looking over the site, I have not found much discussion about carrots. Could be that I missed it, but in any case, what can you enlighten me on about the questions below? What do you like to plant? What's your planting method? How...