It is a simple activity to get kids interested in learning about growing plants, too, and requires only a few supplies to ...

Carrots and parsnips grow best in light, sandy soil so if your soil is heavy clay, stony, chalky or doesn't drain particularly well, concentrate on the maincrop, short-root types which cope better ...

However, growing carrots in a pot or container is a lot easier ... available in different colours are 4-8 inches long and ‘great for kids,’ she adds. If you do want to sow long carrots ...

For a continuous supply of carrots, sow a few seeds every fortnight. May-August - Grow, grow, grow Once the seedlings are big enough to handle gently pull out the weaker plants, leaving one carrot ...