I’m from Australia and watched your video before attempting to grow carrots for the first time. I had heard that many people struggle to grow carrots but I followed your instructions exactly and my carrots were perfect! Thank you so much for the video!
@@paulsoutbackgardenaustrali7674 I used Diggers heirloom carrots with Searles organic potting mix. My tip is to get the best potting mix you can afford. I experimented with poor quality soil and the results weren’t great
Hey y’all, just wanted to say I made this mix for my container and my carrots are sprouting. Friends are blown away because they can’t figure out why theirs won’t grow. I am passing this video along! I love your channel! Thanks for all you do!
I have used this method for 2 growing seasons now and just sowed seeds for a third time today. My carrot-growing success has improved exponentially as a result! Thanks so much for sharing this information
Did you use the super soil mix first ? Then add the stuff on top ? I’m wanting to grow carrots but I wanna know how to do it from the start . I don’t have a raised bed yet
@@Spaughshalfacrehomestead I’m not sure what you mean by super soil mix, but I started with 3.8 cubic foot bag of peat moss and mixed in an equal amount of perlite. I poured all of that into the bottom of a 4x4 foot bed that was 1 foot tall. I then added a 1 inch layer of potting mix on top and planted the seeds into that. I followed all of their soil amendments as mentioned in the video as well. I wasn’t using pellitized seeds but bare seeds and I didn’t have any luck with the newspaper on top but just watered thoroughly every evening. Hope that helps and good luck!
Thank you so much for your kind words ! We really appreciate you watching and your support ! We hope you enjoy the rest of the channel as well ! Thanks again !
@@BumbleBeeJunction so I'm in Indiana. So can I plant these now...in the summer? And then how long does it take for the carrots to reach full growth? Love your videos
Thank you, thank you, thank you for teaching us how to amend soil for carrots! Used your method for the first time this season and the carrots grew beautifully. They actually come out of the ground with a slight pull on the greens. In the past I had to use a trowel to get them loose enough to pull. Next year should be even better.
Followed your instructions to a tee and had the best crop of carrots ever!!! Tops were lush and almost 2ft tall!! All carrots fully grown!!! Can’t thank you enough!
Just finding this video. I wished I'd found it sooner. New to gardening and I believe this is the very best planting tutorial out there. Blessings to you both.
I hear you, my first year of growing carrots was a complete failure! Great tops , but little carrots , just wish I hadn't wasted my time , but sweet potatoes I can do , my first year was unbelievable and we are still eating the stored one's to this Day !
This is the BEST video I’ve watched on how to prepare a carrot bed!! ❤️ Thank you! I had just watched Tina pulling them out and HAD to know your secret! 🥕
Alas, we dont keep many secrets here... Sharing them is what the fun is all about... Then watching good folks put them to use for good results... That is what really ices the cake... LOL
Hey thanks for all the good instructions and info. Great video. Also we wanted to let you know that after we saw that video, we went to The Kneady Homesteader. We watched a couple of videos and subscribed to The Kneady Homesteader. Our hearts really go out to that family. Thanks for telling us. Our prayers are with them. They also have an awesome channel. Thanks again 👍👍👍❤️
Just what I always wanted to know...thanks so very much for spending your time making this video and posting it up I for one really appreciate you and your sweetheart
YES!!! THIS IS AWESOME! BEST INSTRUCTIONAL EVER!! MIKE SAID TO TELL YOU THIS IS BEST INFORMATION ON PREPARING FOR CARROTS..RAISED BED STYLE AND I CONCUR. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO TRY CARROTS NOW. THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH! 😊🥕❤🐝
Thanks so much Joy... I agree... The devil is in the details... At our level of commitment to producing our own food, we really cannot afford too many failures... We can always adapt somehow, but we still prefer the idea that it is just better to do it right the first time... LOL Thanks so much for watching ! Have a great weekend !
Thank you for the video, I watched it several times before I did my carrot planting yesterday. I had a lot of fun getting the soil just like yours, took a lot of perlite to get the soil just right, but i'm confident i'm going to have a nice carrot crop this summer. I use store bought carrots in my juicing every morning, then take the pulp to the composter, can't wait to try my carrots.
Thanks for sharing your secret soil mix, and tips on growing carrots. We've always been frustrated growing carrots, but used your soil mix and your planting tips, and for the first time ever, got a great harvest. We got close to 60 lbs from 2 beds. Plenty for us, and enough to share with the neighbors, too.
I planted Using these instructions about five Days ago, but I could not find pelleted seed like you have used. I sprinkled a small amount of seed in each of the holes, and I am waiting. I just remove the newspaper today. Thanks for a great video. You guys are an awesome source of information, and entertaining
Just be sure to keep after them thinning when they come up... If they have trouble, you can find the pelleted seed at www johnnyseeds com and maybe do a Fall planting !
Have you considered vermiculite? That's what I used in my beds. Here in KS fall carrots do better than spring because carrots become bitter if they mature in hot temps . This is the best video I have seen on TH-cam for planting carrots. Thanks for posting !
I dont really have any preference between perlite and vermiculite... We have used both in the past... I like fall carrots too... They grow really sweet once they have been kissed by a frost, I agree... Thank you so much for your kind words and support !
I was wondering why sometimes I got great carrots harvest but sometimes it was a zonk. Gotta improve my soil next spring, I guess. Thank you for the tutorial. I really appreciate your content here. God bless.
You can see how it goes, and carrots are always nice to grow in the Fall as well, so the opportunity has not passed... Thank you so much for your kind words ! Hope you enjoy the channel !
Wow that looks so easy now I know how to grow carrots I will try it and see how I do you make it seem so easy so I will be trying it soon for the fall thank you and have a blessed day
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Vermiculite is not quite the same. Yes it makes a soil more airy but at the end of the day it’s a clay, absorbs water while perlite does not( had 50 lb bags of both get rained on, your not moving vermiculite easily) & it will loose texture in the long run. Not what you want if you want soils to dry out between waterings say for cacti.
