Growing Carrot

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(Best months for growing Carrot in New Zealand - cool/mountain regions)

January: water well

September: broadcast sow

Easy to grow. Sow in garden. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 8°C and 30°C. (Show °F/in)
Space plants: 5 - 30 cm apart
Harvest in 12-18 weeks.
Compatible with (can grow beside): Onions, Leeks, Lettuce, Sage, Peas, Radishes, Tomatoes, Beans, Celery, Rosemary
Avoid growing close to: Parsnips, Beetroot, Dill, Brassicas, Fennel

Your comments and tips

06 Jan 17, Mel (New Zealand - temperate climate): Our current seed has yielded white, purple/black and orange and they are all lovely. It is a bit to get used to but if they taste fine I suspect cross pollination or someone muddled up the seed.
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22 Dec 16, oli (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): My Carrots turned white years ago, cross pollination i guess. we love them white and kept the seeds.
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11 Nov 09, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate): Meeghan, Carrots and parsnips will take about 3/4 weeks before you see anything above ground. Carrots look a bit like blades of grass when they start. Tom, there's probably too much fertiliser in your soil. See the comment from Skip (02/11)
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