How to Grow Carrots - A Complete Guide

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2 жыл бұрын

How to grow carrots without weeds is one of the biggest questions in gardening. So in this video I give as many answers as I can. I also try to tackle carrot spacing, carrot density, seeders for carrots, soil prep for carrots, harvesting, and a whole lot more. It's freaking 22 minute video (sorry).
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@pizzaguy3645 2 жыл бұрын

If you do need to thin your carrots don't pull them. Just cut them off with a pair scissors at or just below ground level. The root will decompose and add fertility to the soil.

@naturekins3247 2 жыл бұрын

After seeding the carrots into a layer of compost, I place boards over the seeded area ( the board will later be put as the walkway). the board keeps the moisture in and denies the weeds any light, you just keep an eye out for when they germinate and remove the boards then. This method greatly increases germination and prevents weed pressure.

@jasminecastillorivera412 Жыл бұрын

When I do that they get destroyed by slugs using the board for cover.

@anissaferringer4965 Жыл бұрын

I saw someone (maybe you!) say this last year and had my first carrot success ever.

@frugalmomofmany Жыл бұрын

@@anissaferringer4965 Jess from Roots and Refuge did a video about doing it this way. I've got to try it this year!

@americaneden3090 Жыл бұрын

I can attest to this advice. Worked wonders for me.

@americaneden3090 Жыл бұрын

@@jasminecastillorivera412 could u place 2 rocks or wood cuts under the board as a buffer from wood being on soil surface? Or perhaps treat planting area with DE?

@Humpahna 2 жыл бұрын

I pray the Rosary while I'm planting carrots...that seems to help.

@joeyharris67 3 ай бұрын

😂

@SherpaAdventures 2 жыл бұрын

This was a super helpful video! Please do more videos of this style :)

@marycain7424 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the detailed info. Please cover more veggies to this level of detail.

@SurfnCrypto Жыл бұрын

I got yuor book in the mail today and carrots are going to be my first one to tackle! Then after that its mastering head lettuce thanks for all your hard work

@AvaniAmore Жыл бұрын

The living soil handbook is full of detailed how to....I'm getting lots of gems from it...I'm only 2 years in growing food on a small scale but just recently discovered more about soil...I'm totally hooked...love the detailed videos and so happy I bought your book....brilliant....thanks

@coolbreeze8572 2 жыл бұрын

About 2 inches of leaf mulch during the fall really helps my garden in the spring! It makes my virgina clay into black rich soil and grows carrots very well. Love the information in the video glad found this channel

@w4ame 2 жыл бұрын

Knowledge bomb drop. Thanks for all the tips, I have always struggled with carrots in my home garden.

@denisekelley2292 Жыл бұрын

I'm just a small backyard home gardener in NW Oregon, these videos are very helpful. I wish I could justify a seeder, thinning for me. Thank you for the great content.

@jennifermolino5428 2 жыл бұрын

I love this video. I put burlap sacks over the top of a bed for a few days to keep in the moisture while the seeds are germinating.

@TheUltimateAcres 2 жыл бұрын

I am just addicted to your content. Most practical and simply comprehensive. #ILoveItAll

@nikkikalas4694 Жыл бұрын

Man I just found your videos and Jesse you are awesome!! I first watched your sweet potato video and subscribed but this video (although lengthly) is super fantastic! We grow certified organic in Ontario, Canada and I SUCK at growing carrots - I am buying your book - I am so thankful to have found you. Thank you!!!! Keep up the great work. "Stack em high and watch em fly" is our saying - also love the spider cameos 😁👍♥🥕

@Mekare40503 Жыл бұрын

I have stumbled upon your videos and am subscribed even though I am just a backyard gardener - but I am in Midway KY so excited to follow a KY KZfaqr!!

@stonemountaincreations3459 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! Thanks so much for all the shared knowledge!

@victoriaman117 2 жыл бұрын

Quality information for free. Your a legend man!

