How to grow Carrots from seed
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- Опубліковано 3 лип 2013
- Carrots are best grown in sandy, well prepared soil which has been previously manured at least 6 months before you decide to sow your seeds (don't worry if you have not manuared your patch before you sow, just make sure you add some good organic compost and fertilizer). However if your soil is heavy clay, stony and doesn't drain well, then you should only plant main crop short rooted varieties of carrots.
Carrots take between 12 and 16 weeks to mature to full size but you can use the thinnings or pull them earlier and use a baby carrots.
To grow carrots successfully, and in fact any root vegetables it is really important that you prepare the soil well by digging it over and removing any stones that might get in the way. Also if the soil is 'clayey' then it would be a good idea to add some sand, organic compost and maybe some perlite to help lighten the soil and also for drainage etc. The soil needs to be crumbly and in no way compacted. One week before sowing your seeds, rake in a good organic fertilizer.
Carrot seeds are tiny and it is a good idea to sow them as thinly as possible. This reduces the amount of thinning necessary and potential risk from pests such as the carrot fly. If you are having trouble sowing and think that you are, maybe sowing too thickly then try adding some sand to the seeds before sprinkling them into ground. Sow the carrot seeds about 1/2 " deep and about 4" - 6" apart depending on the variety you are growing then cover them over lightly.
Once the seeds have germinated which may take a good week or so, depending on when you sowed them wait till they are large enough before thinning out. I always wait till they are big enough to use the thinnings. Stayed tuned for an update on the growing root vegetables as the season goes on!! Thank you for watching and please subscribe to my UA-cam channel so that you don't miss out on more useful videos on 'Growing Your Own'
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I read in a health book that a study showed a person who eats a carrot a day and smokes a pack of cigarettes a day has less chance of getting lung cancer then someone who doesn't smoke or eats carrots. They clean your lungs and as a welder who eats a lot of carrots for thus reason I can tell you I have very good lungs and a great sense of smell. This will be my 2nd year growing carrots last year I had them in soil that had a lot chunks of organic material which made them all curled and knoted up.
Apologises for the poor sound quality. I will be filming a new video in the near future. Thank you for watching
after you sown them what else you do to them ?
is it possible for you to do a video from start to finish?
Thank you for the help!
i have to keep hands on headphones to hear you
Your voice is absolutely beautiful as well as your info & looks. Thanks!
You can hear her?
Had no problems hearing you and hopefully we'll get some nice fresh carrots soon :) thanks for the video.
Calm and informative,,,, surely subscribing!
AgroSuede Backyard Gardening day
Very informative video, great job.
This is a great video and very informative...thank you.
Very helpful. Is there a video on thinning them out when they start growing ,I cant seem to find one from you?
Very good presentation. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for this amazing video, the Carrot Society is very carrotfull.
Thanks for sharing...
How to grow carrots / sow perfect seeder /johnnys seed pelletized seed
Here is how I planted some pelleted carrot seeds. a little different but no need to thin which is a bonus for carrots. They grew really well.
liked your video.
Kirk
Nice one
quality, thanks for the help
Can't hear a thing.
Go to auto subtitles in settings (or press c on keyboard) and get most words
Unable to hear you Yvonne, but thank you for the video :)
Know of anyone doing this in english? ;-) To sow my carrot seed I use a flour sifter. I estimate how much dirt will go through the sifter in the length of the row. Then I put that much dirt in a bowl. Then you estimate how many seeds you need to plant the row. Add those seeds to the bowl of dirt and then mix it up well and then place in the sifter while it is over the row and then sift in the row. Then put more dirt in the sifter and put a light sift of dirt on top and then moisten with a sprayer and cover with plastic. Check a couple times a day to keep moist. Carrots can not touch the plastic.
Really cool gadget!
Unfortunately, mine pray aloud from two houses down.
Sometimes 3am, 7am and Midday on weekends.
Any ideas???
I love the look of the soil. Very light and airy soil is perfect for carrots.
Great video!
Chuck
Thank you so much
Check out ny brothers grow ua-cam.com/video/iCzC8lJOOh0/v-deo.html any tips would help .
How long does it take to grow
You give people free advice and they moan about the audio 😂
I thought it was just fine 👍
But I want to see when they just sprouting
I want to try to plant carrots, how long does it take to be harvested?
I don't like the thought of "weeding things out" and that "carrot flies" are attracted to this scene means 'death' is perceived. Fantastic channel! ps So that means not sprinkling them in, but placing each one mindfully...
Water the soil first before sewing? Use a watering can with a fine rose when you water?
hello nice videos I have stared carrots in a cup with paper towels and I make my own compost would that be good to grow or would that be to much nutrients for them any help with growing would be helpful thanks
do you have some update about your channel?
