Carrots are one of those fussy crops that have no business being on “Easy Crops for Beginner Gardeners!” lists, and yet seem to always end up on them. These tips are super helpful!
@@purplehatfarm5338 Arrgghh carrots my nemisis, that family member we don't talk abouti.e when walking through your beautiful garden and you see that spot. Well I can grow it ish purely for my wife but every time it comes to tasting, she says no. sweet and tender are the bench marks, mine I freeze and put in stocks
I told a client only 4 of my carrots survived; he sympathetically looked at me and sighed "carrots are hard". I gave up this year, but there is always next season
In a FB gardening group I'm in, I recently seen a lot of people say they just plant and water and they grow without doing much else. I've always struggled with them, and I attribute it to my climate. I'm guessing these people are in mild climates with regular rain. I'm starting mine now and we've been in the 100+F with no rain.
Carrots are the crop I have the most failures with. Last year was my most successful year ever. This year most of mine have been small. I planted them every couple of weeks so I still have chances for some good ones. I've had the most success with Long Imperators and color mix.🥕🥕🥕 no worries though I can get gigantic carrots at our local Amish markets for $0.59 to $0.79 a pound lol.
Man I gotta say . I appreciate you so much . This year was my biggest garden yet . And I can thank it mostly to you and all your educational videos . And your seeds are top quality and did amazing . Thanks Luke !
I live in the south. We plant them a little earlier in the spring and can plant them again in September for the fall. They will grow all through the winter here.
I grew carrots in one of my 11.5 gallon containers. In the past when I sowed them in the ground something chewed the tops off. I actually thinned the carrots and replanted them with a pencil hole and most grew. They were the largest and best tasting ever. One was about 1.5 inches in diameter and more than a foot long in my compost based large container. I also learned they get sweeter and tastier if harvested from frozen soil. Thanks Luke! May the Lord bless you and yours.
I've never been able to grow nice carrots. AR Ozarks are not a good carrot environment. Too many rocks. BUT, I'm challenging myself this year! Your tips will help, wish me luck!
Glad to know I planted the seeds at the right time! But I think it has a lot to do with the kind of climate you live at. Thank you for a great tutorial!
I planted same carrot seeds in July under burlap, watered twice a day 85% germination and there growing great! I shade them with floating row cover after... I have success harvesting the large first then let the small ones grow on..
I appreciate your advice. One of these days I will get it down like you, I hope. All my crops are like a third of what they should be. Had to restart twice by seed this year.
Thank you for the detailed information. That’s my favorite carrot to grow, they do very well. After watching an old video of yours, I learned how to grow them better. Thanks for the updated video. Your carrots looked amazing. ❌⭕️🙏🏽♥️
im gonna try again with the carrots... they mock me at every opportunity.. and if you havent wandered up to the Snover area (west of sandusky) there is a great mennonite grocery store just north of M46 on Germania Rd, about 4 miles east of M53. i LOVE that store... and they make THE BEST homemade donuts fresh every morning!!! anytime i make it back to the thumb area i make sure to stop in. its called countryview bulk food store
I harvested my carrots last week and dehydrated the tops. They are so good on potato dishes, salads or a garnish. Sprinkle on top of a bowl of chicken soup and so on.
Thanks for the tips! I planted seeds this year just to see if I could grow them but I know I didn't space them enough lol these are great tips for next year!
I went out and pulled up one of my carrots just to see if they have actually done anything and I had a nice baby carrot! I'm so excited and will definitely plant more next year. I'm in Northwest Louisiana
1st time I'm trying carrots. Question - when thinning the carrots after 3-4 weeks, do you transplant the ones you pull or are you discarding them? Very informative video!
I put my carrots in raised beds this yr. I learned a lesson last yr.. clay soil doesnt work, plus the voles loved my carrots😢 i am getting ready to pull them in a few days
No matter how many seeds i plant only few will germinate.. can never thin my carrot seedlings, never did never will i do so.. love all your videos.. we don't get that fertilizer here in Kenya.. may be you can specify which manure cow or chicken or sheep?