@hasenafarms6448 2 жыл бұрын

Since we’re small scale we usually only seed a bed or two at a time. Because of that I don’t want to drag around a big silage tarp. Instead, I’ll use a 50’ run of shade cloth, fold it in half (my cloth is 7’ wide) and sandbag it over the bed. That way I can overhead water it if needed. Plus, it’s able to breathe a bit and never gets the soil too hot. I live in the Mojave desert with really sandy soil that dries quickly. I’ve also used weed fabric but the shade cloth is more reliable to evenly water through.

@notillgrowers 2 жыл бұрын

Great recommendations thanks!

@sailonsailon Жыл бұрын

@@notillgrowers I stumbled across something similar, kinda by accident. Specific to summer: we usually plant beds of lettuce two at a time, and cover them with shade cloth elevated on 6'6" wide conduit hoops. That field, being a lot of summer lettuce (in a hot, dry climate), gets regular spurts with the overhead irrigation throughout the day. When I lost a few trays of lettuce transplants and ended up with an extra bed, I just went ahead and seeded it to carrots. To my surprise, that bed germinated beautifully and I've moved ahead applying this "technique."

@barronriverblues4462 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video Jesse! We are in south Florida and we get excellent germination between 5-7days by just watering the seeded rows with fulvic acid and two deep waterings a day!

@notillgrowers 2 жыл бұрын

Fulvic acid, huh? Interesting!

@emilyfoster2576 2 жыл бұрын

Such a detailed and helpful video, thanks Jesse! I am also in 6b, just seeded a 30in bed with 4 rows of carrots (two starburst, two rows of Napoli) with my earthway carrot light plate this AM. That was before I saw this video I'm feeling very validated hahaha.

@notillgrowers 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, great to hear! I used the Earthway for years--still do in some cases. Really solid seeder.

@falsename2285 Жыл бұрын

I add rows of radishes between every few carrot rows, gets something up to stabilize the soil and put some shade down to slow weeds/evap rate, and blocks wind (I'm on a mountain top basically) from the soil to help hold down mulches and protect the carrots until they are up. Usually by the time the carrots are up just a little and ready for more light and able to handle more wind/hold the mulch themselves, the radishes are already done, and can be pulled, loosening the soil just a little between carrot rows, which seems to help them thicken up better, then ideally I have some compost to fill in the empty radish holes that are left. Keeps everything nice a loose and well fertilized for the carrots. I also think the radishes help the soil stay moist longer than if it was just carrot seed in there with no real root masses active.

@ianonley65 2 жыл бұрын

Love your vids. One way I’ve had good success with carrots. Prepare bed, wait three or four days. Or whatever will suit you local weeds. Sow carrots, water, then cover with felt or similar cover. Must block out light. As soon as carrots break ground, remove cover. Weeds will be long and white, if it’s a warm sunny day the weeds will burn off and die. Carrots are free to go in a weed free bed. I like the beet seed idea, that would help to know when to remove cover. Cheers

@waykeeperfarmandnerdery 2 жыл бұрын

I just bought your book and I so appreciate all of your info!

@notillgrowers 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙌

@Branden1226 8 ай бұрын

Rick Grimes knows his carrots. J/p. This video is great and extremely helpful to a new grower. I was able to get the answers to almost every question I had. Thank you and keep up the great work!

@paxtianodirtfrog8947 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool, the first time I got a decent bed of carrots I got a huge confidence boost about my grow skill. Great video, I was glad to hear some in depth talk about spacing possibilities.

@arthurholroyd8550 2 жыл бұрын

very good they say if you plant onion at the side of carrots the onion fly will eat the carrot fly .

@engscience 7 ай бұрын

If there are carrot fly the only thing that works is mesh barrier. The commercial guys do not plant anything beside their carrots to keep the fly away. @@arthurholroyd8550

@GenerousWealth Жыл бұрын

It's really nice to see your illustration of garden activity like planting and seeding, tilling etc. You're good-looking but I'm needing the illustrations more than the portrait. Thank you

@yuialde9821 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative video! Thank you so much jessy!