@@catalystcody4949 I must say that saying vermiculite being a "clay" is news to me. I am going to look that one up. It is surely NOT a clay product. IF you are correct I will apoligize, BUT, I don't think it is.
Waving from Memphis, TN! I cannot say enough how much I love all the DETAILS that you share in your videos. I am planting my first fall garden this week. This is the method I will use to grow the carrot seeds in my garden to ensure success. Question: What are those white containers next to the carrot beds and what do you typically plant in those?
They were food storage grade 50 gallon drums that we cut in half to make use of the space between the beds... We change up what we grow in them, but my favorite thing to grow in them is the different herbs... They had cucumbers in them earlier this year... The soil needs some work so I may let them stand till fall and work on them when it cools off.... Thanks so much for watching !
Awesome ! Thank you so much for watching ! Hope you enjoy the rest of the channel ! And best of luck on your carrots... If you run into questions, please ask (in a separate comment) ! Thanks again for your support !
Thank you so much for taking time to produce this video. Have tried to grow carrots here in Ireland for years without much success until I followed your method. You really have provided great information. Had a bumper crop of huge carrots which are the envy of friends. Shared photos on facebook and many wanted to know the secret so I have sent them the link to this amazing tutorial. Hope you get the love returned to you that you each deserve for your kindness in producing this great eductional resource.
Thanks so much for the kind words, and your help in spreading the word ! So glad you had good luck, and were willing to share your secret with others... LOL We appreciate the support ! Thank you again !
Great video! My problem with my first batch of carrots was too much sun, so I had to replant them in a box inside. They are doing great about another week I can replant them outside
So much info! Pretty impressive on how Tina can put her hand right into the soil. We've done fairly well with carrots in the past by sheer luck, but not so much this year. This will really help us for next year and I really appreciate this video Thank you. :)
I think that folks who have gardened for a while just do things from instinct with good success... The problem may have come in changes in the soil itself... And in that, it is really beneficial to continually be working with that soil... Those are cheaply built 8 year old boxes that probably need rebuilt (or they will soon) but the soil in them is priceless... I think you will find your will richen and mature as well... Good luck ! Please do share your results !
Agreed... The idea was to put together a method that struggling or new growers could use with a high degree of success from products they can buy at the local big box... Just one way of many, as you said...
Bumblebee Junction I have two raised beds not used in 2 years. I will give your soil prep methods a try on some carrots. Showing the way to amend the soil by using the local big box products helps a lot. Thanks
I've been gardening 54 years but never did any root crops until now. This video was very informative. Thank you. Now I will try to find your other video you kept referring to so I can watch it also.
Great video! Have you made any other “detailed videos” like this for growing other vegetables? If not, I would love to arch and learn about other vegetables as well!
We have not done them yet, but we plan to... We have been working to improve... First we had to get away from the old slideshow videos we made and get on camera... Now that we are, we will be taking a look at almost everything we grow in more depth as the seasons come and go... Hope you will stay tuned !
Whaaats suuuup doc! Its carrot season next year for me. Thank you for sharing your information is very helpful. I live in near Phoenix in Arizona, I had been involved in bad rollover. This is very therapeutic for me your video's. Helps me focus again on growing and fore got everything else. Then I only think how happy the plants are going to be with some nutrients. Great show Bumblebee Junction! Do not change a thing, is a great show to me. I miss being out in the open. If there was smell-o-vision I miss the aroma of the lawn and orchard tree's when watered. I wish everyone a great harvest and peace!
I am sorry to hear of your accident... I hope you are healing well and made whole soon... LOL... And you do NOT want smell o vision around the chicken coops in the heat of summer... ahahaha Thanks so much for watching !
@@BumbleBeeJunction thank you and your welcome is an accident. That change my life with a different perspective of life. I better hit the bucket list for more adventure in my life. I want to jump off a air plane go thru the cloud say hello to God before I pull the cord from the parachute. That was a fine tune specimen of a truck. She is in truck heaven waiting for the next ride into eternity. Yes is an acquired smell and tasted. Well I say is Better than smog. I love being with animals and plants-n-tree they understand stand me. Blew my moms mind how soft the soil is. Both my parents grew up as farmers. They love seeing other that love to farm too. Make me feel at home, Thanks Bumblebee Junction! My parents tell me if you put to much chicken poop is going to burn out the tomatoe plants. Peace to all and a great harvest hehe. Thanks for the reply Bumblebee Junction.
I’ve never had a successful carrot harvest and now I know why! I’ve got everything you’ve listed, now to get the energy to prepare a carrot bed 😜. Energy is an ingredient I’m finding elusive these days as I age, lol Would this be a plan for turnips, beets and other root vegetables as well?
Its a bit of work, but a good carrot bed will serve you for years to come... Those beds there have been set up for carrots for about 8 years now and they are still going strong and getting richer every year (with refreshing the soil like we do)... I think a good harvest will make the effort worth it ! Have a great weekend !
Thank you so much for coming over from JJ's channel ! He is a great guy and a good friend ! We really appreciate the support, and I am glad you enjoyed the video... Hope you enjoy the rest of the channel as well !
Thanks so much for watching ! We really love sharing (even if we aren't great at it) but the feedback has been amazing and we really appreciate it... We'll keep working to improve... Thank you so much for your ongoing support !
@@BumbleBeeJunction I for one think y'all are great. Custructive criticism helps y'all grow. If any of the whiners want to make videos & see all it entails, I challenge them to try. Keep doing what y'all are doing. I'm taking notes. 😀💖
@@BumbleBeeJunction Cool thank you for such a quick reply. Yeah I'm not really growing it either just thought I'd try for the first time. Thanks again for all you and Tina do .. you gave no idea how much you have helped my family we are in Marietta Pennsylvania.. we are watching!!!!