Maneuvers are very high in nitrogen and will likely cause "hairy" and stubby roots. If you can find a good compost mix you'll be much better off for root crops.
Last year I covered the row of seeds with a board. Worked well. This year I am going to be more brutal with the thinning. Would it not be less disturbing if you snipped in between carrots instead of pulling out the unwanted?
I have two swallowtail caterpillars that are happily munching away at my carrot tops. I don’t have the heart to remove them Hope they leave a few for us though. 😊
I was just visiting Cali and for 5 days and there was a swallowtail coming and going into my aunts property all day. It appeared to be the same one. It was so beautiful. I don’t know what it was doing because she had a lot of property, but unfortunately, no gardens. I tried to convince her to grow a small garden or rent her property for a community garden and she said she didn’t want to. She’s 80 and didn’t want extra responsibility. Oh well I tried.🤷🏼♀️ ❌⭕️🙏🏽♥️
My carrots? -i sow [some] one at a time, i have pots , they do grow well! No need to thin. Also: I ve been using old seeds[ out by 2 years]: no probs! - i also throw more , in a pot, random: they do grow well too! [ uk][ wales]
For crop rotation purposes, if a home gardener is rotating yearly, but also planting for fall, do you do your rotation for next year based off the main crop you grew in the spot or off the short term crop you grew for fall? For example, if I had an early crop of carrots in a spot, then had time to plant a small crop of peas for fall/early winter, next season, is it best to rotate that spot for the next crop based off the early crop of carrots or the peas- meaning I would want to grow a leafy crop in that spot next season? Thank you!
I've been farming for many years and the hardest crop for me to grow here in South Carolina for profit is carrots. The germination is just random. I tried seeding some pelleted seed about 15 days ago and got 30% germination. Plowed the entire 100 foot row under and I am waiting till the weather cools off and using normal carrot seed and over seeding as I usually do. Another trick for carrot germination in rows is to backfill the furrows with potting mix, not your native soil, which will probably want to crust over by the time the carrots come up. Also, plant them in bands, not straight lines. I do not recommend the pelleted seed. They either work perfectly or they don't work at all.
Last year was the first time I tried carrots. I grew them in a 10 gal. grow bag and planted them in the late summer. A whole lot sprouted but then died off (south Texas and still too hot.). However, I had sowed a lot of seeds and a second bunch germinated. I left them out all winter (did bring them inside for the few freezes we had last winter) and ended up with some of the best carrots I’ve ever had in March. This year, I plan to do it again, but more than one grow bag and I’m waiting for the heat to lesson!🥵
I love it!! I’m in Houston and told someone they could do this and someone else commented that they would go to seed leaving them over the winter. But I had a great harvest like you thanks 😊 ❌⭕️🙏🏽♥️
Last year I grew the tiny carrots just so I could say I did it😂 Well sort of. This year I think I dropped the ball , I should have deep watered🤦♀️ They are still sitting there not growing much. I will try again 😂
My big struggle with growing carrots is dealing with the dreaded carrot rust fly. It is such a pain to always cover them. Do you know of any biological controls?
I started my carrots with your three inch pot system and got tremendous germination! But with all the rain we have had I have tremendous tops and small carrots. Any tips would be appreciated.
I am planning on planting carrots this year. We are in zone 5b (Canada) and our last frost date is May 9. Now, I read I should plant them up to 3 weeks BEFORE last frost date, then in your video you say end of May. What zone are you located in? I wonder if I should wait or just do what the almanach says? Never tried carrots, I am intimidated!
I have planted radishes and carrots numerous times. They never produce the tap root. I keep trying. Different locations. Have two places planted right now. Just don't get it.
I had same problem and this year I found out that I can grow radishes under shade fabric. I’m also doing better with carrots. I have sandy soil and chose imperator and Nantes varieties. I loosened soil well and used Espoma before planting. We are in extreme drought and I made sure they were watered. I used burlap to germinate, just remove before they grow through it.