@kathleenosullivan8601 Жыл бұрын

I use pelleted seed & never need to thin. I’ve had the best luck, here in Denver CO, planting Napoli & Yaya carrot varieties. 95% germination in compost rich soil & a harvest HUGE sweet carrots. I sow carrots every 2-3 weeks thruout the season.

@jeffhuntley2921 2 жыл бұрын

Tons of great information. Thank you!

@stevelarson4925 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea to sow a handful of varieties with different DTMs at the same time!

@bspain2002 Жыл бұрын

Dude, you are great. Thanks for all the great information and sharing.

@edwardreedy 2 жыл бұрын

This. This is solid effing gold content.

@tonyaboyer5723 Жыл бұрын

It took me forever to figure out how to germinate these little buggers! I think I have it now, I've got take off in three of my beds now. my problem was not keeping them moist enough, and I put weed cover over them until I saw them poking out! success finally!

@SOEtacticalgear 2 жыл бұрын

Love these videos. Been watching a lot of them.

@cynthialouw2970 Жыл бұрын

Awesome!! Thank you for doing crop specific video!!

@sosnatursos Жыл бұрын

Endlich mal jemand der das super erklärt, ich weiß das zwar alles schon, aber einigen ist das bestimmt eine große hilfe.

@jean-philippefranko6896 Жыл бұрын

Awesome contents! Thank you so much for your work.

@lorineidtinytoadplot744 2 жыл бұрын

I lucked out with planting carrots this year, as far as weeds go. I have some round above ground beds that needed more soil so I added bagged soil. Usually I mix it in, I was in a hurry so, I sowed them right away and covered with feed bags. They are uncovered and about 4" high and still no weeds 👍 I'm in zone 3

@ajsstudiosinc 2 жыл бұрын

never had much luck with the board method until this spring I had a irrigation drip line going so I thought I'd try sowing carrots. I put a board over it until germination. The result looks good. high gemination rate. the crabgrass however is relentless I have to hand pick it out as we go. I've even tried the cornstarch method with inconsistent results. got to keep the seeds moist.

@johnathancooper6303 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the helpful carrot growing tips. God bless

@woodyriley2844 2 жыл бұрын

When you are drilling holes with the soul auger brace the battery on the outside if your left leg. If you hit some compacted soil it will be less likely to twist your wrist. Great video love the channel

@SOEtacticalgear 2 жыл бұрын

You are right. I just drilled 300 holes into clay for putting in fodder trees. It can break your wrist if your not carefully. I use a hammer drill with the extra handle.

@fourdayhomestead2839 2 жыл бұрын

Great info about a tough crop to start. They sell well, so learning the technique of putting the band on (with arthritic hands) would be much appreciated!

@southernvtgrown 2 жыл бұрын

Another great episode 👏🏼 TY ✌🏼💚

@Marshall_Weber 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Video as Always!!!

@MrKen-longrangegrdhogeliminato 2 жыл бұрын

Carrots; 70 years ago my Mom would put down 1"X 6" rough mill cut boards on the carrot seed beds to contain moisture till they spouted, and she kept a very close eye on the progress of all the vegetables. (Dairy farm)

@samanthawebb8518 Жыл бұрын

And God made a Farmer ❤ love your videos

@mikedoingmikethings702 Жыл бұрын

I wish you would cover carrot topic in depth... I love listening to gardening tips all day so a long video with good information is never too long IMHO. With that said, I was discouraged in growing carrots because here in Nevada we have only 1 maybe 2 growing season. Not only the temperature swing is horrible, I was also having issues with nematodes. Pest control would be a great topic as well... thanks!

@slimdibblerfarm521 2 жыл бұрын

I cover the row in white felt row cover material usually used for frost protection. this aides in germenation here in texas where it can be extremely windy and hot.

@marycain7424 2 жыл бұрын

Here in Colorado we are so dry we have to cover the row to keep the soil moist enough for germination.

