Starting indoors this year!

[secuono]

Kind of sick of carrots not growing when sowed directly outside. So I stuck some seeds into kits indoors and wouldn't you know it, few days later they are sprouting!!!
Since they are doing well, I've decided to just sprout ~everything~ indoors and later move them out!

Anyone else starting troublesome plants indoors in hopes of a better outcome this year?

 

[so lucky]

It just doesn't seem like there is enough time to wait to plant things outside, and, you sort of lose track of it once it is in the ground. I like to start things inside, but never have done carrots that way. You will probably want to make sure you don't disturb the roots when you set them out, so you don't have forked carrots.
What are the tall plants you have by the window? willows?

 

[the1honeycomb]

Didn't think you could transplant carrots guess anything is possible! Good luck

 

[secuono]

No idea if I can, but at least they are growing. Better than seeding outside, watering and never getting anything.

Yes, they're willow cuttings.

 

[catjac1975]

I don't think you can successfully transplant carrots. Instead I would sprout the seed in a dish with a little moisture. You can then plant them in the soil as soon as they sprout, though I never sprout mine. Add radish seed sparsely in your row to mark the row-they will come up fast.The big thing with carrots is to plant them thickly, barely cover with soil, and then thin as soon as possible. Make sure you are buying good seed as they should be easy to grow. The most important thing of all is to keep the soil moist without ever letting it dry out.You may need to water lightly twice a day until they come up.Once their tap root forms they will not need as much watering.They are a cool weather crop. Is it possible your climate is too warm for them? I weed and thin them only once if possible. I then mulch with grass clippings. Carrots cannot tolerate weeds in order to get good production.

 

[secuono]

Impossible, got it!

 

[ducks4you]

Sounds like success to me.

 

[Smart Red]

Impossible, got it!

If you start them in a container that can have the bottom removed you should be able to transplant them with no damage to the plant. Just dig a hole and plant the carrot -- pot and all after removing the bottom.

 

[secuono]

It's already an improvement, since they can sprout! Just have to get this magic to happen outside!
How deep of pots and how wide do they need for harvest? Maybe I can plant some in long fish bags instead and have them grow in that...Bags are 18+ inches long, 4-6in wide.

 

[so lucky]

Maybe try planting them in those toilet paper tubes, like someone on here posted a pic of. You could just have the bottom folded shut till you are ready to transplant outside, then pop them in the ground. That kind of cardboard disintegrates fast.