Anyone have problems keeping squirrels out of your newly planted raised beds? Lol I ended up having to put netting over my raised beds, and used clips to attach the netting to the chicken wire surrounding my beds. It almost didn't work. A squirrel still got in there 1 time, and got trapped, I had to let it out. I think it scared it so bad, it must hsve told his other squirrel buddies, because I haven't had a problem since lol. Just wondering if anyone had any other solutions. I've tried hot pepper, and all that jazz, with no results. My next step was going to be putting chicken wire over the top.
I have yet to grow 'real' carrots. We paid for good seeds. They germinate just fine. We have tons of greens. We did almost 50% perlite this year. And yet - we still have no carrots. I keep trying, although I have lost faith that they'll grow. [EDIT to add} And we water correctly. We fertilize correctly.
In my experience, np fertilizer is better than too much with carrots. Are you amending with compost or manure? Manure is too high in nitrogen for most root crops but good for top crops like spinach, lettuce etc.
The only way I have luck with carrots is growing in 5 gallon buckets with a bunch of drainage holes in the bottom and I set them in a water trough with water about 6 inches deep and just let them soak every other day or so go by weight.
I haven't been able to get anything to grow over 4" tihs year (what little bit even survived that long). My hot pepper plants haven't grown since I put them in the garden in June. Fert hasn't helped nor Weed Tea. Sunflowers, all died at about 4" tall. Nusturtium has lived but not developed more than a handful of leaves. Marigolds that survived haven't grown in over a month. Anyone else have this problem? The only thing I've successfully grown this year is grass, except corn.
Would it be possible for your seed store to get TPS potatoes. I would love to just have a nice selection of potatoes to grow and not have to worry about trying to find seed potatoes and maybe them rotting before i can plant. A reliable area for TPS would be nice, i dont trust ebay seeds
Hi, I live in Hawaii, I have a dirt hill, it's loose, as I dug it out from a hill,. It's definitely not top soil, more like 5x below top soil😂...how would I amend this? Any advise would be great...anyone?
I was just talking about carrots today at work with another gardener. I can't figure out why my carrots are always bitter. Am I waiting, too, long to harvest or is it something else? I have clay soil so I battle them growing as big as they should, but I can work with that.
I think Luke would say “yes.” Carrots can also be overwintered in the soil if you don’t want to pick them, providing the weather allows it. (As I understand, I believe carrots can take a light frost, that you might want to double check.) But as long as you have enough days to grow before the frost, I think you would be fine in starting a fall crop. I hope this helps somebody. ❌⭕️🙏🏽♥️
Carrots are bi-annual. If you leave them over winter, next year you will have flowering carrots that will produce seeds, but you will not get a carrot next year. Let them flower and go to seed and you can plant those seeds the following year.
@@legiomariae4961 I left my carrots (Planted in September) last year and harvested in February and they were fine. I think if you leave them any longer they will def go to seed. I purposely left some and that’s exactly what happened. Thanks for the additional info. ❌⭕️🙏🏽♥️
Luke I live in SC and have yet to get carrots to grow. I did get a new raised bed garden built this year and everything died. But we have had 6 weeks straight of 90+ to 112 temps and no rain. But last year they never grew at all. Any tips. Thank you. I am shooting for first of Sept to plant.
My lord those are some seriously small carrots. If you wanna see well grown carrots, they don't come better than from Rachel at That 1870's Homestead and Jenna at Growfully with Jenna. Truly, they're enviable.
The type of carrot makes a huge difference on their sizing - he is showing Danvers type which are smaller carrots. There are some that are wide but only 2” tall……personally, I don’t find the larger varieties very sweet for eating fresh…..best saved for soups and stews
I agree 😬 even my danvers are longer than these. Not sure if hes harvesting too soon or what. Some good generic info though. But i wouldnt get too excited about these ones 😅
Are you aware that Milorganite is a product made from sludge sewage from Milwaukee? I used to used to sprinkle it around my veggie garden to keep the rabbits away until I learned what it was.