If you will click on my logo in this response, it will take you to our main page... There, you will find our playlists... In the GARDENING playlist, you will find several of our harvest videos ! Thanks so much for watching !
And here I was going to ask you if I can have the sports page when you were done reading it. LOL As soon as it cools down a bit, it is 105 degrees today, I'll try your method. I'll use the California Dreaming pages to cover the soil.
@@BumbleBeeJunction I planted mines exactly the same way you showed in the video and they are halfway through. Very beautiful so far! Hope you get better soon! All the way from Puerto Rico!
THANK YOU FOR SUCH AN INFORMED & DETAIL VIDEO YALL.WE GOT IT SAVED& ILL HAVE TO WRITE IT ALL DOWN IN MY GARDEN JOURNAL. OUR RABBIT WOULD HAVE A FIELD DAY WITH THAT RAISED BED YALL. DID OUR PESKEY FRIEND FINALLY LEAVE. PEACE&SAFE JOURNEYS YALL
We were hoping we could inspire him to move... They really are amazing creatures... And it would have been easy enough to just shoot him... But the world needs cool creatures too... Just not in my backyard, chewing down my trees... LOL
So glad I found your video. I'm a first time vegestable gardener, I've just harvested my baby carrots and it all looks like a cooked shrimp! Lol. Now I know what I need to do for my next carrot which is in a couple a week. More power to you sir! Keep it up. From South Australia here
I cheap way to start is to fill them to about 6" from the top with straw, and then dump (rinse) peat moss down through it as filler... Then in the last 6 inches, focus more on the amendments in the proportions here... Thanks for watching ! Hope that helps !
Bumble Bee Junction starting to gather supplies for spring and raised beds. Question: So do we do the fall layering after straw/peat moss and the spring amendments for our 1st ever bed. It just seems to make sense that way. Then follow by fall layering? Lol...this is HUGE for us to get it right.
I keep failing at gardening, and keep trying year after sad, sad year, & I’m so happy to find someone who can show me how to grow carrots (& other things). Such GREAT instructions! How can I fail now!?!!! Haha! I can even get some in the planter box tomorrow! Whoooo-hooo!
I have tried several hybrids of the Nantes carrots, and seem to like them the best in the end since I seem to always go back to them... You can get the pelleted seed at www johnnyseeds com Thanks again for watching !
My wife is going to devorce me, she said, I don't pay her attention anymore, I said, you're attitude will change when I pull my carrots 🤣🤣 love these vids, I watch them over, here in the UK we are now close to planting, time to build the beds 😉
In the comments Cindi Vinisi asked this question as we all wanted to know the answer. Lol we literally begged for this tutorial video. Cindi's comment was about 6 months ago. Hope you get all your answers if not ask. Mark and Tina are fantastic with helping their subscribers. We love this channel and rightfully so. 😊
Cardboard (weed suppression).... Hardware cloth (critter suppression)... Straw or Hay (cheap filler)... I think after that, I would load the bed with loose peat moss, and amend it from there... But peat is bulky and will get you filled up to where you can work with it...
Cherrie... I am not a big fan of sand and carrots, but that is just me... If you've seen our harvest videos, obviously we can grow them without it... Many times, it becomes too dense for the carrots to grow long... If you are adding it to loosen up clay, then I would suggest gypsum instead...
@@BumbleBeeJunction Another reason I ask is that peat moss can get very expensive and half a bag goes for what a full bag went for a few years ago. The good thing is that it's acidic and therefore some pests do not like to get neat it. Oak leaves and pine needles are also acidic and cam be gathered locally. I used to live near a peat bog so it was a little more affordable, but still is more money than resourcing pine needles or oak leaves and shred them up.
I had no idea how many steps I was missing when putting in carrots. Thank you for teaching me how to do this properly. Maybe my baby carrots will grow bigger this year. Or at least straight would be nice. Beggers can't be choosers. I guess right about now your both getting the garden ready for Spring planting. My best wishes that you have a wonderful harvest!
Had to Sub you for this BBJ & Tina.. :-) This is Tony from The Little Farmers Farm Channel over in the UK... This upload was fantastic… Exactly what I was looking for sir... You got my Sub and I have rung the bell too so glad I found your channel man.. God Bless ;-)
Hi BBJ... keep on coming back to this one buddy... Such a great and innovative system I cant resist the tips and hints here.. we are starting ours off next week man, so wish us luck mate... ATB from North Western GB Brother.. Guru M
Great informative video. Coming from Texas to Florida, I had never grown carrots - the soil where I am from from is too dense and clay like. I really want to attempt carrots (the reason for my looking at older videos!). .My husband has built me (8) 4’x9’ raised beds so I plant to dedicate at least one bed to root veggies. I already have potato patches growing in the ground. Sending Blessings!
Most of the time, that is what we do also... But the idea of this video was to do it from things our viewers could find at the big box stores and still have some success... And many of the additives were organic anyway...
If you will click my logo in this response, it will take you to our main page... There, you will find our playlists... In the GARDENING playlist you will find several videos of us planting and harvesting carrots from these boxes... In the soil mix shown...
LOL... Somebody has to film, and she hates filming... But you can trust that I do my share, or Tina would not feed me... ahahaha Everything has to pull its weight around here... You are only seeing a snapshot...
That is a lot of information on planting carrots. I don't know how anyone could fail if they follow you're planting tips. Another great video on gardening.
This was the first year I've planted carrots I had put news paper over mine I did it because of the birds I kept it wet so I guess there was two good reasons to do so. Thanks for sharing the info I had a good crop but I did have a few who were Harry so because of your info I now know why and can fixs the soil for my next planting Thanks
LOL... Its a shame carrots want to reach out like that for nitrogen, and our first response is to spoil them with it... ahahaha I am glad to hear you had a good crop though, that is awesome ! And it sounds like you will be set up well for next year ! Thank you so much for watching and we hope you enjoy the rest of the channel !
