I didn't grow carrots last year because I hate trying to get them to germinate outside and then thinning is such a pain. This year I'm using your method and already have 16 dozen carrots growing in the garden. No thinning! I LOVE this! Thank you!
That’s genius! I struggled planting carrots and I’ve been trying every year. I am going to try this method and see if this works for me. Thank you so much for sharing! ❤
I've planted them with a board on top, that keeps them moist they germinate far better around two weeks take the board off there should be some green best time to take the board off is if it's going to be somewhat overcast for a day or two, you can't let them dry out until they are a month.
@@debbybrady1246 Hi Debby, I tried in 5 gallon buckets with drainage holes, a good soil mix, water first, spread seeds, lightly cover with soil and put the bucket lid lightly on so they don't dry out . When germination occurs, take lid off. Keep moist with water in plastic bottle with tiny holes in its lid. That way the sprouts don't get clobbered. Fertilize once a week. Bye!
@debbybrady1246 You can also mix an envelope of carrot seed with a fair amount of sand, then sow the mix. Carrots hate to be crowded- they won't put on any size at all. Hand thinning releases their aroma, which will carry a very long way in the breeze and attract pests. If your soil is at all dense, grow half-long varieties such as 'Nantes'
What a great idea and to grow the carrots without having to thin them all out which affects the growth of the carrots. I shall be watching more of your videos. 😊
Thank you, this trick actually works for so many other plants and avoids transplant shock. You just have to space them appropriately when seeding in the carton.
When hunting many years ago, it was tinted and there had been heavy snow but now melted, we came upon carrots that had been frozen. They were the sweetest carrots I had ever eaten!
This works in a pot if you cut the carton to help. I just tried after watching your video. And thank you I never thought of soaking the seeds for carrots.
Oh, this is the first time I've seen how to grow carrots like this. We usually sow the seeds directly into the ground and have to prune them a lot when they grow into seedlings. With this method, you've saved nearly half of the seeds you used to sow the old way, which is amazing!
I have tried to grow carrots also. However, they are usually small spindle stalks looking very thin and I feel sorry for pulling them out of the ground when they are so small.
@@conniemurray9625 they are individual seeds that have been somehow packed into a small pellet .. they are very easy to handle and plant ... but yes, more expensive
This is pretty smart, and you could transfer the egg carts to whatever bed works for you , and in many places that would be a raised bed. I'm starting to really like the channel.
No thinning means you don't attract pests that can destroy your carrot crop. Starting early lets you plant carrot trays as a catch crop. With little soil exposed, there is virtually no weeding. Using this method along with drip irrigation makes carrots extremely low maintenance. Its not needed, but it helps maximize efficiency. Love it!
Oh, that's clever. That would be nice for succession seeding, too. And it would make planting parsnips so much easier, since they take forever to sprout.
After reading some of the negative comments. I think this guy is into something. I'm going to try this in my raised beds with square foot planting. I live in a semi- arid temperate continental climate zone. This will solve many of my issues with dessication.
Hi Great. I just suggest the following when poking holes to pant the seeds, it is much simpler to just put another carton on top and push it down slightly, all the holes will be the same depth and in the centre of the planting carton.
I love carrots and am so excited about trying this approach for the first time this year. Spring and gardening time can't get here soon enough for me to grow 3-4 different varieties of egg-tray carrots! 🥕🌄🥕
That's a very interesting method. The egg trays really serve a dual purpose as both planting tray and mulch/weed barrier all in one. Thanks for making the video! The spacing is very similar to what you use with the Square Foot Gardening method. The close spacing alone does a lot to prevent weeds but you've added the additional benefit of a weed barrier. The question that came to my mind is where do you find that type of egg tray? That many trays would be a 10 year supply of eggs for most of us! 😀
@@carolstrickland6979 Thanks! I've never shopped for eggs at Sam's club so I didn't know that. I'll have to take a look the next time I'm there. (It still seems like a LOT of eggs though!)
