Much more me than the carrots in thinking they were taking so long, they weren’t going to arrive at all. The variety is Miami, a reliable hybrid, and the seed is from last year. To me, that’s fresh and ready to go. Given the heat, uninterrupted moisture, and nice thick black landscape fabric cover to keep the heat and moisture in, I figured when I checked on day 7, then 8, they should be up and yelling for the sun. But there was nothing. I took off the cover, and didn’t let the bed dry out, but I was about to reseed. Then one more day went by, and there were a few tiny carrot seedlings starting to arch out of the soil. Still skeptical, I ignored it for another day, then checked this evening and…decent germination, actually, they’ve really popped! It’s not out of the ordinary, production thinking can get out of sync with reality. Patience is often rewarded. Here, not as dense germination as an Earthway overseed, but it’ll do for a first round, and that’s over a week not wasted in starting the season’s carrots! :)
