Carrots

Plant family

Umbellifers (Apiaceae)

Cultivation Break

Season Overview

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Moist

Soil

Light (sandy)

Nutrient requirement

Medium

Light germinator

Germination temperature

8 - 25 °C (Degrees Celsius)

Plant distance

3 cm

Row spacing

30 cm

Seeding depth

0.5 cm

Instructions

Mid of March

Sowing

Beginning of April

Pest protection

Beginning of April

Mulch

Every two Weeks

Beginning of April

Thinning

Beginning of April

Fertilizing

Every two Weeks

Description

A classic among the root vegetables: the carrot. The taproot is the storage organ of the plant and varies in shape and color (yellow, orange to purple) depending on the variety. In the second year, the carrot shoots and forms an inflorescence. Then the root withers and is no longer edible.

Growing tips

Carrots prefer deep, loose soil with a high humus content and good nutrient supply. Sowing of early and summer carrots should be done as early as possible from mid-February, as germination takes up to 45 days at 5°C. The seedlings grow very slowly and need a lot of attention in the beginning so that they are not overgrown by weeds. It is a good idea to sow one row of radishes next to each row of carrots as a marker seed. After germination, the seedlings should be thinned out.