Home

Carrots (65 to 70 days)

Plant carrots thirty days before the last frost with successive plantings every couple of weeks to have a steady supply. In areas with a fall growing season plant about 45 days before the first average frost date.

A limiting factors of carrots is the need for loose sandy soil for the roots to form. In heavy clay soil, success can be achieved by hoeing a trench about eight inches deep and eight inches wide. Back fill with a mix of clean sand, Nature's Guide Organic Compost, and Nature's Guide Lava Sand or Nature's Guide Texas Green Sand. To this mix add Nature's Guide Tomato and Pepper Food at the rate of 1/2 lb per three row feet. If this is not possible plant only the shorter varieties.

Keep the plants thinned as they begin to mature and water frequently.

Carrots have few major pests but can be affected by nematodes. Nematodes are microscopic round worms. Their damage is visible in the form of knots or nodules growing on otherwise smooth roots. Prevent by mixing your backfill and exposing it to full sun for a few days before planting. Beneficial fungi that kill nematodes are encouraged by mixing Nature's Guide Dried Enriched Molasses with the soil or a water with diluted Nature's Guide Liquid Molasses after planting.

At the end of the growing season till or spade the amended soil into the garden. As soil conditions improve, carrots can be grown like any other crop without having to have a special soil mix.

Carrot Seed