Carrots

Daucus carota

Plant family

Umbellifers (Apiaceae)

Cultivation Break

3 Years

Season Overview

Sowing

Harvest

J

F

M

A

M

J

A

S

O

N

D

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Moist

Soil

Light (sandy)

Nutrient requirement

Low

Light germinator

Germination temperature

15 - 25 °C (Degrees Celsius)

Plant distance

5 cm

Row spacing

25 cm

Seeding depth

0.5 cm

Instructions

Mid of April

Pest protection

Mid of April

Mulch

Every two Weeks

Mid of April

Thinning

Mid of April

Fertilizing

Every two Weeks

Description

A classic among the root vegetables: the carrot. The taproot is the storage organ of the plant and varies in shape and color (yellow, orange to purple) depending on the variety. In the second year, the carrot shoots and forms an inflorescence. Then the root withers and is no longer edible.

Origin:

North Africa, Europe and Western Asia

Growing tips

Carrots prefer deep, loose soil with a high humus content and good nutrient supply. Sowing of early and summer carrots should be done as early as possible from mid-February, as germination takes up to 45 days at 5°C. The seedlings grow very slowly and need a lot of attention in the beginning so that they are not overgrown by weeds. It is a good idea to sow one row of radishes next to each row of carrots as a marker seed. After germination, the seedlings should be thinned out.

Companion Plants

Antagonistic Plants

Abyssinian cabbage / Ethiopian mustard

Broccoli raab / Stem cabbage / Cima di rapa

Brussels sprouts

Cabbage (red cabbage)

Caraway / Meridian fennel / Persian cumin

Celery (Celeriac / Celery root)

Celery (Celery)

Celery (Leaf celery / Chinese celery)

Chervil

Comfrey

Common mugwort

Coriander / Cilantro

Cucumber (African horned cucumber / Kiwano)

Cucumber (Caigua)

Cucumber (Melothria)

Cucumber / Gherkin

Fennel

Florence fennel / Finocchio

Garden squash - Patisson / UFO squash

Horseradish

Jerusalem artichoke / Topinambur

Lovage

Melon (Sugar melon)

Melon (Watermelon)

Mint

Ornamental pumpkin

Parsley

Parsnip

Pimpinella

Potato

Pumpkin / Squash

Rapeseed

Rapeseed - Sheer cabbage / Siberian cabbage

Root parsley

Rutabaga / Swedish turnip

Sea coal

Sponge gourd / Egyptian cucumber / Vietnamese luffa

Turnip

Turnip-rooted chervil

Turnips - Oilseed turnips

Turnips - Wild turnips

Vegetable cabbage - Forage cabbage

Vegetable cabbage - Ribbed cabbage / Portuguese cabbage

Vegetable cabbage - wild cabbage / ancient cabbage

Diseases

Root Rot

Soft rot

Powdery mildews

Blight of carrot

Pests

Land snails

Aphids

Root knot nematodes

Carrot fly

Voles