Can u plant more than one seed im one spot
Thanks u for information
Very good
Excellent
4rm Tanzania
I can't hear you. Is it possible to remake the video, so the sound is audible? We are all trying like heck to hear you and your information seems good, but I don't know for sure.
Get your ears checked
@@daniellegearing2042 Don't be mean, it is very quiet, some people's audio might be quieter than our's
I seen some green yesterday :)
I suppose the method for watering such seeds at those early stages would be to use a water spray bottle so not to disturb the seed and soil until germination or perhaps there is another way?
Nice
Hi, why don't you uplod new videos? It's been 9 yrs since you uplod.
ive no clue if you'll see this or even answer me but I have been trying to grow carrots for months and the sprouts keep dying after three weeks
they're kept in a bright warm place the entire time and they always die!
I use soil that's been baked to prevent molds and it also has some sand mixed in to keep it from getting too moist.
every time at around week three/four they start wilting and dying
it's so frustrating!!!
I want to learn more
Any ideas on fertilizing carrots throughout the season? I've heard two different opinions, of course! One says use 0-5-5, no nitrogen. The other says to "mulch with grass clippings", which are high in nitrogen. What kind and schedule do you fertilize your carrot beds?
I water my carrots with real ale. Never fails
much more efficient to broadcast, and thin in 2 square foot sections. They will canopy out the weeds after about 4 weeks. I thin to 1" apart at 3 weeks, and 2" apart at 6 weeks, and get 36 carrots per square foot....
Turn your volume control up on your video device, thanks !
Wish I could hear you!
Maybe get your ears checked
@@daniellegearing2042 Thank you for your concern. I can assure you that all of my audiology screenings are normal. I appreciate your kind suggestion, however. The world is definitely a better place when we all look out for each other's well being.
Are you in a spaceship
Yay after i liked the video it got to 1.1K..☺️🌟☺️🌟☺️🌟☺️
Can't really hear you hun but very helpful :)
i could hear her fine
Neither could I.
I had my volume at full blast and I could still barely hear her. She either needs to speak louder, or wear a mic?
Volume is very low
Watched video🙂
Can't hear you, fix the audio levels.
Get your ears checked
🥰
Only thing I learned about was the carrot fly. I can't hear you 🤔
Autofocus is really noisy.
Your corn leaves are curly. The color is slightly yellow. Not good to grow corn in beds. Better in ground soil.
you should have shown when they grows and the harvest of them carrots, other than that all good
I thought you were supposed to plant them at least 6” deep?
That is probably how deep your soil needs to be
After hearing you I wished If I could be sitting in front of you in real you are telling us very impressively but voice is low.
Can not hear this....
The auto focus gets annoying you should be able to turn if off it's not really necessary
i cant hear you
Need a mic.
I love Limey accents (sadly, I can't hear this one)
We show out carrotude.
Can’t hear anything at all
Next time could you use better audio
It’s like she’s trying to tell us something.....
sound is not good.
You can't hear her just turn on captions
Purchase a shirt pin microphone! Can't hear you!
I heard her just fine...maybe get your ears checked
You're beginning of your music first part of video is loud your voice I could barely hear, probably get more reviews for a longer. Of time if you correct that something wrong with your microphone or too far away from you
Hard to hear
Why do people always stop halfway through their videos? 7 minutes just to show how to sow the seeds. It's not enough. I would rather watch an hourlong video that shows me how to plant, how to water, how to thin them out, how tall they will get before I can pick them out.
Who also can hear the video
SOUND PROBLEMS....
Bad sound😟
Audio too low
I'm only doing this to attract bunnies
what?
Can't hear it. like a cat (the person) in front of the lion(back ground music. 😑😑
Only if people can here you.
I cant Hear A thing...😑🙄
Nope can't hear you
really can't hear.. Dk if that's a phone going off or what.
BRITISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Unhear you properly.
Thanks for sharing.
Movement so slow.
Will someone answer the goddamn phone?!?
Speak a little louder please 💖👍💎😄😊
Oh my goodness, is that a phone ringing. In the background. Grrrrr
+Kimberly Mortenson If it's for you I'll tell them you're not here.
Oh my God, I can't hear a thing.. it makes me mad because I think the content is actually interesting, but I can't stand watching this struggling to hear when I have my speakers to maxed up volume!!!
thank you for your video, I'm trying to help a pastor plant a garden for orphans in south Africa, inbox me for the address if you wish to send seeds he needs donations, thanks
Tracy Cousins is he still needing donations?
I am also from SA
...but the maize farm behind you is unhealthy madam agriculturalist
Sorry but Horrible sound over riding your voice and back ground ringing is so distracting and irritating.
It's not easy at all
Can you lip read? No :-/
Darling apologize I bee late again. Dress up beaugifull ill take for a romantic. Dinner tonight wine candles ilove you
Dogma
Terrible sound
Talk a lot