I’m from Australia and watched your video before attempting to grow carrots for the first time. I had heard that many people struggle to grow carrots but I followed your instructions exactly and my carrots were perfect! Thank you so much for the video!
I’m from Australia too. What did you use in place of bone meal as I can’t buy just bone meal on its own. Thank you
What seed or planting mix did u use
@@paulsoutbackgardenaustrali7674 I used Diggers heirloom carrots with Searles organic potting mix. My tip is to get the best potting mix you can afford. I experimented with poor quality soil and the results weren’t great
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Hey y’all, just wanted to say I made this mix for my container and my carrots are sprouting. Friends are blown away because they can’t figure out why theirs won’t grow. I am passing this video along! I love your channel! Thanks for all you do!
LOL... Thank you so much for sharing that story ! Glad to hear you are passing it on ! Appreciate ya !
I have used this method for 2 growing seasons now and just sowed seeds for a third time today. My carrot-growing success has improved exponentially as a result! Thanks so much for sharing this information
Did you use the super soil mix first ? Then add the stuff on top ? I’m wanting to grow carrots but I wanna know how to do it from the start . I don’t have a raised bed yet
@@Spaughshalfacrehomestead I’m not sure what you mean by super soil mix, but I started with 3.8 cubic foot bag of peat moss and mixed in an equal amount of perlite. I poured all of that into the bottom of a 4x4 foot bed that was 1 foot tall. I then added a 1 inch layer of potting mix on top and planted the seeds into that. I followed all of their soil amendments as mentioned in the video as well. I wasn’t using pellitized seeds but bare seeds and I didn’t have any luck with the newspaper on top but just watered thoroughly every evening. Hope that helps and good luck!
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Does this also work for potato’s and onions?
The best carrot planting and soil prep video I have ever watched great job you two...Thanks Much
Thank you so much for your kind words ! We really appreciate you watching and your support ! We hope you enjoy the rest of the channel as well ! Thanks again !
How did you first start the soil for the original bed?
@@BumbleBeeJunction what happens when all these soil supplements are no longer on the shelves?
Where do you get your Carrot seeds from
@@BumbleBeeJunction so I'm in Indiana. So can I plant these now...in the summer? And then how long does it take for the carrots to reach full growth? Love your videos
Thank you, thank you, thank you for teaching us how to amend soil for carrots! Used your method for the first time this season and the carrots grew beautifully. They actually come out of the ground with a slight pull on the greens. In the past I had to use a trowel to get them loose enough to pull. Next year should be even better.
Yes... Is you work the soil more and more, it will become better and better ! So glad to hear of your success ! Thank you for sharing !
One of the best carrot growing .methods I have ever seen
Wow, thanks ! Hope it helps ! I know they are a trick to figure out ! Took us forever !
Finally a carrot plant'n method that just may succeed! I've tried other methods without much success in germination rates. Thank you!! 🥕🥕🥕🥕
It should help if you have had trouble in the past. So glad that you enjoyed it ! Thank you so much for watching !
Followed your instructions to a tee and had the best crop of carrots ever!!! Tops were lush and almost 2ft tall!! All carrots fully grown!!! Can’t thank you enough!
Thank you so much for the feedback, and I am really glad to hear of your success ! That is awesome ! Just the type of feedback we love to hear !
Just finding this video. I wished I'd found it sooner. New to gardening and I believe this is the very best planting tutorial out there. Blessings to you both.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you so much for watching! Hope you enjoy the channel!
I hear you, my first year of growing carrots was a complete failure! Great tops , but little carrots , just wish I hadn't wasted my time , but sweet potatoes I can do , my first year was unbelievable and we are still eating the stored one's to this Day !
I made your mix in Large grow bags, the carrots came out perfect!!!
This is my first year doin carrots..I just had compost soil and they did well..but I can't wait to try it with your mix..thank you guys
Best of luck ! Please let me know if you run into any trouble ! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words !
Thank you so much for the information on the the carrot 🥕,, love you and your wife’s videos, you and her explain everything so clearly ..💞🙏🎉
This is the BEST video I’ve watched on how to prepare a carrot bed!! ❤️ Thank you! I had just watched Tina pulling them out and HAD to know your secret! 🥕
Alas, we dont keep many secrets here... Sharing them is what the fun is all about... Then watching good folks put them to use for good results... That is what really ices the cake... LOL
Hey thanks for all the good instructions and info. Great video. Also we wanted to let you know that after we saw that video, we went to The Kneady Homesteader. We watched a couple of videos and subscribed to The Kneady Homesteader. Our hearts really go out to that family. Thanks for telling us. Our prayers are with them. They also have an awesome channel. Thanks again 👍👍👍❤️
Heather is really wonderful, and I appreciate you throwing some support her way ! She still has a long road ahead, but she is healing...
Just what I always wanted to know...thanks so very much for spending your time making this video and posting it up I for one really appreciate you and your sweetheart
Thank you so much for your kind words ! We really appreciate the support ! Thanks for watching !
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Forth time watching this video. I am planting tomorrow this exact way. Looking forward to fresh carrot this year! First time ever.
Wishing you the best of luck, and believe that this should help you get off to a great start ! Have a wonderful weekend !
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👍My first lesson on carrot growing 😃
Thanks so much for watching and lending your support !
I did this in a wicked bed and the results were outstanding ! Thank you !!
That is awesome ! THank you so much for the feedback !
YES!!! THIS IS AWESOME! BEST INSTRUCTIONAL EVER!! MIKE SAID TO TELL YOU THIS IS BEST INFORMATION ON PREPARING FOR CARROTS..RAISED BED STYLE AND I CONCUR. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO TRY CARROTS NOW. THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH! 😊🥕❤🐝
That should at least grow ya a few... ahahaha I appreciate y'all so much... Thank you for the ongoing support !
