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Planting, Growing, and Harvesting Carrots
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Costs a bit more, but pelleted carrot seed is easy to see and handle. Makes planting a breeze.
Thinning is not necessary.
It's nice and ai want to start up a farm project
It's nice and ai want to start up a farm project
Found a great way to keep the soil from crusting and impeding the carrot germination. After planting the seeds, I lay down a salvaged metal grid shelf from an old portable "green house". It stands about an inch above the soil. Then lay a floating row cover over this and secure with stones or anything at the edge to keep it in place. This keeps the seeds from washing away while watering and helps keep the surface of the soil damp until the seeds sprout. Once the little carrot plants are about an inch high, remove the cloth and grids and away you go! If only I could figure a way to keep the BEARS out of my carrot patch!
I am experimenting with a raised bed and wondered why my carrots had not come up yet. Thanks for the information. Spinach came up really fast. Now I know I’m just impatient. Everything else is coming up beautifully and I hope square foot horticulture works for me. I have a 4 x 8 space with a small variety of veggies growing. I’ve learned the value of companion planting to save space with the radishes and tomatoes co-existing quite well at one end and more radishes encircling zucchini hills at the other. By the time my radishes are harvested the zucchini will need the space. I love your website. You are a wealth of information. Thanks.
I am experimenting with a raised bed and wondered why my carrots had not come up yet. Thanks for the information. Spinach came up really fast. Now I know I’m just impatient. Everything else is coming up beautifully and I hope square foot horticulture works for me. I have a 4 x 8 space with a small variety of veggies growing. I’ve learned the value of companion planting to save space with the radishes and tomatoes co-existing quite well at one end and more radishes encircling zucchini hills at the other. By the time my radishes are harvested the zucchini will need the space. I love your website. You are a wealth of information. Thanks.
I got great information
*carrot guide*
I am extremely impressed by your video of how to grow carrots & your website in general. I've been looking for a good website for months & hope I may have found it! I'm a beginner at vegetable gardening. Your video is excellent & I've seen many, before now.
My carrots have just broken the soil and we are expecting two nights in the mid to upper 20's. do I need to cover them to prevent frost bite?
Hi there, I am thinking about trying container gardening carrots this spring and was wondering if I gave a chance at a decent harvest given my particulars. I live in southern Saskatchewan. I have chanteray red core seeds (good quality) and a clearish plastic storage bin I was planning to drill holes in for drainage. The bin is about 1 ft deep by a little over 1 ft wide and 1 3/4 ft long. I rent so can't plant in-ground but I have a little space in the yard where I can park a container. However it is a fairly shady yard with very big trees in it. I'd say there is probably only a couple hours of direct sunlight in the space available. Is this still a possibility or am I fighting a losing battle trying to grow carrots in these conditions? Thanks.