Sams club or Walmart when you buy eggs by the case. Or you might approach a smaller restaurant to see if they have then. P I have a baking business. I buy eggs by the case from Sams.....I've been throwing them away. Can you SEE my sad face???.
I tried this method this Spring using six 12"x12" egg crates. Though the neighbor's dog trampled a couple of them shortly after planting, I harvested the best carrots I've been able to grow in NE Alabama since moving here eight years ago! Definitely going to do it again next year. Another successful hack I tried this year: Starting beets in toilet paper tubes, then transplanting those in the garden once they were established. I'll be doing that again, too! (I suspect that would also work with parsnips and dill, too. Don't know until you try it!)
I have a seed tray with 6 rows of 12, one inch pots a little bigger than a thimble. I just press it into the soil, drop a seed in each hole cover them up and done! Perfect spacing every time. No need to make things harder than they need to be.
@@carolb5677 No transplant. I press the bottom of the seed starter tray directly into the ground then remove it. It leaves 48 little holes in the ground that are evenly spaced apart. I then drop a seed into each hole and cover them with soil. I used to lay a piece of peg board on the ground and use a small dowel to poke each hole and then drop the seed but this gives you the same result and is much faster. If you want them further apart use every second hole. IE for beets.
Waaaw your doing all this wonderful gardening from Ukraine Bro. It's a great source of inspiration to me honestly. Thanks I'm doing lemongrass essential oil and other essential oils too
G'day.i plant radish seeds with my carrot seed . They mature much quicker and when you use them the space they leave means your carrots are well spaced with no thinning required.👍
I’ve read that carrots that are replanted curl while growing. It seems here that that’s only if they are transferred later than those tiny sprouts. I’ve actually loved them when they’re curly. Great method! Thanks for your ingenuity and generosity!
Boa You are 100% correct about transplanting carrots, I have never and will not do it. If you go to my channel and see how I sow carrots and it is not very often I have to thin them out.
@@SekYr-d6t , I order them from Burpee or Gurney’s seed companies here in the US. I got heirloom seeds and then let on or two go to seed and use those for the next year.
Nice work that's a good idea. I normally don't find time to do most tips and tricks I find on gardening channels but I got to say this one I can. It's winter here right now and carrots are the first seeds I sow in April when the ground is workable to 2 inches and then there's not much to do except tend to the plants in the grow room and the kicker is I have a bunch of egg cartons which I've save all winter to add to compost pile in spring just sitting around. I'm thinking this will work for beets and possibly some others that are planted close together, maybe onions every second hole.
I skipped the first part, just put soil in my egg cartons, couple seeds in each space with very slight dirt on top, pressed firm. Then to a shallow plastic container big enough for the carton to fit. some water in the plastic container with plastic wrap as you did it. Carton absorbs the water, keep it moist till the seeds sprout. April 4th, carrots will have to wait to go out, 5 inches of snow today. Thanks for the video.
Much better solution; thank you! I tried his way and it was nigh on impossible to take the germinated seed off the damp tissue. I'm sure I left the root behind on several of the carrots I tried to pry off the tissue. I ended up just planting the tissue in the garden to thin out after planting only two egg cartons.
@marathon1951 where do you buy the empty big egg trays ? I only have the 12 egg carton style. I like the idea of skipping the 1st step as you did and sowing directly into the egg sections.
@@jewelbriard5444 They are the bulk egg cartons that you buy in a box of 60 eggs. 30 eggs per big carton. That would give you two growing trays with 30 veggies. Most grocery stores carry the bulk boxes next to the 12-18 carton eggs.
Por fin encuentro una excelente idea para sembrar zanahorias sin tener que arrancar plantitas, Dios te bendiga siempre y gracias por compartir este maravilloso vídeo.