@star-b-qpodcast54 Жыл бұрын

This year I was in a rush to get my carrots in the ground, so I just sprinkled a whole bunch of seeds across my row over a thin layer of straw mulch the night before a rainstorm, and they’ve started popping after about 2-3 weeks at about one carrot per half inch and spacier in some areas. Last year I trenched the soil and dusted straw over them, had more carrots than I knew what to do with.

@user-rr9ll4oh5u 9 ай бұрын

Bee house ranch in Crockett TX, Thanks you very much....

@mattingly1217 2 жыл бұрын

Man I've always had a bad time with carrots... ima try some of these techniques... thanks!

@user-kv2jh7rg7p 2 жыл бұрын

About the sowing depth: I sow into compost mulch with the Earthway seeder. I sow carrots at 1 inch depth or a bit more, to make sure the seeds are close to some mineral soil with higher moisture than the mulch above. The Eartway always leaves a small trench so the actual depth of the seed may be a bit less. This gives good and consistent germination and way better than seeding at 0,5 inch where the compost may dry out in my region (Belgium, moderate climate).

@ramachandrachandu2627 Жыл бұрын

Love your work ❤️❤️

@0rganicall3Produced 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jesse and all. I’ve been planting snap peas, carrots, Hakurei Turnips, and French breakfast radishes all in one bed. Then I am harvesting radish, turnip, peas, then carrots in that order throughout the season, out of the same bed in succession has been helpful.

@Riptidegardens 6 ай бұрын

I’ve always worried about doing carrots and having to thin. Reason why I never ran them. With this video I’m considering doing a plot of them this year 😊

@ml.5377 Жыл бұрын

I add a little ash and phosphoric rock as well as a layer od worm castings and cover everything with rice hulls.

@mayumadungo1097 2 жыл бұрын

growing your own vegies is so beneficial

@mompuff Жыл бұрын

Awesome video thank you!! From Kentucky 🙌🏻🦋🙌🏻

@coopsblooms5824 2 жыл бұрын

We use jang the earthway seeds way too heavy! We cover with landscape fabric, similar concept to silage tarp, but much easier to cover a 30 inch bed with a 3 ft wide piece of fabric than to cut or fold a silage tarp. We installed the foot peddle washing system like you did, but haven’t been able to get enough pressure with the nozzle we are using, so still tinkering with it to get it right. I enjoy the videos you make, I’m not a book reader so videos are my jam!

@notillgrowers 2 жыл бұрын

Oh interesting--sorry to hear you're not getting the pressure you need! I should try and figure out what the minimum pressure requirement is then. Thanks for the comment 🙌

@coopsblooms5824 2 жыл бұрын

@@notillgrowers I went back and watched the video and I’ve got the pressure, but not the velocity. Getting a different nozzle today and will see how that works and reply back.

@johno7149 4 ай бұрын

We need more people like this in our country. Willing to pay double the price for vegetables if from people like this.

@MeatGoblin88 2 ай бұрын

If everyone was doing no till you'd pay WAY more than double

@lyndajordan6479 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this information.

@millionairementality_ Жыл бұрын

Excellent information Thank your,

@annesmit2260 2 жыл бұрын

On our farm we use a small piece of glass to lay on top of the carrot row. This will make that spot germinate a day quicker than the rest and we then know when to use the flame wheeder.

@StayPrimal 2 жыл бұрын

New sub, really like your videos man ! Cheers for the infos

@marytymoshuk7176 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent info.

@middleway1885 Жыл бұрын

Great stuff! Cheers!

@Quercusssss 2 жыл бұрын

When you're stuck with extra carrots, it may be a good idea to donate the crops too. Here in Québec we can get an income tax credit when donating produce equivalent to 30% of that crop's value. (+ lower income families have access to delicious organic crops :D)

@notillgrowers 2 жыл бұрын

Great tip! 100% We have an org here called Glean KY and they take a lot of the extras at the end of market and we can write that off.

@SMCUBEKOREAN2 2 жыл бұрын

I don't mind long but informative videos.

