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Plant Height
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Up
to 20cm/8" |
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Time between sowing
and harvesting
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About
12 weeks
|
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Where to Sow
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Outdoors
in open ground or in containers at least 20cm/8" deep |
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Sowing time
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Late
March to July - temperature +10C/50F. |
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How to Sow
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12mm/1/2-inch
deep - very thinly - in rows 30cm/12" apart or in groups/blocks |
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After Germination
|
When
the seedlings are 2.5cm/1" tall, thin to 5-7.5cm/2-3"
apart. Throw away the thinnings as these do not transplant well. Do not
leave thinnings on the soil surface as they attract carrot root fly. |
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Growing on -
in Pots
|
Keep
well watered and avoid dry spells to prevent the carrots splitting.
Covering with garden fleece helps protect the plants from being accessed by
carrot root fly. Also, it is believed that planting onions or garlic nearby
can also help. |
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Growing on -
in
open ground
|
As
above |
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Aftercare
|
As
above
|
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Harvesting
|
Start
pulling baby carrots from June onwards. It's a good idea to pull every
other carrot, leaving the remaining carrots more space to develop. Crops over 16-20 weeks. |