I don’t have good soil. I just harvested potatoes and we work some sand into the soil to amend it and I was excited about doing this cause I have lots of egg trays. All the holes have sprouted can’t wait to get them in the ground and have me some carrots. I thought this was a good idea. I’m trying it can’t hurt. It takes me just as long to weeded as it does the set of seed and it was relaxing for me so thank you for this idea.
Wow, this is a game-chenger for growing carrots! the detailed step-by -step instructions make it so easy to follow. I love the idea of using egg cartons to maintain perfect spacing and reduce weeding. Definitely trying this out in my garden!
Very nice! In areas with hot climates, water evaporation is incredibly fas on the first fewbinches of soil .. even mulch doesn't help in blazing summer sun. The cardboard egg crates will become compost after harvest. Nice!
That is a very good gardening tip, I will give that a go this year. I had a lot of trouble with carrot fly last year so I will also keep the plants covered with a net.
I had the prettiest green tops on my first ever growing in 5 gal buckets one year. Then, they just were little bitty, not even fingerling size. Such a disappointment. I left them outside for the critters. But I plan to do this....every step... I'm so in awe of this GENIUS method!
I can sow hundreds of carrot seeds and only get two or three spindly things because the slugs and voles get them when they germinate. I was just looking at my egg cartons today thinking if I could maybe use them to give the carrots a head start. It's worth a try!
@@RS-gl9ht We have chickens so don't buy eggs unless we need a bunch at one time for something. But, my husband said we have some cartons in the garage so I'm a happy camper!
What a great idea, I have thought of using egg cartons but was never sure it would work because they are shallow in depth. Putting a hole in the base of the cartons 🙃. I never thought about using the shovel to pick up the cartons and transfer them that way. I thought they would just fall apart as you lift them. I will defiantly try this technique. I have used cardboard juice containers, cutting holes in the base and sides to allow drainage and the roots to poke through. The wax that they use to waterproof the carboard seems to breakdown in the soil ok and you can get a fair amount of potting mix in each container. I just transplant them straight into the soil, this saves transplant shock with larger plants e.g. tomato/ capsicums/chili, Lettice etc. Thanks for sharing, cheers.
Fantastic idea...must get some of those egg cartons? I have not seen them here where I live...only the traditional dozen...I definitely will try this method...greetings from subtropical Australia...😜😜😜
Hello. Absolutely great way to sow carrot seeds. Thank you so much for sharing and new subscriber here. Sharing this video and tagging you if okay. 😊Happy Gardening 🌱🌻
This is a great idea, but we don't buy eggs anymore. We get them free. 🙂 So I came up with an alternative to get the same effect doing the following: Make a template out of thin hard board or 1/4" plywood with the proper spacing. Make the holes the right diameter so a hand dibber will poke through and make the correct depth hole. Lay plain sheets of cardboard (like cut from large boxes) onto the soil and soak. Place your template on the cardboard and poke holes with the dibber. The dibber will poke easily through the wet cardboard. Tadaaa!
merci bonne idée mais il faut du carton recyclé bio je pense que je vais essayer l'an prochain car j'ai déjà fait 4 semis j'en aurai assez jusqu'au mois de févr/mars 25
I do a variation of this method. I germinate the carrot seeds then transfer to a bunch of the cardboard found inside toilet paper rolls. I tie them together in various staggered with twine and the bury them when the seedlings reach an appropriate size. Always have great results.
This looks like a great idea. Have you done it like this for years? I wonder if you'd get bigger carrots if you planted every other row - left a space between. That's the way I'm planning on doing this - but otherwise same concept.
Corten will soften and there will be no problems with it, and this method is suitable for carrots, daikon and onions, but they need to be sown through a row because they are larger, and it is not suitable for beets, because several sprouts grow from its seeds and you will have to thin them out.
I will have to use growbags as my area is unsuitable and has no soil. about how deep do you need to give the space for them to grow down? And how do you know when to pluck them? thank you
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I didn't grow carrots last year because I hate trying to get them to germinate outside and then thinning is such a pain. This year I'm using your method and already have 16 dozen carrots growing in the garden. No thinning! I LOVE this! Thank you!