Yes I hate the carrot flies and boarers and this should help.
Thank you for your sharing!
Praise God !
Thanks for watching! Blessings!
So much great info. It’s all in the details and you really know what you’re doing. Thank you.
Thanks so much Joy... I agree... The devil is in the details... At our level of commitment to producing our own food, we really cannot afford too many failures... We can always adapt somehow, but we still prefer the idea that it is just better to do it right the first time... LOL Thanks so much for watching ! Have a great weekend !
A very good constructed video on how to grow carrots.I will give this a try for sure.Cheers!
Thank you for the video, I watched it several times before I did my carrot planting yesterday. I had a lot of fun getting the soil just like yours, took a lot of perlite to get the soil just right, but i'm confident i'm going to have a nice carrot crop this summer. I use store bought carrots in my juicing every morning, then take the pulp to the composter, can't wait to try my carrots.
Congrats on your carrot soil ! I know it can be some work, but it is totally worth it !
How’d they turn out???
Thanks for sharing but what is that black thing you added after planting
Great video. Lots of peple have problems with carrots. I'll try your system this spring.
Sounds like a plan ! Please come back and share your results !
Thanks for sharing your secret soil mix, and tips on growing carrots. We've always been frustrated growing carrots, but used your soil mix and your planting tips, and for the first time ever, got a great harvest. We got close to 60 lbs from 2 beds. Plenty for us, and enough to share with the neighbors, too.
That is really awesome to hear Ronald ! Thank you so much for the wonderful news / feedback !
I planted Using these instructions about five Days ago, but I could not find pelleted seed like you have used. I sprinkled a small amount of seed in each of the holes, and I am waiting. I just remove the newspaper today. Thanks for a great video. You guys are an awesome source of information, and entertaining
Just be sure to keep after them thinning when they come up... If they have trouble, you can find the pelleted seed at www johnnyseeds com and maybe do a Fall planting !
Have you considered vermiculite? That's what I used in my beds. Here in KS fall carrots do better than spring because carrots become bitter if they mature in hot temps . This is the best video I have seen on TH-cam for planting carrots. Thanks for posting !
I dont really have any preference between perlite and vermiculite... We have used both in the past... I like fall carrots too... They grow really sweet once they have been kissed by a frost, I agree... Thank you so much for your kind words and support !
I was wondering why sometimes I got great carrots harvest but sometimes it was a zonk. Gotta improve my soil next spring, I guess. Thank you for the tutorial. I really appreciate your content here. God bless.
Soil prep is so important and I feel you did a fantastic job sharing your process!
Thank you so much ! We agree !
great,informative video.i'm growing carrots now!they will be a great addition to my organic container garden.thank you very much.
Thank you for watching and good luck with your garden !
Wow I just planted our carrots today in our raised beds and wished I would have watched this first. The most informative video ever. Awesome
You can see how it goes, and carrots are always nice to grow in the Fall as well, so the opportunity has not passed... Thank you so much for your kind words ! Hope you enjoy the channel !
Wow that looks so easy now I know how to grow carrots I will try it and see how I do you make it seem so easy so I will be trying it soon for the fall thank you and have a blessed day
This is great! I've never had good luck growing carrots. I'm ready to try again using your method. Thanks
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Sounds fabulous.?I’ve never had success planting carrots. I do love carrots. Keep up the good shows. Great things to learn. You da man.
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Thanks so much Ronald !
I would love to have seen how the carrots looked after the 5 days. I will be replanting my carrots hopefully soon. Janice
They are not up quite yet at 5 days... At 10 days they look like short very fine green threads...
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When using Perlite use a mask, it can REALLY mess up your lungs, I am just passing on this IMPORTANT tip.
Yes... Always good advice... Vermiculite is about the same... Thank you for sharing ! 😍
My exact thought, I cut cacti soil with it using 50lb bags... same with any guano, deadly to the lungs
Vermiculite is not quite the same. Yes it makes a soil more airy but at the end of the day it’s a clay, absorbs water while perlite does not( had 50 lb bags of both get rained on, your not moving vermiculite easily) & it will loose texture in the long run. Not what you want if you want soils to dry out between waterings say for cacti.
@@catalystcody4949 I must say that saying vermiculite being a "clay" is news to me. I am going to look that one up. It is surely NOT a clay product. IF you are correct I will apoligize, BUT, I don't think it is.
I've seen that it is made up of a "silicate" material, which makes me think of sand, BUT, perhaps it is not so simple.
Best carrot video to date that really works
Thank you so much for your kind words ! We appreciate the support !
Waving from Memphis, TN! I cannot say enough how much I love all the DETAILS that you share in your videos. I am planting my first fall garden this week. This is the method I will use to grow the carrot seeds in my garden to ensure success. Question: What are those white containers next to the carrot beds and what do you typically plant in those?
They were food storage grade 50 gallon drums that we cut in half to make use of the space between the beds... We change up what we grow in them, but my favorite thing to grow in them is the different herbs... They had cucumbers in them earlier this year... The soil needs some work so I may let them stand till fall and work on them when it cools off.... Thanks so much for watching !
My niece followed this video her carrots were huge!
That is really awesome, and we are so thankful for the feedback ! We LOVE hearing of other's success ! Congrats to your niece !
thank you so much for this info! I have my carrots in grow bags, but now I know what I need to do to improve their 'soil' (planting media),
Awesome ! Thank you so much for watching ! Hope you enjoy the rest of the channel ! And best of luck on your carrots... If you run into questions, please ask (in a separate comment) ! Thanks again for your support !
Thank you so much for taking time to produce this video. Have tried to grow carrots here in Ireland for years without much success until I followed your method. You really have provided great information. Had a bumper crop of huge carrots which are the envy of friends. Shared photos on facebook and many wanted to know the secret so I have sent them the link to this amazing tutorial. Hope you get the love returned to you that you each deserve for your kindness in producing this great eductional resource.