Storage type (winter) carrots are possible to sow in the fall. But you ll need a good winter which is not fluctuating much between frozen and thawing cycles. Also note that you ll need a good bed which will not have much weeds.. otherwise in the spring when carrots sprout and the weeds appear too n u start pulling the weeds you might mess up ur tiny carrots too 😛
Carrots are one of the most frustrating vegetables to grow. Anybody that says it is easy is wrong. If you follow these steps your carrots have a good chance of coming up. The problem is thinning them. , Imagine being on your knees thinning a micro forest of carrots. If you are determined to grow carrots get pelletized seeds or seed tape. At least you won't waste half your crop.
We eat our thinned carrot tops. They actually have four times the amount of vitamin C that the actual carrot root and many other vitamins nutrients and minerals. They taste between mild parsley and carrot. Add them to potato or egg salads, as a garnish, in salads, in soups.... 🫣 Dont waste them. You also dont have to thin all at once
😂 my favorite part of this was Luke’s harvesting throughout the video and getting so excited carrot after carrot 🥕🫶😂
@11:40 the neighbor came out, looked over and said to herself, "Well, the neighbor guy is making another carrot video. Time to go back inside."
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Hahaha! That’s hilarious 🤣
I love your excitement pulling carrots.... Just like me.... Surprise and so fun!!!!
Carrots are one of those fussy crops that have no business being on “Easy Crops for Beginner Gardeners!” lists, and yet seem to always end up on them. These tips are super helpful!
Yup, was soooo disappointed the first few times I did carrots then I realized actually how hard they. So here’s for the fourth try!
@@purplehatfarm5338 Arrgghh carrots my nemisis, that family member we don't talk abouti.e when walking through your beautiful garden and you see that spot. Well I can grow it ish purely for my wife but every time it comes to tasting, she says no. sweet and tender are the bench marks, mine I freeze and put in stocks
I told a client only 4 of my carrots survived; he sympathetically looked at me and sighed "carrots are hard". I gave up this year, but there is always next season
Carrot seedlings are the ultimate "hot house orchids" - let them dry out one single day and your whole crop is DONE!
In a FB gardening group I'm in, I recently seen a lot of people say they just plant and water and they grow without doing much else. I've always struggled with them, and I attribute it to my climate. I'm guessing these people are in mild climates with regular rain. I'm starting mine now and we've been in the 100+F with no rain.
This year my carrots were total failures. Have learned a lot from this one
Carrots are the crop I have the most failures with. Last year was my most successful year ever. This year most of mine have been small. I planted them every couple of weeks so I still have chances for some good ones. I've had the most success with Long Imperators and color mix.🥕🥕🥕 no worries though I can get gigantic carrots at our local Amish markets for $0.59 to $0.79 a pound lol.
Man I gotta say . I appreciate you so much . This year was my biggest garden yet . And I can thank it mostly to you and all your educational videos . And your seeds are top quality and did amazing . Thanks Luke !
Thank you! That means the world
Original carrots have purple roots with lots of forks. The Dutch bred the orange variety in the 1800's.
I live in the south. We plant them a little earlier in the spring and can plant them again in September for the fall. They will grow all through the winter here.
Which state? I’m in 7b
I used pelleted seed and germination rate is nearly 100%. Thanks for the tips! 🇨🇦
Pelleted seeds are hit or miss. I'm done with them. I farm, so I need it to hit more than miss.
I grew carrots in one of my 11.5 gallon containers. In the past when I sowed them in the ground something chewed the tops off. I actually thinned the carrots and replanted them with a pencil hole and most grew. They were the largest and best tasting ever. One was about 1.5 inches in diameter and more than a foot long in my compost based large container. I also learned they get sweeter and tastier if harvested from frozen soil. Thanks Luke! May the Lord bless you and yours.
