Comments on: How to Grow Carrots https://www.howtogrowstuff.com/how-to-grow-carrots/ Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:21:57 +0000 hourly 1 By: owusu martin https://www.howtogrowstuff.com/how-to-grow-carrots/#comment-2305 owusu martin Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:38:19 +0000 http://www.howtogrowstuff.com/?p=199#comment-2305 Yes. Carrots are the best, and it's good to know how to grow them, especially if you have a good land. I love growing carrots. Yes. Carrots are the best, and it’s good to know how to grow them, especially if you have a good land. I love growing carrots.

]]> By: Ashley https://www.howtogrowstuff.com/how-to-grow-carrots/#comment-707 Ashley Sat, 30 Oct 2010 19:24:31 +0000 http://www.howtogrowstuff.com/?p=199#comment-707 Is it okay to place a carrot back in the ground that has not fully matured? Is it okay to place a carrot back in the ground that has not fully matured?

]]> By: Codifex Maximus https://www.howtogrowstuff.com/how-to-grow-carrots/#comment-690 Codifex Maximus Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:09:11 +0000 http://www.howtogrowstuff.com/?p=199#comment-690 Carrots, like most other plants, will thrive in neutral pH soil. I live in Texas so my topsoil is quite alkaline - bad for most fruit bearing plants but radishes and squashes seem to thrive. Anyway, my neighbor had good success with carrots in a deep planter using regular potting soil. The carrots sprouted from seeds and languished through the summer but really took off when the weather began to cool in October. They also like a bit of fertilizer too. My neighbor did NOT thin his crop which cut down on his yield - carrots don't seem to like crowding very much. I advise against using any water that has stood in a container for more than one day due to accumulation of Verticillium type wilt fungi. Rather, I use the water right from the tap because it's actually cleaner. Carrots, like most other plants, will thrive in neutral pH soil. I live in Texas so my topsoil is quite alkaline – bad for most fruit bearing plants but radishes and squashes seem to thrive.

Anyway, my neighbor had good success with carrots in a deep planter using regular potting soil. The carrots sprouted from seeds and languished through the summer but really took off when the weather began to cool in October. They also like a bit of fertilizer too. My neighbor did NOT thin his crop which cut down on his yield – carrots don’t seem to like crowding very much.

I advise against using any water that has stood in a container for more than one day due to accumulation of Verticillium type wilt fungi. Rather, I use the water right from the tap because it’s actually cleaner.

]]> By: J Mason https://www.howtogrowstuff.com/how-to-grow-carrots/#comment-269 J Mason Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:30:43 +0000 http://www.howtogrowstuff.com/?p=199#comment-269 Try putting a sprinkling of sand before you sow I have not tried it yet but apparently it helps them to come through Try putting a sprinkling of sand before you sow I have not tried it yet but apparently it helps them to come through

]]> By: R Pflug https://www.howtogrowstuff.com/how-to-grow-carrots/#comment-258 R Pflug Fri, 29 May 2009 01:21:28 +0000 http://www.howtogrowstuff.com/?p=199#comment-258 As carrots are slow to germinate I often have trouble finding the little seedlings when the emerge. I have tried pregerminating them but sowing is tedious and it may have a detrimental effect on their development. I now have an idea for a compromise. I plan to take some soft wood, say 1/2" thick and 3' long by any with, let's say 6". Then score the wood crosswise on a table saw to a depth of 1/16". Then rip the piece in strips 1/4" wide and soak them in water. I should then be able to sit at a table and possibly with forceps place a seed in each score after which I will maintain a damp environment for about 12 days or until I see the first sign of sprouting. I will then prepare a weed free bed and make longitudinal row depressions beside which I will place a stick and turn it on its side. A hand water sprayer should then be enough to wash the seeds into the depression. My seeds should then have the jump on weeds and should need no thinning and I will have the sticks for future years. It all sounds good but has yet to be prooven in the garden As carrots are slow to germinate I often have trouble finding the little seedlings when the emerge. I have tried pregerminating them but sowing is tedious and it may have a detrimental effect on their development. I now have an idea for a compromise.
I plan to take some soft wood, say 1/2″ thick and 3′ long by any with, let’s say 6″. Then score the wood crosswise on a table saw to a depth of 1/16″. Then rip the piece in strips 1/4″ wide and soak them in water. I should then be able to sit at a table and possibly with forceps place a seed in each score after which I will maintain a damp environment for about 12 days or until I see the first sign of sprouting. I will then prepare a weed free bed and make longitudinal row depressions beside which I will place a stick and turn it on its side. A hand water sprayer should then be enough to wash the seeds into the depression. My seeds should then have the jump on weeds and should need no thinning and I will have the sticks for future years. It all sounds good but has yet to be prooven in the garden

]]> By: josiah https://www.howtogrowstuff.com/how-to-grow-carrots/#comment-251 josiah Thu, 07 May 2009 01:05:09 +0000 http://www.howtogrowstuff.com/?p=199#comment-251 Can you plant them in grass soil please answer somebody!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you plant them in grass soil please answer somebody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: omar https://www.howtogrowstuff.com/how-to-grow-carrots/#comment-225 omar Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:42:08 +0000 http://www.howtogrowstuff.com/?p=199#comment-225 i want to grow redish in a pot it is my first time to grow redish if i sow in apirl how many wweeks it take to grow i want to grow redish in a pot it is my first time to grow redish if i sow in apirl how many wweeks it take to grow

]]> By: omar https://www.howtogrowstuff.com/how-to-grow-carrots/#comment-224 omar Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:30:16 +0000 http://www.howtogrowstuff.com/?p=199#comment-224 i never growed carrot in a pot it is my first time i am growing in a pot. i am not shore how to grow carrot when i sow the carrot seeds in a pot how long dose it take to redey to eat i never growed carrot in a pot it is my first time i am growing in a pot. i am not shore how to grow carrot when i sow the carrot seeds in a pot how long dose it take to redey to eat

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