oops, help please!

[mrsflibble]

I planted two rows of carrots about 4 weeks ago.

I'm now not sure what's baby carrot and what's weed, what can stay, what should go and when do I thin the babies out (once I've worked out which ARE babies)

I've got lots of different varieties in the one bed, some globe ones, some coloured etc. I've also planted corriandar along with them to ward off carrot fly.

thanks for any help!!!!

[Green Aura]

OK, if it has leaves like this

http://greenkitchentools.files.wordpres ... arrots.jpg or this

http://www.ellensessentials.com/catalog ... iander.jpg

leave it alone. Anything else - remove. All the carrot leaves will look pretty much the same, no matter what type.

[mrsflibble]

what about very tiny baby carrots? or should i just leave the bed alone for another week or so so i can tell?!

[Annpan]

carrots have really long thin seed leaves (about 8mm long, 2mm wide???), most weeds IME have little round seed leaves..... does that help?

I could take a photo of my seed carrots if that would help...

[pelmetman]

I'd leave them alone until you can see whats what. We always try to sow seeds in dead straight lines, makes weeding easier as anything either side of line is a weed, well this is the theory

[Annpan]

top picture in this blog might help
http://eat4fun.blogspot.com/2008/05/may ... arden.html

[Millymollymandy]

Coriander's first leaves before the real leaves come look similar to the beet leaves in the link that Ann posted, only not red. Don't go pulling out seedlings willy nilly! Wait until you can see an actual row of something that looks the same and then you'll be able to tell what is a weed or your veg.

[Gem]

I had the same problem when I first planted carrots! The first leaves look NOTHING like carrot leaves! I 'weeded' a whole bed of them the very first time I grew them because I thought I was getting rid of a prolific weed! Though to be fair they did look a lot like something else that was infesting the other beds at the time..

I generally go with, if in doubt, leave it for a bit longer and see what it turns into!

Gem

[mrsflibble]

thanks everyone!!!

[chadspad]

I have the same worries if Im sowing a packet of mixed salad leaves. Weeds could be anywhere inbetween the stuff growing and I'd never know

[mrsflibble]

I've labelled the pot of salad leaves. i did label the carrots too, but note to self: don't buy plant labels form the pound shop.