My best tip is to plant in a container to avoid carrot fly. I used a few oversized plastic totes to get some of the best carrots ever.
I love how excited you get about your carrots, even after all these years of gardening! Thanks for another great video ❤
My Danvers are doing really well. I can't wait to harvest mine 😊🥕
THAT'S FUNNY RIGHT THERE LUKE 🤣 😄 CARROT ALL. GOOD ONE 👍
I've never been able to grow nice carrots. AR Ozarks are not a good carrot environment. Too many rocks. BUT, I'm challenging myself this year! Your tips will help, wish me luck!
Glad to know I planted the seeds at the right time! But I think it has a lot to do with the kind of climate you live at.
Thank you for a great tutorial!
I'm planting my Carrot containers today inside. I just watched again as a refresher.
Your videos are not only beautiful in terms of content but also in how you edit them ! keep sharing the awesome videos."🌹🌹🌹
I planted same carrot seeds in July under burlap, watered twice a day 85% germination and there growing great! I shade them with floating row cover after...
I have success harvesting the large first then let the small ones grow on..
Thank you for this! I have grown some good carrots in the past, but I'm struggling with it this year. If nothing else, I will try again next year.
I appreciate your advice. One of these days I will get it down like you, I hope. All my crops are like a third of what they should be. Had to restart twice by seed this year.
Great video Luke 👊🏻💥👊🏻
This is such great carrot info! It is like going to school for carrots! Thank you!
Welcome to carrot growing 101. :)
Thanks Luke. Another helpful video!
I love growing carrots 🥕😋
Thank you for the detailed information. That’s my favorite carrot to grow, they do very well.
After watching an old video of yours, I learned how to grow them better.
Thanks for the updated video. Your carrots looked amazing. ❌⭕️🙏🏽♥️
im gonna try again with the carrots... they mock me at every opportunity..
and if you havent wandered up to the Snover area (west of sandusky) there is a great mennonite grocery store just north of M46 on Germania Rd, about 4 miles east of M53. i LOVE that store... and they make THE BEST homemade donuts fresh every morning!!! anytime i make it back to the thumb area i make sure to stop in. its called countryview bulk food store
I harvested my carrots last week and dehydrated the tops. They are so good on potato dishes, salads or a garnish. Sprinkle on top of a bowl of chicken soup and so on.
Nice idea. 💡 Thanks 😊
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Ty I’m growing carrots for the first time. Can’t wait
Great video! Geeking out on harvesting carrots! Love it 😊
Nice carrot harvest. Thank for all the good tips.
Thanks for the tips! I planted seeds this year just to see if I could grow them but I know I didn't space them enough lol these are great tips for next year!
I went out and pulled up one of my carrots just to see if they have actually done anything and I had a nice baby carrot! I'm so excited and will definitely plant more next year. I'm in Northwest Louisiana
Great video! Looking for better carrot growth this year!
Thank you….I messed up a little…but next year I’ll do better, thanks to your tips. 🧑🏻🌾👍🥕
1st time I'm trying carrots. Question - when thinning the carrots after 3-4 weeks, do you transplant the ones you pull or are you discarding them?
Very informative video!
Great video.
Learned a lot, Luke!
Thanks.
Bought the tendersweets from you this year. I just pulled them up. Hard to pull but best I’ve ever grown. Much longer than ever.
I just harvested a basket full of Danvers carrots this morning. Not quite as big as some of yours, but bigger than usual.
Beautiful carrots Luke!
5 seconds in and you got a cackle out of me at that carrot pun! Never change!🤣
Beautiful carrots!!🥕🥕🥕🥕
Thankyou. Your carrots are great!!
I put my carrots in raised beds this yr. I learned a lesson last yr.. clay soil doesnt work, plus the voles loved my carrots😢 i am getting ready to pull them in a few days
Excellent content
Great video.
I love the thumbnail on this video...