That’s genius! I struggled planting carrots and I’ve been trying every year. I am going to try this method and see if this works for me. Thank you so much for sharing! ❤
You are welcome. And thank you.
I have never had luck with carrots but I'm going to try this right now! Thanks.
I've planted them with a board on top, that keeps them moist they germinate far better around two weeks take the board off there should be some green best time to take the board off is if it's going to be somewhat overcast for a day or two, you can't let them dry out until they are a month.
@@debbybrady1246 Hi Debby, I tried in 5 gallon buckets with drainage holes, a good soil mix, water first, spread seeds, lightly cover with soil and put the bucket lid lightly on so they don't dry out . When germination occurs, take lid off. Keep moist with water in plastic bottle with tiny holes in its lid. That way the sprouts don't get clobbered. Fertilize once a week. Bye!
@debbybrady1246
You can also mix an envelope of carrot seed with a fair amount of sand, then sow the mix.
Carrots hate to be crowded- they won't put on any size at all.
Hand thinning releases their aroma, which will carry a very long way in the breeze and attract pests.
If your soil is at all dense, grow half-long varieties such as 'Nantes'
funny, I have the same problem, never lucky with carrots. I will try this method 🤗
What a great idea and to grow the carrots without having to thin them all out which affects the growth of the carrots. I shall be watching more of your videos. 😊
Thank you.
Thank you, this trick actually works for so many other plants and avoids transplant shock. You just have to space them appropriately when seeding in the carton.
You are welcome.
Which one's?
The voice is great!
When hunting many years ago, it was tinted and there had been heavy snow but now melted, we came upon carrots that had been frozen. They were the sweetest carrots I had ever eaten!
Winter not
Tinted
@@kennethsmith8844 lol. You must be fun at parties. Annoying
Die Pflanzen lagern Zucker ein als Frostschutzmittel
Really like the spacing the Carton makes. Thank you. Stay growing
You are welcome. And thank you.
This works in a pot if you cut the carton to help. I just tried after watching your video. And thank you I never thought of soaking the seeds for carrots.
Oh, this is the first time I've seen how to grow carrots like this. We usually sow the seeds directly into the ground and have to prune them a lot when they grow into seedlings. With this method, you've saved nearly half of the seeds you used to sow the old way, which is amazing!
By pelleted seeds instead of wasting all the time he does
@@davemartini4391 pelleted seeds are far more expensive. Time is a free resource when used wisely.
I have tried to grow carrots also. However, they are usually small spindle stalks looking very thin and I feel sorry for pulling them out of the ground when they are so small.
@@davemartini4391what is a pelted seed?
@@conniemurray9625 they are individual seeds that have been somehow packed into a small pellet .. they are very easy to handle and plant ... but yes, more expensive
This is pretty smart, and you could transfer the egg carts to whatever bed works for you , and in many places that would be a raised bed. I'm starting to really like the channel.
thank you
No thinning means you don't attract pests that can destroy your carrot crop. Starting early lets you plant carrot trays as a catch crop. With little soil exposed, there is virtually no weeding. Using this method along with drip irrigation makes carrots extremely low maintenance. Its not needed, but it helps maximize efficiency. Love it!
Oh, that's clever. That would be nice for succession seeding, too. And it would make planting parsnips so much easier, since they take forever to sprout.
tried this method this season and got the best carrots I've ever grown, well worth the effort
Thanks!
And thank you very much!
I’m doing this right now as we speak. I saved your video to look back on later. I’ve never had luck with carrots but I’m excited to try this.
Same here 👍
Mine germinated in 6 days!
This also works well with staggering your planting. plant two trays, then a week later plant two more, then another two and so on.
What about the third week?
After reading some of the negative comments.
I think this guy is into something. I'm going to try this in my raised beds with square foot planting.
