SEEDS

[Tom Dumas]

Can you plant seeds, carrots, lettuce etc. in a gravel bed flood and drain system?  Seems as though the seeds would sink to far into the media. 

[Keith Rowan]

you can plant them directly in the gravel..

i also tried a strip of papertowel (folded over seeds) buried an inch or so in the gravel, both worked fine

[George]

Yes.  It's less trouble than doing it any other way.  Put several seeds down and one or two usually work out.

[Bob Terrell]

Has anyone had sucess growing carrots?

[Keith Rowan]

i've grown quite a few carrots, but had problems with aphids a couple of times.. just put in another batch

[George]

Carrots

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[Tom Dumas]

I planted carrot and radish seeds in the gravel and nothing has grown that I can see.  I dropped several seeds on the sponge I use to filter the water and they are growing great. I think these fine seeds work they way to far down into the media to grow using the flood and drain. I going to try a constant flood in media in one bed to see if that makes a difference. I planted corn directly into the flood and drain and they are growing fine. Who knows!   Tom

George said:

Yes.  It's less trouble than doing it any other way.  Put several seeds down and one or two usually work out.

[Tom Dumas]

It can be done from what I have seen and read on this site.  I haven't had any success but I just started trying.  I think the problem is the seeds are so fine and they have a problem keeping near the surface.  If others can do it we can.  Positive thinking    Tom
Bob Terrell said:

Has anyone had sucess growing carrots?