No matter how many seeds i plant only few will germinate.. can never thin my carrot seedlings, never did never will i do so.. love all your videos.. we don't get that fertilizer here in Kenya.. may be you can specify which manure cow or chicken or sheep?
Maneuvers are very high in nitrogen and will likely cause "hairy" and stubby roots. If you can find a good compost mix you'll be much better off for root crops.
Last year I covered the row of seeds with a board. Worked well. This year I am going to be more brutal with the thinning. Would it not be less disturbing if you snipped in between carrots instead of pulling out the unwanted?
I have two swallowtail caterpillars that are happily munching away at my carrot tops. I don’t have the heart to remove them
Hope they leave a few for us though. 😊
Swallowtails are so pretty! They landed on our dill.
I was just visiting Cali and for 5 days and there was a swallowtail coming and going into my aunts property all day. It appeared to be the same one. It was so beautiful. I don’t know what it was doing because she had a lot of property, but unfortunately, no gardens. I tried to convince her to grow a small garden or rent her property for a community garden and she said she didn’t want to. She’s 80 and didn’t want extra responsibility. Oh well I tried.🤷🏼♀️
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Pre-sprout your carrots. Saves a lot of time and seed and risk of failure. Less thinnimg as well
Amazing carrots. Rabbits are popping off in our area - even eating zucchini leaves. Do you have them and do you just exclude in some beds, or other?
He who would pun would pick a pocket. ~ Master & Commander
Well done sir!
Great tips, thank you 😊
@Migardener WHATS THE SMALLEST DISTANCE FOR BETWEEN ROWS?
My carrots?
-i sow [some] one at a time, i have pots , they do grow well!
No need to thin.
Also:
I ve been using old seeds[ out by 2 years]: no probs!
- i also throw more , in a pot, random: they do grow well too!
[ uk][ wales]
For crop rotation purposes, if a home gardener is rotating yearly, but also planting for fall, do you do your rotation for next year based off the main crop you grew in the spot or off the short term crop you grew for fall? For example, if I had an early crop of carrots in a spot, then had time to plant a small crop of peas for fall/early winter, next season, is it best to rotate that spot for the next crop based off the early crop of carrots or the peas- meaning I would want to grow a leafy crop in that spot next season? Thank you!
Rotate my brother. Rotate.
I've been farming for many years and the hardest crop for me to grow here in South Carolina for profit is carrots. The germination is just random. I tried seeding some pelleted seed about 15 days ago and got 30% germination. Plowed the entire 100 foot row under and I am waiting till the weather cools off and using normal carrot seed and over seeding as I usually do.
Another trick for carrot germination in rows is to backfill the furrows with potting mix, not your native soil, which will probably want to crust over by the time the carrots come up. Also, plant them in bands, not straight lines.
I do not recommend the pelleted seed. They either work perfectly or they don't work at all.
Great tips thank you! Loved your neighbor at 11:43 😂
Neighbor noped out the second she saw him recording, lol.
If we waited to plant till may we would never have a carrot we plant in febuary march in oklahoma and again in early september
Nice tips.
Do you plant carrots in the fall? I’m starting my first fall garden and want to try carrots and beets in it.
Another... Outstanding and informative video!!!! 🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕
Last year was the first time I tried carrots. I grew them in a 10 gal. grow bag and planted them in the late summer. A whole lot sprouted but then died off (south Texas and still too hot.). However, I had sowed a lot of seeds and a second bunch germinated. I left them out all winter (did bring them inside for the few freezes we had last winter) and ended up with some of the best carrots I’ve ever had in March. This year, I plan to do it again, but more than one grow bag and I’m waiting for the heat to lesson!🥵
I love it!! I’m in Houston and told someone they could do this and someone else commented that they would go to seed leaving them over the winter. But I had a great harvest like you thanks 😊
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Last year I grew the tiny carrots just so I could say I did it😂 Well sort of. This year I think I dropped the ball , I should have deep watered🤦♀️ They are still sitting there not growing much. I will try again 😂
Germination aside, carrots are easy to grow. Something ate the tops off mine...40 sq. ft. of them. Still don’t know the culprit...