I live in a semi- arid temperate continental climate zone. This will solve many of my issues with dessication.
@yukey2587 the cartons will hold in moisture reducing water usage.
Hi Great. I just suggest the following when poking holes to pant the seeds, it is much simpler to just put another carton on top and push it down slightly, all the holes will be the same depth and in the centre of the planting carton.
I love carrots and am so excited about trying this approach for the first time this year. Spring and gardening time can't get here soon enough for me to grow 3-4 different varieties of egg-tray carrots! 🥕🌄🥕
That's a very interesting method. The egg trays really serve a dual purpose as both planting tray and mulch/weed barrier all in one. Thanks for making the video! The spacing is very similar to what you use with the Square Foot Gardening method. The close spacing alone does a lot to prevent weeds but you've added the additional benefit of a weed barrier. The question that came to my mind is where do you find that type of egg tray? That many trays would be a 10 year supply of eggs for most of us! 😀
Those are the “carton” for eggs at big box stores like Costco or Sam’s Club. Might be at other places those are just what I am aware of.
@@carolstrickland6979 Thanks! I've never shopped for eggs at Sam's club so I didn't know that. I'll have to take a look the next time I'm there. (It still seems like a LOT of eggs though!)
Many restaurants buy their eggs this way too. A regular diner will go through many flats just serving breakfast.
Sams club or Walmart when you buy eggs by the case. Or you might approach a smaller restaurant to see if they have then. P
I have a baking business. I buy eggs by the case from Sams.....I've been throwing them away. Can you SEE my sad face???.
Try your local bakers shop thats where i get mine
I tried this method this Spring using six 12"x12" egg crates. Though the neighbor's dog trampled a couple of them shortly after planting, I harvested the best carrots I've been able to grow in NE Alabama since moving here eight years ago! Definitely going to do it again next year. Another successful hack I tried this year: Starting beets in toilet paper tubes, then transplanting those in the garden once they were established. I'll be doing that again, too! (I suspect that would also work with parsnips and dill, too. Don't know until you try it!)
I have a seed tray with 6 rows of 12, one inch pots a little bigger than a thimble. I just press it into the soil, drop a seed in each hole cover them up and done! Perfect spacing every time. No need to make things harder than they need to be.
And then transplant? I can't picture what you are using.
@@carolb5677 No transplant. I press the bottom of the seed starter tray directly into the ground then remove it. It leaves 48 little holes in the ground that are evenly spaced apart. I then drop a seed into each hole and cover them with soil. I used to lay a piece of peg board on the ground and use a small dowel to poke each hole and then drop the seed but this gives you the same result and is much faster. If you want them further apart use every second hole. IE for beets.
@@asquithmainlines699 Great! Thanks so much.
Thanks for sharing. This is the best video on UA-cam as regards the planting of carrots at home. Thank you Sir . Greetings from Cameroon
You are welcome. Greetings from Ukraine.
Waaaw your doing all this wonderful gardening from Ukraine Bro.
It's a great source of inspiration to me honestly. Thanks
I'm doing lemongrass essential oil and other essential oils too
Agree thinning needs to be upgraded and improved.
I'm planning a thinning tool also.
I'm trying this egg cartons trick
Thanks
G'day.i plant radish seeds with my carrot seed . They mature much quicker and when you use them the space they leave means your carrots are well spaced with no thinning required.👍
2 each it’s own I luv the way u grow ur carrots well done,,,,Gardening is hard work,,,and I can see u really enjoy gardening,,,,Bravo,,,
Merci beaucoup. Excellente idée !🍀
I tried this last year.
And it works!
Thank you 🌱😎
This egg carton method is a great idea .... thanks a lot .... it makes gardening pleasurable now. ❤❤
You are welcome
I’ve read that carrots that are replanted curl while growing. It seems here that that’s only if they are transferred later than those tiny sprouts. I’ve actually loved them when they’re curly.