Thanks so much for the kind words, and your help in spreading the word ! So glad you had good luck, and were willing to share your secret with others... LOL We appreciate the support ! Thank you again !
Thank you! What a fantastic video. Great info for starting my carrots. Love the step by step.
Hopefully it will be of some use to you ! Thank you so much for watching !
Wow that was awesome. I’ve never had luck with carrots. Now I know why.
Glad we could help ! Hope things work out ! Please let us know !
Great video! My problem with my first batch of carrots was too much sun, so I had to replant them in a box inside. They are doing great about another week I can replant them outside
Sounds like a plan ! God luck ! And thank you for watching !
Thank you for your generous sharing of excellent tips!
Thanks so much for watching Raji !
So much info! Pretty impressive on how Tina can put her hand right into the soil. We've done fairly well with carrots in the past by sheer luck, but not so much this year. This will really help us for next year and I really appreciate this video Thank you. :)
I think that folks who have gardened for a while just do things from instinct with good success... The problem may have come in changes in the soil itself... And in that, it is really beneficial to continually be working with that soil... Those are cheaply built 8 year old boxes that probably need rebuilt (or they will soon) but the soil in them is priceless... I think you will find your will richen and mature as well... Good luck ! Please do share your results !
It's a oldie but a goodie. Thanks so much for the information. We are finally starting a proper carrot box this year.
That is awesome ! Please keep us up on your efforts / success !
Thank you for showing how to prep bed for carrots. Info I needed!
Really hope that it helps ! Thank you so much for watching !
Interesting. Lots of ways to do things. Enjoy seeing different approaches & will try it out in my raised beds. Thanks
Agreed... The idea was to put together a method that struggling or new growers could use with a high degree of success from products they can buy at the local big box... Just one way of many, as you said...
Bumblebee Junction I have two raised beds not used in 2 years. I will give your soil prep methods a try on some carrots. Showing the way to amend the soil by using the local big box products helps a lot. Thanks
Great instruction 👍🏻 makes sense when you see it done.
Thanks so much... Its funny when you do something all the time without thinking, but trying to explain it is a whole different matter... LOL
Very true I’m awful at explaining things lol
I hear ya :)
Shared this a few times..I'm gonna try and grow carrots now.
You got this !
I really look forward to trying this with my bed! Thanks for the detailed instructions, there is so much information. Thank you both!
Thank you so much for watching ! We really appreciate the support ! And we certainly wish you the best with your adventure !
I've been gardening 54 years but never did any root crops until now. This video was very informative. Thank you. Now I will try to find your other video you kept referring to so I can watch it also.
LOL... It will be the Gardening playlist... The playlists are on our main page... And you can get there by clicking my logo !
@@BumbleBeeJunction I found it yesterday as soon as I left the above comment. I watched it plus a couple more of your videos.
Great video! Have you made any other “detailed videos” like this for growing other vegetables? If not, I would love to arch and learn about other vegetables as well!
We have not done them yet, but we plan to... We have been working to improve... First we had to get away from the old slideshow videos we made and get on camera... Now that we are, we will be taking a look at almost everything we grow in more depth as the seasons come and go... Hope you will stay tuned !
Thomas Terry yes!!! Green beans lol!
Saving this video. Excellent information. Thank you!
Awesome! Thank you! Glad it was helpful!
Just found your channel. You sure explained things good! Very nice video! 😊
Thank you so much ! Hope you enjoy the channel ! We really appreciate the support !
Thank you for so much information. Not boring just simple direct instruction .
Thank you so much ! We appreciate ya watching, and your support !
Bumble Bee Junction ... Have learned a wealth of information and wisdom from your garden vlogs. Keep up the great work! ❤️
Thank you again for your kind words !
Whaaats suuuup doc! Its carrot season next year for me. Thank you for sharing your information is very helpful. I live in near Phoenix in Arizona, I had been involved in bad rollover. This is very therapeutic for me your video's. Helps me focus again on growing and fore got everything else. Then I only think how happy the plants are going to be with some nutrients. Great show Bumblebee Junction! Do not change a thing, is a great show to me. I miss being out in the open. If there was smell-o-vision I miss the aroma of the lawn and orchard tree's when watered. I wish everyone a great harvest and peace!
I am sorry to hear of your accident... I hope you are healing well and made whole soon... LOL... And you do NOT want smell o vision around the chicken coops in the heat of summer... ahahaha Thanks so much for watching !
@@BumbleBeeJunction thank you and your welcome is an accident. That change my life with a different perspective of life. I better hit the bucket list for more adventure in my life. I want to jump off a air plane go thru the cloud say hello to God before I pull the cord from the parachute. That was a fine tune specimen of a truck. She is in truck heaven waiting for the next ride into eternity. Yes is an acquired smell and tasted. Well I say is Better than smog. I love being with animals and plants-n-tree they understand stand me. Blew my moms mind how soft the soil is. Both my parents grew up as farmers. They love seeing other that love to farm too. Make me feel at home, Thanks Bumblebee Junction! My parents tell me if you put to much chicken poop is going to burn out the tomatoe plants. Peace to all and a great harvest hehe. Thanks for the reply Bumblebee Junction.
I’ve never had a successful carrot harvest and now I know why! I’ve got everything you’ve listed, now to get the energy to prepare a carrot bed 😜. Energy is an ingredient I’m finding elusive these days as I age, lol
Would this be a plan for turnips, beets and other root vegetables as well?
Its a bit of work, but a good carrot bed will serve you for years to come... Those beds there have been set up for carrots for about 8 years now and they are still going strong and getting richer every year (with refreshing the soil like we do)... I think a good harvest will make the effort worth it ! Have a great weekend !