Thank you!
My big struggle with growing carrots is dealing with the dreaded carrot rust fly. It is such a pain to always cover them. Do you know of any biological controls?
Bibi is growing, another week or 2 and he will outgrow todays tshirt. He is ready for tshirts and shorts! 👍❤️🐵❤️
How long do carrots have to grow before harvest?
I started my carrots with your three inch pot system and got tremendous germination! But with all the rain we have had I have tremendous tops and small carrots. Any tips would be appreciated.
I prune my tops by about 50 percent
Maybe you needed extra fertilizer because of all the rain or maybe they could have stayed in ground longer? Sorry 😞 ❌⭕️🙏🏽♥️
Green top carrot pesto.... So yummy!!!
Yes it is!!! So is onion top pesto!
I am planning on planting carrots this year. We are in zone 5b (Canada) and our last frost date is May 9. Now, I read I should plant them up to 3 weeks BEFORE last frost date, then in your video you say end of May. What zone are you located in? I wonder if I should wait or just do what the almanach says? Never tried carrots, I am intimidated!
Worth the watch just for the "carrot all" comment. 😅
I have planted radishes and carrots numerous times. They never produce the tap root. I keep trying. Different locations. Have two places planted right now. Just don't get it.
I had same problem and this year I found out that I can grow radishes under shade fabric. I’m also doing better with carrots. I have sandy soil and chose imperator and Nantes varieties. I loosened soil well and used Espoma before planting. We are in extreme drought and I made sure they were watered. I used burlap to germinate, just remove before they grow through it.
I am more successful with carrots this year than ever before. I have amended with compost, a little sand and I threw leaves over the area last fall.
Last week i picked like 20 carrots and set them on counter. After 3 days they almot all got soft and bendy .. any ideas why
Anyone have problems keeping squirrels out of your newly planted raised beds? Lol I ended up having to put netting over my raised beds, and used clips to attach the netting to the chicken wire surrounding my beds. It almost didn't work. A squirrel still got in there 1 time, and got trapped, I had to let it out. I think it scared it so bad, it must hsve told his other squirrel buddies, because I haven't had a problem since lol. Just wondering if anyone had any other solutions. I've tried hot pepper, and all that jazz, with no results. My next step was going to be putting chicken wire over the top.
What do you mean by modified root crops???
I have yet to grow 'real' carrots. We paid for good seeds. They germinate just fine. We have tons of greens. We did almost 50% perlite this year. And yet - we still have no carrots. I keep trying, although I have lost faith that they'll grow. [EDIT to add} And we water correctly. We fertilize correctly.
In my experience, np fertilizer is better than too much with carrots. Are you amending with compost or manure? Manure is too high in nitrogen for most root crops but good for top crops like spinach, lettuce etc.
Can you tell when to harvest them based on the leaves? I forget when I planted mine 🙃
Just pull them before a hard frost and u re good to go 😊
one year I had really poor germination of carrots. They came up the following year.
what are your soil temps around sowing time? Trying to convert to 10b climate
Do you ever grow a Fall crop of carrots?
The only way I have luck with carrots is growing in 5 gallon buckets with a bunch of drainage holes in the bottom and I set them in a water trough with water about 6 inches deep and just let them soak every other day or so go by weight.
I haven't been able to get anything to grow over 4" tihs year (what little bit even survived that long). My hot pepper plants haven't grown since I put them in the garden in June. Fert hasn't helped nor Weed Tea. Sunflowers, all died at about 4" tall. Nusturtium has lived but not developed more than a handful of leaves. Marigolds that survived haven't grown in over a month.
Anyone else have this problem?
The only thing I've successfully grown this year is grass, except corn.