Great method! Thanks for your ingenuity and generosity!
Boa You are 100% correct about transplanting carrots, I have never and will not do it.
If you go to my channel and see how I sow carrots and it is not very often I have to thin them out.
How to get the carrot seeds?
@@SekYr-d6t , I order them from Burpee or Gurney’s seed companies here in the US. I got heirloom seeds and then let on or two go to seed and use those for the next year.
Nice work that's a good idea. I normally don't find time to do most tips and tricks I find on gardening channels but I got to say this one I can. It's winter here right now and carrots are the first seeds I sow in April when the ground is workable to 2 inches and then there's not much to do except tend to the plants in the grow room and the kicker is I have a bunch of egg cartons which I've save all winter to add to compost pile in spring just sitting around. I'm thinking this will work for beets and possibly some others that are planted close together, maybe onions every second hole.
I skipped the first part, just put soil in my egg cartons, couple seeds in each space with very slight dirt on top, pressed firm. Then to a shallow plastic container big enough for the carton to fit. some water in the plastic container with plastic wrap as you did it. Carton absorbs the water, keep it moist till the seeds sprout. April 4th, carrots will have to wait to go out, 5 inches of snow today. Thanks for the video.
@@michaelgrant6217 It does for me. I use a 18 egg carton, skip every other cell due to the size of the beets at harvest, so I got 9 beets per carton.
Much better solution; thank you! I tried his way and it was nigh on impossible to take the germinated seed off the damp tissue. I'm sure I left the root behind on several of the carrots I tried to pry off the tissue. I ended up just planting the tissue in the garden to thin out after planting only two egg cartons.
@marathon1951 where do you buy the empty big egg trays ? I only have the 12 egg carton style.
I like the idea of skipping the 1st step as you did and sowing directly into the egg sections.
@@jewelbriard5444 We just save egg cartons from the grocery store. Nothing special about them.
@@jewelbriard5444 They are the bulk egg cartons that you buy in a box of 60 eggs. 30 eggs per big carton. That would give you two growing trays with 30 veggies. Most grocery stores carry the bulk boxes next to the 12-18 carton eggs.
Wow, thank you for a great idea. I'm gonna do that for my beats too following a little bit of adjustment
Por fin encuentro una excelente idea para sembrar zanahorias sin tener que arrancar plantitas, Dios te bendiga siempre y gracias por compartir este maravilloso vídeo.
De nada, y gracias por sus amables palabras.
I don’t have good soil. I just harvested potatoes and we work some sand into the soil to amend it and I was excited about doing this cause I have lots of egg trays. All the holes have sprouted can’t wait to get them in the ground and have me some carrots. I thought this was a good idea. I’m trying it can’t hurt. It takes me just as long to weeded as it does the set of seed and it was relaxing for me so thank you for this idea.
Wow, this is a game-chenger for growing carrots! the detailed step-by -step instructions make it so easy to follow. I love the idea of using egg cartons to maintain perfect spacing and reduce weeding. Definitely trying this out in my garden!
Great idea. Very innovative. Thanks for the tip. Excellent video. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
You are welcome
Very nice! In areas with hot climates, water evaporation is incredibly fas on the first fewbinches of soil .. even mulch doesn't help in blazing summer sun. The cardboard egg crates will become compost after harvest. Nice!
This method is a lifesaver for areas where it is very hot.
The one thing I have struggled with in my garden is growing carrots😆 This year new idea, with your help>>thank you!
Buy pelleted seeds if faster and easier
What a great idea, ive seen them used as seed trays but not to use in the garden itself.
Yep, I’m doing that this year. Such a great idea, and so easy.
You are welcome
Wow... that is so genius!!! Thank you!!! Maybe I'll actually get some carrots now... lol.
Not genius, its a waste of effort, buy pelleted seeds its way faster and easier
I hate thinning carrots. Great idea. Will try this year.