@RickSears-xm8oz Жыл бұрын

I have a small garden and an old sheet ripped to bed width works ol to keep the seed bed damp during germination. I wet the sheet once or twice a day.

@lynneann9166 Жыл бұрын

whoa. my head exploded with all the numbers. thanks

@lindawilbert3202 2 жыл бұрын

About carrots bolting. This year was the first time in all the years I grew them (20+) that they started flowering. In my 8' raised bed I had 2 rows of carrots and have now about 10 bolted carrots. I'm in zone 8b. -We had no Spring- It was mild for a couple of weeks and then 80F and hotter.

@RobertJones-ey9qz 2 жыл бұрын

Several years back, I planted carrots across the street from my parents house in a low area that was used for gardening. I planted two rows probably about fifty feet long. The next day, I planted some of the same seed in my garden boxes at my house. My ground was heavy clay, the ground across from my parents was sandy. At harvest time, I managed to dig up one carrot from my garden box that was about the size of a pencil and about two and a half inches long. Across the street from my parents, we dug down about five to six inches to get hold of the carrots to pull them. I had never seen such big carrots in my life. There were a few that were so long, they stuck out of a bread sack, not including the tops. My mom asked what kind of carrot seed I had planted. I told her it was just regular carrot seed. I've never seen such big carrots since, but I sure remember that year. That low spot is now filled in and a parking lot for the new school.

@nosajsamaniego4512 Жыл бұрын

🤯🤯🤯

@simplysimple7628 Жыл бұрын

Waste of fertile ground. Too bad. We as humans should be doing more in the agriculture sector. I can say as a backyard gardener that I am doing my part on my piece of land. Been gardening for decades. Agriculture should be top priority. Sad times…..

@cherylanon5791 Жыл бұрын

i;m not a market gardener, but do grow in 20 foot wide beds, and presprout carrot seeds (check carefully every day or even 12 hours) until the tiniest speck of white emerges from the seed coat. Then mix with cooled cornstarch gel and sow into prepared bed with a gallon ziplock bag, snip a corner, this could work with a 50 foot row wide bed. HTH and we are in zone 3b Northern US. Love Kuroda and Chantenay carrots.

@firesalamander100 2 жыл бұрын

Jesse - I saw somewhere that you can place a plank on top of your carrots during germination to help retain moisture and speed up germination, but I think they would also stop weeds from establishing themselves during carrot germination. Then once carrots poke their heads above the soil, you remove the planks and are set to go!

@tanarehbein7768 2 жыл бұрын

I tried the plank method but I only harvested slugs. I think they must have eaten any carrots that germinated.

@bakerbk3696 2 жыл бұрын

@@tanarehbein7768 hahahah 😂

@nshue23 2 жыл бұрын

The way I seen it done was place a brick at each end of the row and place the board on the bricks. That way its not directly on the soil but still stops the sun from drying out the soil so quickly.

@tanarehbein7768 2 жыл бұрын

@@nshue23 okay great advice!

@sirsanti8408 Жыл бұрын

@@tanarehbein7768sounds like diatomaceous earth is for you

@aupanner20 2 жыл бұрын

One place I worked they found the Earthway made a too heavy stand so they took old carrot seed and microwaved it. Then mixed with good viable fresh seed to achieve preferred spacing.

@Big-ef5ru 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful video, could be longer, watched it twice Greetings from Italy

@jontaylor1365 2 жыл бұрын

Carrots germinate easily, in my experience, if the soil conditions are right. I have a heavy clay soil, so watering after sowing does not work as the clay particles wash into the pores and the seeds don't get enough air and light, or a crust forms that they can't break through. The solution that I have found is to water the soill thoroughly BEFORE sowing, waiting for the ideal soil moisture content (mostly the next day) then sowing and covering with plastic for 5 days. Having enough organic matter in the soil is a great help.

@rubytuby6369 Жыл бұрын

For the small garden just take your seeds and sandwich them between two wet paper towels put them on a paper plate inside a Ziploc baggie after three days they’re ready to plant and will come up very quickly.