Would it be possible for your seed store to get TPS potatoes. I would love to just have a nice selection of potatoes to grow and not have to worry about trying to find seed potatoes and maybe them rotting before i can plant. A reliable area for TPS would be nice, i dont trust ebay seeds
Hi, I live in Hawaii, I have a dirt hill, it's loose, as I dug it out from a hill,. It's definitely not top soil, more like 5x below top soil😂...how would I amend this? Any advise would be great...anyone?
Compost, lots of compost!
I was just talking about carrots today at work with another gardener. I can't figure out why my carrots are always bitter. Am I waiting, too, long to harvest or is it something else? I have clay soil so I battle them growing as big as they should, but I can work with that.
I wish I had an answer for you 😞. ❌⭕️🙏🏽♥️
Thanks Luke. Can I do a fall crop of carrots?
I think Luke would say “yes.” Carrots can also be overwintered in the soil if you don’t want to pick them, providing the weather allows it. (As I understand, I believe carrots can take a light frost, that you might want to double check.) But as long as you have enough days to grow before the frost, I think you would be fine in starting a fall crop. I hope this helps somebody. ❌⭕️🙏🏽♥️
Carrots are bi-annual. If you leave them over winter, next year you will have flowering carrots that will produce seeds, but you will not get a carrot next year. Let them flower and go to seed and you can plant those seeds the following year.
@@legiomariae4961 I left my carrots (Planted in September) last year and harvested in February and they were fine. I think if you leave them any longer they will def go to seed. I purposely left some and that’s exactly what happened. Thanks for the additional info. ❌⭕️🙏🏽♥️
Is it too late to plant now for a fall harvest in Ohio?
Definitely not!
Luke I live in SC and have yet to get carrots to grow. I did get a new raised bed garden built this year and everything died. But we have had 6 weeks straight of 90+ to 112 temps and no rain. But last year they never grew at all. Any tips. Thank you. I am shooting for first of Sept to plant.
Now, I'm sure I did it wrong but last year I planted in October. They were tiny until march and then they took off
Is it possible to put a fall carrot crop in?
It sure is!
My lord those are some seriously small carrots. If you wanna see well grown carrots, they don't come better than from Rachel at That 1870's Homestead and Jenna at Growfully with Jenna. Truly, they're enviable.
The type of carrot makes a huge difference on their sizing - he is showing Danvers type which are smaller carrots. There are some that are wide but only 2” tall……personally, I don’t find the larger varieties very sweet for eating fresh…..best saved for soups and stews
I agree 😬 even my danvers are longer than these. Not sure if hes harvesting too soon or what. Some good generic info though. But i wouldnt get too excited about these ones 😅
Carrots are divas and need fluffy dirt!
Have you ever used Milorganite slow release fertilizer
Are you aware that Milorganite is a product made from sludge sewage from Milwaukee? I used to used to sprinkle it around my veggie garden to keep the rabbits away until I learned what it was.
Milorganite may contain heavy metals.
Love to know if we can plant a fall crop? Zone 6b
Storage type (winter) carrots are possible to sow in the fall. But you ll need a good winter which is not fluctuating much between frozen and thawing cycles. Also note that you ll need a good bed which will not have much weeds.. otherwise in the spring when carrots sprout and the weeds appear too n u start pulling the weeds you might mess up ur tiny carrots too 😛
Carrots are one of the most frustrating vegetables to grow. Anybody that says it is easy is wrong. If you follow these steps your carrots have a good chance of coming up. The problem is thinning them. , Imagine being on your knees thinning a micro forest of carrots. If you are determined to grow carrots get pelletized seeds or seed tape. At least you won't waste half your crop.
We eat our thinned carrot tops. They actually have four times the amount of vitamin C that the actual carrot root and many other vitamins nutrients and minerals. They taste between mild parsley and carrot. Add them to potato or egg salads, as a garnish, in salads, in soups.... 🫣 Dont waste them. You also dont have to thin all at once
I grow carrots but nothing like what you grow.
Carrots are my nemesis at this point 😆I'm very determined though!