That’s fantastic! I never would’ve thought of that. Thank you for sharing 😊
you're welcome
Thank you for posting this - I'm definitely going to try it. I've been terrible at thinning my carrots 😄
You are welcome
Can't wait to try thank you! Much success to you and you plant family as well
That is a very good gardening tip, I will give that a go this year.
I had a lot of trouble with carrot fly last year so I will also keep the plants covered with a net.
Make a fence around your carrots about a foot high. Using canes and a fine mesh, that should cure the fly. A raised bed also works well
Když mezi mrkev zasadíte cibuli, ta odpudí mrkvovou mušku a naopak mrkev odpudí cibulovou mušku.
@@ScottMason-ss8wwYeah and also use rows of unions, they protect each other from insects.
I had the prettiest green tops on my first ever growing in 5 gal buckets one year. Then, they just were little bitty, not even fingerling size. Such a disappointment. I left them outside for the critters. But I plan to do this....every step... I'm so in awe of this GENIUS method!
I plan to try this with daikon radishes next spring. I will let you know how it goes!
Great great idea!!!
I really like this idea. I'm trying different things this year, so will definitely try this one, thanks!
Good job mate, a great idea for a simple and organised garden.
I can sow hundreds of carrot seeds and only get two or three spindly things because the slugs and voles get them when they germinate. I was just looking at my egg cartons today thinking if I could maybe use them to give the carrots a head start. It's worth a try!
i like your use of coconut coir. Great soil amendment and more environmentally-friendly than peat.
Thanks for sharing this method. I will apply for other veggies because thinning messes it up often.
This video is super useful, I applied it and saw results immediately! 💪🍅
Cool idea! Gona try this..just don’t wait too long for seeds to sit in the bag. Once they sprout get them in the soil. Cheers!
Lobe the no weeds and perfect spacing .. will be doing yours next to old way .thanks again. Brilliant
Love this idea - will dive this a go. However it'll be planting in grow bags.
Thank you.
amazing! can you use this method with lettuce? or other vegetables?
This seems a lot more reliable than trying to keep soil damp outside for two weeks. Thanks for sharing!
Useful idea you show - though you haven't mentioned screening to protect from carrot fly...?! Regards from Blighty :).
Wow this is amazing idea! I’m going to try it this year 👍
Thank you.
Thank you so much for sharing this!
This is a very clever idea! I'll have to remember it for when I have my homestead.
That's so cool!! I just need to get my hands on more egg cartons!
Or eat more eggs😄
@@RS-gl9ht We have chickens so don't buy eggs unless we need a bunch at one time for something. But, my husband said we have some cartons in the garage so I'm a happy camper!
You can order from Chicken suppliers. 😀
What about getting them from restaurants that serve breakfast eggs?
I love it. efficient and neat. Can I germinate beet seeds using this process?
Had very little success with carrots --this is worth a try !!!
Genius! Thank you for sharing.
Planting in egg cartons is genius!! I will try that next spring..
Absolutely loved how you explained this! 👏 (1:20)
This is soooo amazing. You a my HERO. Thank you for such a magnificent idea. You are a great teacher!!! 🙌🙌💯
Never knew you could prestart carrots, great to know.
Genius - doing right now - wondering how about for fatter root veggies - just use every other egg carton cup??? Thanks so much for this video!
Excellent 😃 Thank you very much for sharing this method 🙏 Very well thought out..
You are welcome
@@amazinggarden definitely gonna be trying soon 😁
Perfecto este método no lo conocía voy a probarlo, pero primero tengo que garvillar la tierra tengo muchas piedras, te sigo desde Valencia-España.😄
What a great idea, I have thought of using egg cartons but was never sure it would work because they are shallow in depth. Putting a hole in the base of the cartons 🙃. I never thought about using the shovel to pick up the cartons and transfer them that way. I thought they would just fall apart as you lift them. I will defiantly try this technique.