Planting my carrots tomorrow so had to rewatch this to make sure I was going to do it right!!! Great Video. Thanks Mark and Tina.
You can do it!
I just came over from Reality Survival. I like the intro, it reminds me of "How its Made". Great info, I didnt know any of that.
Thank you so much for coming over from JJ's channel ! He is a great guy and a good friend ! We really appreciate the support, and I am glad you enjoyed the video... Hope you enjoy the rest of the channel as well !
I learned why I had hairy roots! Thank you 👍🏼😉💜
Happy to help!
A great bit of garden knowledge. Thanks so much for sharing it with us. Really enjoyed learning it.
Thanks so much for watching ! We really love sharing (even if we aren't great at it) but the feedback has been amazing and we really appreciate it... We'll keep working to improve... Thank you so much for your ongoing support !
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I for one think y'all are great. Custructive criticism helps y'all grow. If any of the whiners want to make videos & see all it entails, I challenge them to try.
Keep doing what y'all are doing. I'm taking notes. 😀💖
Thanks so much for the kind words... We are always looking to improve... Its been an interesting road !
I have used your techniques and I am so happy thank you..my question fo you have a video training like this video but on celery??
I am sorry, we do not... We don't grow much celery... I could possibly look into it next spring if you would remind me...
@@BumbleBeeJunction Cool thank you for such a quick reply. Yeah I'm not really growing it either just thought I'd try for the first time. Thanks again for all you and Tina do .. you gave no idea how much you have helped my family we are in Marietta Pennsylvania.. we are watching!!!!
Yes, I'd like to see a video on Celery also . From Indiana.
Hahaha!!! 🤣 You used "we" a lot...but the only I saw doing any work was Tina!!! 😂 GREAT VIDEO!!! It helped a ton!! Thank you!!!!
Don't worry... If I didnt pull my weight, she wouldn't feed me... LOL
Good job on the video. Great advice !! Not a bunch of blabering. 👍👍
Thanks 👍 Appreciate the feedback !
Would like to see what the carrots looked like when they are harvested.
If you will click on my logo in this response, it will take you to our main page... There, you will find our playlists... In the GARDENING playlist, you will find several of our harvest videos ! Thanks so much for watching !
Awesome video, Thanks. Best video I have watched explaining the steps, I will try your directions this season.
Glad it was helpful!
And here I was going to ask you if I can have the sports page when you were done reading it. LOL As soon as it cools down a bit, it is 105 degrees today, I'll try your method. I'll use the California Dreaming pages to cover the soil.
Ya never know... Then carrots may be dreaming of California too ! ahahaha Thanks so much for watching !
Best carrot video ever!
Thank you so much ! When I get to feeling better we are going to pull the carrots we planted... They are beautiful... We are excited...
@@BumbleBeeJunction I planted mines exactly the same way you showed in the video and they are halfway through. Very beautiful so far! Hope you get better soon! All the way from Puerto Rico!
THANK YOU FOR SUCH AN INFORMED & DETAIL VIDEO YALL.WE GOT IT SAVED& ILL HAVE TO WRITE IT ALL DOWN IN MY GARDEN JOURNAL. OUR RABBIT WOULD HAVE A FIELD DAY WITH THAT RAISED BED YALL. DID OUR PESKEY FRIEND FINALLY LEAVE. PEACE&SAFE JOURNEYS YALL
I believe the beaver got tired of swimming around in sulfur / rotten eggs and moved on to fresher water, but we are still keeping an eye out...
Bumble Bee Junction GREAT BROTHER. U & URE WIFE ARE GOOD PEOPLE.
We were hoping we could inspire him to move... They really are amazing creatures... And it would have been easy enough to just shoot him... But the world needs cool creatures too... Just not in my backyard, chewing down my trees... LOL
Bumble Bee Junction AMEN THEY MAKE GREAT LOGGERS NOT IN YOU'RE BACK YARD.
So glad I found your video. I'm a first time vegestable gardener, I've just harvested my baby carrots and it all looks like a cooked shrimp! Lol. Now I know what I need to do for my next carrot which is in a couple a week. More power to you sir! Keep it up. From South Australia here
Glad it was helpful!
How do you fill the carrot beds to start? The same layering system?
I cheap way to start is to fill them to about 6" from the top with straw, and then dump (rinse) peat moss down through it as filler... Then in the last 6 inches, focus more on the amendments in the proportions here... Thanks for watching ! Hope that helps !
Bumble Bee Junction thank you
Please let us know if there is anything else we can do...
Bumble Bee Junction starting to gather supplies for spring and raised beds. Question: So do we do the fall layering after straw/peat moss and the spring amendments for our 1st ever bed. It just seems to make sense that way. Then follow by fall layering? Lol...this is HUGE for us to get it right.
I keep failing at gardening, and keep trying year after sad, sad year, & I’m so happy to find someone who can show me how to grow carrots (& other things). Such GREAT instructions! How can I fail now!?!!! Haha! I can even get some in the planter box tomorrow! Whoooo-hooo!
LOL... We are eager to share in your success so please let us know how things go !
Awesome video! I need some pelleted carrot seed. Do you have a favorite variety? I'm in central Alabama so i figure my zone wouldn't be too differient
I have tried several hybrids of the Nantes carrots, and seem to like them the best in the end since I seem to always go back to them... You can get the pelleted seed at www johnnyseeds com Thanks again for watching !
Received my carrot seeds today, waiting til fall to plant
Nice video. I wish I saw the carrots you grew from this process. Learned a lot , thank you for sharing.
We have harvest videos ! They should be in the gardening playlist !
I’m planning on making my own raised beds with some leftover wood, for some carrots to grow in, what depth does it need to be?
I think I would like to have between 12 and 16 inches of soil for carrots, depending on the variety...
