Growing Carrots

[cmiller]

I plan on growing carrots soon I tried before but had no success. I plan on trying again could someone give me some tips and tell me what I may have done wrong the first time?

 

[firelily99]

What did your carrots look like? What did they do or not do? What kind of soil did you plant them in?

 

[Trellum]

I have heard that growing carrots in a container is way easier than doing it directly in the soil, Never tried growing carrots before, but my dad did very well when he tried with the container.

 

[headfullofbees]

If your container has height greater than 2' (60cm) carrot fly are no longer a danger, as they can't fly that high.

 

[Colene]

I plan on growing carrots soon I tried before but had no success. I plan on trying again could someone give me some tips and tell me what I may have done wrong the first time?

I just planted them, and read the package on when to harvest them. I didn't have any problems, other than rabbits and squirrels trying to eat them. I used regular garden soil to plant them in a raised bed.

 

[Chuck]

Since we don't know where you are located we don't know the climate. Carrots like cool weather

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Growing Carrots in a Container

 

[plot22]

I have this morning set 6 rows of Sugarsnsk carrots under enviromesh carrot fly proof netting. It is has taken me the best part of 3 hours as I am no spring chicken to get in the netting to sow them but job done. I have this year grown just Suagarsnsk as they are my wife's favourite and everyone else's that I give the to. Don't believe that for one moment that carrot fly cannot fly above a certain height. If there is a wind they are wind assisted and in they go. I don't get carrot fly because I leave a gap down the centre so that I can get in the the net to thin or weed them. After a few weeks the carrots will overwhelm any weeds.