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A Beginners Guide – Carrots There is absolutely nothing like a carrot


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...that wonderful smell, which soon disappears and is never apparent in shop bought ones and the taste of that sweet orange root can only be achieved by growing your own.


They can be sown from March to July and can be grown in containers at least 12 inches deep. Like any plant with a long tap root, carrots do not like being transplanted so should be sown directly into the soil where they are to grow.


They are happiest in light, rather sandy soil so if you have heavy clay, you should add plenty of sharp sand (not builders sand). Germination won’t be so good if the soil hasn’t warmed up and it’s best to sow the seed into well prepared soil that has already been watered. It is important to sow the seed as thinly as possible, which isn’t easy as the seed is so small. Try mixing it with a handful of sand which stops the seed from sticking together and makes it easier to see where they’re going.


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However careful you are, the seedlings will probably need thinning at least once to give the carrots room to swell. This operation is best carried out in the evening as carrot fl y can be a problem, particularly in early summer when they lay their eggs around the roots). They are attracted by the smell of disturbed plants and thinning’s should be moved away immediately.


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Try growing chives, onions or garlic around the carrots to mask the smell or you could put fl eece (available from garden centres or some hardware shops) over the carrots after sowing.


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