@@bryceg5709it's just whatever top soil you have in your area. So this isn't entirely useful information if you have sandy soil like I do. I could just blend it with compost and get a similar result to sand.
Wow, that 50/50 compost and sand is perfect for meditrranean herbs 😊 I've grown thyme and rosemary using 40-50% coarse sand and it grew well even with 3-4 hours of sun only Thanks for the experiments! 🎉
in my uneducated opinion it would not have a difference since they are theoretically getting the same nutrients from the 50% compost mix. the only difference would be the soils water retention
@@rivernovell7742native top soil has many minerals and nutrients in it that compost doesn't have, so the no soil batch will have less nutrients available to it.
@@Atomic-BombThey were both planted in earth with somewhat the same amount of compost. Let's say that there's 1,000 mg of nutrients in the compost, would the nutrience be more dense when a thousand is divided into 64.6 grams or 48.1 grams? That is to say without the fact that if sand doesn't retain water, it also doesn't retain nutrience. Not to mention the possible silicone content in the sand control group.
Where I grew up, the landscaping company that put down my homes sod and mulch used a base of clay under the soil. I planted my carrots in the clay, and they came out short, but they were dripping with sweet juice that ran down the sides of my mouth when I bit into them. They were the best carrots I ever had.
@@johncs4126 Maybe layers. Nice thick sand layers with thinner layers of compost and clay so the carrot sweetens as it progresses through the layers while still growing to a good size.
The same 50/50 mix works for potatoes, onions, peanuts, beets & any other root veggie. The sand keeps the soil from becoming too compact & allows more water for roots.
I've been thinking about this lately so this RU-vid short is timely. I want to thank you for the time and devotion to detail that you give to each of your experiments. I'm grateful for this great quality content!
I grew lettuce and peas in only sand in FL. Both grew well but the lettuce grew really fast. Cut the leaves at ground level with scissors, never looked at the root. Normally the only thing I can grow is watercress under a lamp.
Guess it depends on how big you look like your carrots. I personally prefer smalle carrots. We don't use much it much in our cooking . The only time I use it is in cake or juicing.
The sand originally was so the root could grow with ease and no impediment. Farming soils are a lot more dense with a mainly clay ingredient, depending on what part of the country you're from.
1 thing that I'm guessing that you may have not considered is the nutritional value of each carrot. That would be more interesting to see the data for each grown in the different soils.
Do compost soil and sand the results are better because the compost doesntbhave enough nutrients like the soil will and the sand helps drain. I did this with weed plants and they grew amazing
I grew carrots in the ground in FL zone 9a. none grew to maturity. the root didn't grow downward. the rains seemed to float the root up to the surface. fortunately I don't really like to eat carrots..
What about the taste? Personally I find the taste more important than the size in case of carrots. Was it the same? What's influencing the taste? Nutrients? Sand doesn't have any, right?
I grow in mostly sand i a native soil gardener first year I was extremely impressed with the turn out harps any octopus looking ones. Ya hunk that’s mostly with the loose soil east for carrots to drive into soil
I grew carrot's that were huge, i had carrots 2 + lb each not woody.. They were left there from the Year before, i hilled the soil near by and replanted 5- 6 inch carrot's and they grew to about 2 to 3 inches across at top and some a foot and a half + long.. My friends were calling them Jurassic carrots 🥕.. soft deep soil and two years of growth, when i dug them up i dug them out leaving the soil and roots in tact and REPLANTED them with the dirt and roots from the past year in the deep hills..
What about comparing the nutritional content, taste, texture, etc. Just weight difference sounds so simplistically American.... bigger is better, but is it?
I did research with vermicompost in my country Every treatment treated with vermicompost gave a whopping results compared to those not treated with vermicompost.
Hey, a lot of time, people get sizes that they missed out on other other important factors that goes into growing, like taste a nutritiousing, lot of times when things are larger. The taste and nutritional value is compromised.
I have partially sandy soil, and i find that my strawberries grow fantastic in it! My grapevine loves it as well. I wonder if i can grow radishes in sandy soil? 🤔
How far apart were your sowing holes? I've tried digging a shallow small trench, water the trench, sow the seeds once the water sinks and cover back up with the soil and stepping on it, but hate that I have to thin the carrots out eventually.