My wife is going to devorce me, she said, I don't pay her attention anymore, I said, you're attitude will change when I pull my carrots 🤣🤣 love these vids, I watch them over, here in the UK we are now close to planting, time to build the beds 😉
Good luck ! Be sure to share your results !
How do you get Miss Tina to do all the work? lol
Just kidding.
Thank y’all for sharing.
I subscribed.
LOL... Pretty sure if I didnt pull my wieght, Ms T would quit feeding me... ahahaha So far, she lets me sleep indoors still after 20+ years..
Bumble Bee Junction
That’s funny, lol.
I really enjoy your channel.
Thanks again.
Tina sure does a good job with soil mixing. Wonderful job.
Yes it does! If it involves dirt, she is happy! LOL
What if your starting a new bed from scratch,what goes in first
In the comments Cindi Vinisi asked this question as we all wanted to know the answer. Lol we literally begged for this tutorial video. Cindi's comment was about 6 months ago. Hope you get all your answers if not ask. Mark and Tina are fantastic with helping their subscribers. We love this channel and rightfully so. 😊
Cardboard (weed suppression).... Hardware cloth (critter suppression)... Straw or Hay (cheap filler)... I think after that, I would load the bed with loose peat moss, and amend it from there... But peat is bulky and will get you filled up to where you can work with it...
@@BumbleBeeJunction does sand mix work with carrots?
Cherrie... I am not a big fan of sand and carrots, but that is just me... If you've seen our harvest videos, obviously we can grow them without it... Many times, it becomes too dense for the carrots to grow long... If you are adding it to loosen up clay, then I would suggest gypsum instead...
@@BumbleBeeJunction Another reason I ask is that peat moss can get very expensive and half a bag goes for what a full bag went for a few years ago. The good thing is that it's acidic and therefore some pests do not like to get neat it. Oak leaves and pine needles are also acidic and cam be gathered locally. I used to live near a peat bog so it was a little more affordable, but still is more money than resourcing pine needles or oak leaves and shred them up.
I had no idea how many steps I was missing when putting in carrots. Thank you for teaching me how to do this properly. Maybe my baby carrots will grow bigger this year. Or at least straight would be nice. Beggers can't be choosers. I guess right about now your both getting the garden ready for Spring planting. My best wishes that you have a wonderful harvest!
We will be starting to get things back up to speed soon ! Will be nice to get back to making videos !
Had to Sub you for this BBJ & Tina.. :-) This is Tony from The Little Farmers Farm Channel over in the UK... This upload was fantastic… Exactly what I was looking for sir...
You got my Sub and I have rung the bell too so glad I found your channel man..
God Bless ;-)
Thank you so much for watching ! We appreciate your support !
Yes i have been enjoying as well.
Hi BBJ... keep on coming back to this one buddy... Such a great and innovative system I cant resist the tips and hints here.. we are starting ours off next week man, so wish us luck mate...
ATB from North Western GB Brother.. Guru M
Im new too E Yorks UK, home grown vegs Jim has great smaller tips like container carrots in 10 inch buckets n fast germination on tissue paper.
Great informative video. Coming from Texas to Florida, I had never grown carrots - the soil where I am from from is too dense and clay like. I really want to attempt carrots (the reason for my looking at older videos!).
.My husband has built me (8) 4’x9’ raised beds so I plant to dedicate at least one bed to root veggies. I already have potato patches growing in the ground.
Sending Blessings!
Glad it was helpful ! Sounds like you are well set up for a great Fall !
Great video, only thing I would change is substitute the products for organic. Not a miracle grow fan. Thanks
Most of the time, that is what we do also... But the idea of this video was to do it from things our viewers could find at the big box stores and still have some success... And many of the additives were organic anyway...
Would like to see carrots grown .
If you will click my logo in this response, it will take you to our main page... There, you will find our playlists... In the GARDENING playlist you will find several videos of us planting and harvesting carrots from these boxes... In the soil mix shown...
Thank you guys for sharing a lot of good information happy gardening!😊
There's soil in there somewhere I recon.
Well... There is no actually ground soil in the boxes... But plenty of other good stuff... LOL 😍
Very clear instructions, especially for a beginner (like me)
Thank you so much ! I am hopeful it will come in handy for you ! Appreciate ya watching Sandy ! Hope you enjoy the channel !
You are doing the talking but your lady seems to be doing the work ?
LOL... Somebody has to film, and she hates filming... But you can trust that I do my share, or Tina would not feed me... ahahaha Everything has to pull its weight around here... You are only seeing a snapshot...
A complete description of planting. A nice video. I would like to try them.
Thanks so much ! I hope that you will ! Good luck !
That is a lot of information on planting carrots. I don't know how anyone could fail if they follow you're planting tips. Another great video on gardening.
Thanks so much Jacky ! I appreciate the kind words ! Very glad you enjoyed the video ! Hope you have a great weekend !
Bumble Bee Junction. Thanks my friends. I trust you have a wonderful weekend yourself.
Thanks :)
This was the first year I've planted carrots I had put news paper over mine I did it because of the birds I kept it wet so I guess there was two good reasons to do so. Thanks for sharing the info I had a good crop but I did have a few who were Harry so because of your info I now know why and can fixs the soil for my next planting Thanks
LOL... Its a shame carrots want to reach out like that for nitrogen, and our first response is to spoil them with it... ahahaha I am glad to hear you had a good crop though, that is awesome ! And it sounds like you will be set up well for next year ! Thank you so much for watching and we hope you enjoy the rest of the channel !
I am growing carrots this year and THIS is the video I am going with. Thanks for sharing with us your experience!
You are so welcome! Please let us know if you run into any troubles... Glad to help if we can !
I need this carrot bed! Thanks!
Thanks so much for watching Debbie ! We really appreciate the support !
By far the best complete guide to planting carrots! Thank you so much for this!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you!! My dogs love carrots for after meal dessert! Thank you soo much!
You are so welcome! I hope you grow them some tasty treats!