Carrots

Daucus carota

Plant family

Umbellifers (Apiaceae)

Cultivation Break

3 Years

Season Overview

Sowing

Harvest

J

F

M

A

M

J

A

S

O

N

D

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Moist

Soil

Light (sandy)

Nutrient requirement

Low

Light germinator

Germination temperature

15 - 25 °C (Degrees Celsius)

Plant distance

5 cm

Row spacing

25 cm

Seeding depth

0.5 cm

Instructions

The season for this plant has not yet begun. The following instructions are for the beginning season.

Beginning of March

Sowing

Beginning of March

Weeding

Every week

Beginning of April

Pest protection

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.

Origin:

North Africa, Europe and Western Asia

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.

Companion Plants

Antagonistic Plants

Abessinischer Kohl / Äthiopischer Senf

Beinwell

Broccoli raab / Stem cabbage / Cima di rapa

Cabbage (red cabbage)

Caraway / Meridian fennel / Persian cumin

Celery (Celeriac / Celery root)

Celery (Celery)

Celery (Leaf celery / Chinese celery)

Chervil

Common mugwort

Coriander / Cilantro

Cucumber (African horned cucumber / Kiwano)

Cucumber (Caigua)

Cucumber (Melothria)

Cucumber / Gherkin

Fennel

Florence fennel / Finocchio

Gartenkürbis - Patisson / Ufo-Kürbis

Gemüsekohl - Flower Sprouts / Kohlröschen

Gemüsekohl - Futterkohl

Gemüsekohl - Rippenkohl / Portugiesischer Kohl

Gemüsekohl - Wildkohl / Urkohl

Horseradish

Jerusalem artichoke / Topinambur

Lovage

Meerkohle

Melon (Sugar melon)

Melon (Watermelon)

Mint

Ornamental pumpkin

Parsley

Parsnip

Pimpinella

Potato

Pumpkin / Squash

Raps

Raps - Scheerkohl / Sibirischer Kohl

Root parsley

Rübsen - Ölrübsen

Rübsen - Wilde Rübsen

Rutabaga / Swedish turnip

Sponge gourd / Egyptian cucumber / Vietnamese luffa

Turnip

Turnip-rooted chervil

Diseases

Root Rot

Soft rot

Powdery mildews

Blight of carrot

Pests

Land snails

Aphids

Root knot nematodes

Carrot fly

Voles