How To Plant Carrots
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How To Plant Carrots
Learn how to plant carrots. Here Tom Cole from Capel Manor College in London shows you how to pant carrots from seed. Enjoy some fresh carrots from your own garden after watching VideoJug's tips.
Step 1: You will need
Step 2: Prepare the site
Carrots should be planted in sunny or partially shaded sites that are sheltered from the wind. Loosen the soil with a fork and remove any weeds or large stones. Use a rake to create a level surface. If you have poor soil you may want to add well-rotted organic matter before you start sowing.
Use the head of the rake to lightly press down the soil and lightly rake the surface once more.
Step 3: Plant
Carrots should be planted in shallow rows called 'drills'. Lay a piece of string on the soil as a guide to make sure you dig the row in a straight line. Lay a plank of wood next to your line. Then, use a cane or hoe to dig a narrow drill about 1 centimetre deep.
Drop the seeds into the drills at the spacing recommended on the packet. If you are planting more than one drill, leave a 15-20 centimetre gap between each one. Using a hoe, gently cover the seeds with soil. Then using the head of the metal rake, lightly firm the soil.
Step 4: Water
If the soil is dry, water the seeds in. The soil should be kept moist and free of weeds throughout the growing season. It is also useful to label your carrots so you know where and when they were planted.
Step 5: Protect
To protect your plants from late frosts in Spring, build a frame to cover the drills. Push the sides of the fabric into the soil, or fix it in place with canes. Remove the fleece when the seeds germinate and the plants are visible through the soil.
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Tips & Comments
I would have liked to see something about the 'stale seed bed' technique here. That is, doing the forking over and raking, adding balanced fertilizer, then leaving for a week or so to allow the annual weeds to germinate. Hoe these off with a sharp hoe and then sow. Less 'instant gardening' than this approach - but you give your carrots a chance to grow without weed competition initially when they are most vulnerable. I would also leave the fleece on throughout the season - bad carrot root fly round here.
I never went to all that bother. I have to admit that I just cleared the ground, put the seeds in and hoped for the best. My first time growing carrots and they look like they are coming on a treat.
WHEN PLANTING CARROTS TRY THE TUBE METHOD,THIS INSURES YOUR CARROTS HAVE A GOOD AND HEALTHY START..
WHY SHOULD YOU REMOVE THE FLEECE WHEN THE CARROTS HAVE COME THROUGH..I LEAVE MINE ON SO AS NOT TO GET CARROT FLY PERFECT RESULTS EVERY TIME
It is fresh manure that is the problem causing splits to the roots and frorking of the roots. Well rotted manure or compost is OK. I would have liked more on the choice of aieties and the problem of carrot fly - may be an idea to keep crop covered with fleece throughout growing season to prevent carrot fly damage. Finally soil seemed just a bit too wet for sowing small seeds
Really useful, straightforward and practical demonstration.
Very helpful
entertaining
but it's a well-known fact that carrots should not be planted in soil with well-rotted manure or compost added, because this makes it too rich for the seeds.