I have used cardboard juice containers, cutting holes in the base and sides to allow drainage and the roots to poke through. The wax that they use to waterproof the carboard seems to breakdown in the soil ok and you can get a fair amount of potting mix in each container. I just transplant them straight into the soil, this saves transplant shock with larger plants e.g. tomato/ capsicums/chili, Lettice etc. Thanks for sharing, cheers.
That is a great way to sow and grow carrots. I am going to do that. Thanks for sharing.
Super merci pour l astuce 🎉
I"m going to try this coming spring.
Fantastic idea...must get some of those egg cartons? I have not seen them here where I live...only the traditional dozen...I definitely will try this method...greetings from subtropical Australia...😜😜😜
Seems like a great idea, I think I will try it! Thank you.
Love this! Thank you! Just one question. From where might I find egg cartons like these?
This looks super easy! What other vegetable and flower seeds can be sown this way?
The variety of crops you grow is so impressive
Gonna try this, will be my second time ordered egg cartons and got beds ready
Gardening is a permanent experimentation. I am going to try this method,and have already ordered egg cartons. Tired of pruning and removing weeds.
Thanks great way😊 but can we grow Radish 8n the same way? 🙏🏻
yes
Will you please answer ma question mentioned in first comment
Hello. Absolutely great way to sow carrot seeds. Thank you so much for sharing and new subscriber here. Sharing this video and tagging you if okay. 😊Happy Gardening 🌱🌻
Thnk you, am going try that this coming season!
Beautiful job! Thank you sharing!
you're welcome
Nice method. I´ve collected tons of egg cardboard for years, not really knowing what to do with them. Know i know the reason 😁, thank you!
This is a great idea, but we don't buy eggs anymore. We get them free. 🙂 So I came up with an alternative to get the same effect doing the following: Make a template out of thin hard board or 1/4" plywood with the proper spacing. Make the holes the right diameter so a hand dibber will poke through and make the correct depth hole. Lay plain sheets of cardboard (like cut from large boxes) onto the soil and soak. Place your template on the cardboard and poke holes with the dibber. The dibber will poke easily through the wet cardboard. Tadaaa!
⭐️ Genius! I don't buy eggs either. The cardboard method sounds great! Thank you. ❤️
merci bonne idée mais il faut du carton recyclé bio je pense que je vais essayer l'an prochain car j'ai déjà fait 4 semis j'en aurai assez jusqu'au mois de févr/mars 25
hahaha karton albo sklejka gdzie jest dużo kleju. Brawo , miłego jedzenia chemii.
I do a variation of this method. I germinate the carrot seeds then transfer to a bunch of the cardboard found inside toilet paper rolls. I tie them together in various staggered with twine and the bury them when the seedlings reach an appropriate size. Always have great results.
Great. Ive been saving egg cartons. What will i do with them? Grow carrots now 😊 thanks
Very nice indeed. Egg trays can also be used to pre-sprout seed potatoes. So if planned carefully one could reuse them twice.
The process is so seamless
Hi looks amazing. Would this work with parsnips too?
This looks like a great idea. Have you done it like this for years? I wonder if you'd get bigger carrots if you planted every other row - left a space between. That's the way I'm planning on doing this - but otherwise same concept.
I never thought about this carton eggs, thanks for the tips
can you grow every type of root vegetable like this like beetroot or does it take too long for the cardboard to break down?
Corten will soften and there will be no problems with it, and this method is suitable for carrots, daikon and onions, but they need to be sown through a row because they are larger, and it is not suitable for beets, because several sprouts grow from its seeds and you will have to thin them out.
@@amazinggarden what do you mean "through a row"? (english not my first language) ty for the answer!
thank you, this was very interesting and I'm happy that I learned something from watching it.
I will have to use growbags as my area is unsuitable and has no soil. about how deep do you need to give the space for them to grow down? And how do you know when to pluck them? thank you
sounds and looks very doable and successful!
amazing way.. Thanks for sharing