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 46°F and 86°F. (Show °C/cm)
Space plants: 2 - 12 inches 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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29 Dec 21, Darlene (USA - Zone 9a climate): You only cover with a board temporarily as to keep the seeds from washing away and from birds eating them. After a week or more, You are to begin checking for sprouts. Within a week to 10 days, if it’s getting hotter in your climate, you elevate the board above the sprouts by placing a rock at each end of the board length and place the board on top of the two rocks. This keeps it a bit shaded since carrots are cool weather. Then as they get larger ferns and safer to expose, you remove the board. I hope that’s helpful.
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22 Feb 22, Helen Chon (USA - Zone 9a climate): Thank you. Your explanation was clear and much appreciated.
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11 Dec 21, (USA - Zone 6b climate): Use shade cloth or hessian bags above the soil.
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01 Dec 20, Reba Cummings (USA - Zone 8b climate): If covered with agribon frost cover or pv now (Dec. 1), could I sow carrots ? We have had 2 frosts?
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03 Dec 20, Anonymous (USA - Zone 8b climate): I suggest you go by the planting guide for your climate zone.
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17 Aug 20, Fran (USA - Zone 6b climate): Will it be too late to sow these in early September?
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18 Mar 18, Kdub (USA - Zone 8a climate): What ph level should the soil be for carrots?
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11 Jun 17, BARBARA ADAMS TAYLOR (USA - Zone 6a climate): Is it too late to plant carrots in zone 6a on the 11th of June? Thank you
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In 2009,I moved into a sydney coastal village at Narrabeen, and was given quite a large garden area for my use.This area was originally a sand dune area and the "soil"was atrocious and dried out before my eyes.Also nutrient quality was practically zero.So I got to work on the problem.Once a month for FOUR YEARS,I applied a 5 cm.layer of grass clippings all over the place [tedious] and let it rot in.I also watered the clippings often so that they would rot away.Finally,it worked and I now have a top zonal area of about 30 cms.which appears fertile and my plantings are going well.I also applied chicken poo pellets 3 times a year and soluble fertiliser.I still have to water regularly because although the topsoil is now good,the underlying base is pure sand with no water retention properties.

- Karl Parkes

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