@jenniferjsaracino 2 жыл бұрын

I love that you open every video by telling me I’m awesome 😎 great info!

@notillgrowers 2 жыл бұрын

Well it's the truth! 🙌

@jamesofallthings3684 4 ай бұрын

And essentially telling non subs they suck, which is a great way of getting new subs.

@debrakessler5141 Жыл бұрын

I ordered the book!

@garrettscott4094 2 жыл бұрын

I had seen a video someone did where they soaked carrot seeds until they started to sprout. They then heated up some water and disolved corn starch into it. After the solution cooled it had the consistency of aloe. They would stir in the seeds to the solution and transfer everything to a gallon Ziploc bag. They finally would cut the tip off the bag to then "pipe" the seed solution into a shallow trench and then fill the trench when done.

@katamosse1449 2 жыл бұрын

I'm using this method. Otherwise I can't get them to come up, we have in Finland try springs, this method helps with moisture. I'm not soaking seeds, but use starch to sow them. I use kechup potle for seeding, it has suitable oppening that suits for this very good.

@garrettscott4094 2 жыл бұрын

@@katamosse1449 I am so glad to know others are doing this. And the ketchup bottle is an amazing idea!

@featherspy 2 жыл бұрын

I tried this method maybe I didn't make the gel right but I could not find the right medium between the hole in the bag being too small to let the seed through versus being too large and squirting the whole lot out. I appreciate this video because after that I decided I'm not messing around no more and will be investing in a seeder

@garrettscott4094 2 жыл бұрын

@@featherspy there is a product called "thick it" that I use and it is easier to use.

@skinnyWHITEgoyim 2 жыл бұрын

A company called Sow Easy makes many small seed varieties that are coated which ages the seeds about ten times larger. 50 carrot seeds for a little over 2.00 dollars so it's definitely the way to go if your not sowing huge amounts of carrots.

@gmaster716 2 жыл бұрын

What's good farmer Jesse Your videos flow with great info What kind of compost are you using ? Do you ever Foliar spray compost tea ? I'm looking to get in the business just not sure where to start. Keep up the awesome videos! Bill from Pa

@clarkansas6590 2 жыл бұрын

Good job! Bought the book.

@notillgrowers 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙌

@ronaldcummings6337 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@earthmike532 2 жыл бұрын

that advice helped a lot

@BigMikeLoses 2 жыл бұрын

24 as in that show with Keifer Sutherland...hahahah. Comedy and information? Yes, please.

@bryansteen2219 2 жыл бұрын

I use a plastic 150mm syringe, filled with water and 1 package of seed. Spacing my planting holes 4 inches apart and covering with straw. Water so the soil stays wet.

@commonlaw5400 2 жыл бұрын

For a home gardener I found the cornstarch/piping bag method to be foolproof. Seeds stay moist in the cornstarch water mixture which breaks down as the seed germinates.

@garybrohard3144 Жыл бұрын

Could you elaborate on this a bit please.

@Angelbach1995 Жыл бұрын

@@garybrohard3144 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p8CfZ6qhz9nbmIk.html just saw this. Gonna try it out this weekend.

@CoffeeCakeCrumble Жыл бұрын

I can vouch for this method as well. I am dependent on rain water on both my properties since the ground water is loaded with calcium, lime and iron, so everything is hand watered. I was never able to keep the soil moist enough to sustain the environment needed for germination, and I tried cardboard and wood planks. Keeping the seeds encapsulated in the goo provided the right moisture level for them to germinate. The Danvers half long turned into foot longs! So sweet and delicious.

@stonedapefarmer Жыл бұрын

As long as there's no Queen Anne's Lace within 15 feet (i.e. carrots are at least 15 feet from the edge of the garden, or the perimeter is kept weed free), there's effectively no pollination. Not good enough to sell seeds, but good enough to grow. Germinate a test batch to check purity/see if the number that have to be rogued out (if any) is acceptable. The only downside to saving seeds from these plants is that you're selecting genetics that are prone to bolting with fluctuating temperatures... though really only a probably for the earliest plantings before things warm up.

