Growing Great Carrots

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Growing Great Carrots

Because of the nature of southern soil, the most productive carrot to grow there is Danver Half Longs. They do not usually exceed five inches in length. There are two ways to plant carrots. You can tediously space the very small carrot seed or you may sow as sparingly as possible. No matter how you plant them, a thinning problem occurs. This when they are small carrots with a diameter of about 1/2 to 3/4 inch. These may be scrubbed and cooked whole. This permits the remaining to mature into full size. If you do not thin too often or if you have the carrots sowed too thickly, you will still yield a carrot after frost or snows. Cold weather does not bother carrots in the ground. In fact, the carrots may be covered, after maturity, with hay and then pulled at your convenience for eating.

Carrot seeds germinate and die quickly right after the germination because of heat. Plant early while weather is cool. If planting later, and heat can affect the seed, follow this plan.

Make a shallow groove in the top of your furrows. Wet thoroughly. Plant seeds along this groove. Then cover seeds with strips of one sheet thickness of thoroughly wet newspaper. Cover paper with soil 1/4 inch. Wet thoroughly. Keep moist until seed germinates. The paper will protect the emerging seedling and protect it by making a moisture barrier. Although some will fail, the percentage of those growing to maturity is greatly enhanced.

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