Growing Carrot

Daucus carota : Apiaceae / the umbelliferae family

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
		P	P	P	P	P

(Best months for growing Carrot in USA - Zone 5a regions)

P = Sow seed

Easy to grow. Sow in garden. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 8°C and 30°C. (Show °F/in)
Space plants: 5 - 30 cm apart
Harvest in 12-18 weeks.
Compatible with (can grow beside): Onions, Leeks, Lettuce, Sage, Peas, Radishes, Tomatoes, Beans, Celery, Rosemary
Avoid growing close to: Parsnips, Beetroot, Dill, Brassicas, Fennel

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10 Aug 10, Sirie (Australia - temperate climate): Hi...am starting to read about crop rotation. Is it OK to have a long carrot growing period in the same spot as carrots in Perth can be planted from September to April? I was thinking of planting some in Sep, then some in late Mar...or is this naughty?
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28 Jul 10, Corinne anderson (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Just woundering what fertiliser do you use when your growing carrots?
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30 Jul 10, Daryl (Australia - cool/mountain climate): no fertiliser, carrots are best planted in well dug patch after growing other hungry plants eg cabbages, too much nutrients results in all tops and no carrot root, well dug soil helps a single tap root
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30 Jun 10, Natalie (Australia - sub-tropical climate): As long as your ground doesn't freeze you will be right. Our carrots are growing really well at the moment. We have even planted more seedlings for a sept crop.
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30 Jun 10, joan jenks (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Is it okay to grow carrots in the winter? it says u can but its not the preferred weather.
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15 Mar 12, Anonymus (USA - Zone 10a climate): Yeah, you can grow carrots during the winter. Just keep the ground mulched and make sure the grund doesn't freeze. For winter growing I would recomend Artist and Merida (nantes types) and Camberly and Scarlet Keeper (danvers types). However, the coloring on the carrots aren't as good in colder weather with less daylight hours.
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10 Aug 10, Adam (Australia - temperate climate): No because the carrots will wilt. So its best to do it after Winter
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29 May 10, Eve (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Hi Jenny Both Eden Seeds and Green Harvest (both online) have purple carrot seed ('Dragon')
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27 May 10, jenny wood (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi there I’m trying to find purple carrot seed internal can you help.
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09 Aug 10, Earthwise (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Green Harvest have a carrot on their website called 'Deep Purple'. It is purple all the way through. They also have 'Purple Dragon' which only has a purple skin.
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