@TheSafecrkr1 2 жыл бұрын

8 Jesse you are the bomb. You always make your videos very intense but very informative. But I would really like to see more of your outtakes with the kids and the cat. Keep on growing.

@JeanneKinland Жыл бұрын

After you plant the carrots cover the ground with silage tarps, wait for the weeds to come up and flame off the weeds. You might be flaming off tops of some carrots but they don't care and will still grow.

@johnwilton3496 Жыл бұрын

Ive sown a Green Manure in the beds for winter that will be used for growing Carrots & Parsnips next year . I try to follow the living roots method but wondered wether these Nitrogen fixing crops would do more harm than good.

@lorelynleisure4048 Жыл бұрын

I'm just a home gardener, I've never had a good carrot crop so often haven't tried. My first try years ago the carrots were sparse and bitter. I've tried a few times since then, even in raised beds and they just don't germinate well and if they do they stay puny. I'd love to grow all the fun colors but my green thumb seems to be brown with carrots.

@skinnyWHITEgoyim 2 жыл бұрын

The best way to grow carrots is to use pelleted seed and grow in containers. You can grow 30 carrots in a 10 inch pot. Just carefully space them. It works amazingly well. Just use blood fish and bone meal with some aged cow manure amended into the potting mix. Keep pots moist while germinating and watch those bad boys grow. Oh and make sure to sift your soil with a one quarter inch screen and they'll be perfectly straight and grow like a big carrot bush with a bunch of good carrots underneath.

@joanies6778 Жыл бұрын

Home Grown Veg shows a very cool way to space them when growing in buckets using a 3/4" mesh pattern, sowing through every other one. I am going to try it in my next planting.

@lionsorchardnice123 Жыл бұрын

Verry nice channel

@mikecrouse8761 Жыл бұрын

Talk about that drill and how it is used in the garden please.. Thanks..

@joannasheldon2146 Жыл бұрын

Carrots gain flavor and sweetness as they grow. Reallly tiny carrots are pretty flavorless. So I'd say wide spacing will get you a better-tasting carrot.

@gangofgreenhorns2672 2 жыл бұрын

You can actually transplant carrots by filling paper towel tubes with dirt and drill holes to space. I cut slits along the bottom of the tube from near the end, to near the middle drill hole. I germinate in trays with a humidity dome (two tubes connected together fit the length of a tray x5). Ready to go out within a week/as soon as they've mostly popped.

@yxcvmk 2 жыл бұрын

If I get this right, you use the paper towel roll as the seeder in the try by rolling it across? After germination, do you transplant one carrot seedling from this germination tray at a time? This seems to be time intensive. Are you growing a private garden or a commercial one?

@margieperse9490 Жыл бұрын

I understood them to "plant" the sprouted carrot filled tube

@elementalearth5096 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Jesse, any chance you could do the same info-tube session for beets?

@notillgrowers 2 жыл бұрын

It's on the list!

@mattjohnson9727 4 ай бұрын

I'm planting to use a straw mulch on my garden this year because it's cheap and available, and my experience with composting is just getting started. Can I seed right into a straw mulch like you did with the compost mulch, or should I seed into the soil and then mulch on top? Any answers are welcome. Thanks.

@dimpletoadfoot8631 Жыл бұрын

I thought I sucked at growing carrots, but I guess there are a lot of other factors I'm not educated on yet. I'm trying a second round planted in July '22, I'll see how that goes into the fall. I'm in central NC, so the summer really wipes them out if they're planted in the spring, but maybe it was the weeds, maybe it was the birds pulling them up, maybe it was my cats digging around and tossing them aside. Who knows...Hopefully this next fall round will rock!

@namarhodge568 Жыл бұрын

I swear carrots are a artificial creation from some place like area 51. I love them, but canot get them to grow. I think this video will help me get started.