How to grow carrot
Apiaceae, medium to grow
Sweet roots from deep, stone-free soil. Sow directly; they dislike transplanting.
Growing carrot for the first time
Difficulty: Medium · Sun: full sun · Ready in: about 80 days
1. Choose the spot
Pick a sunny spot (6+ hours of sun). It does best in sandy, loam soil with a pH of 6.0–7.0. Avoid clay soil, or improve it with compost.
2. Sow or plant
Sow outdoors in Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul. Space plants about 5 cm apart.
3. Look after it
- Water roughly every 4 days, more in hot or dry weather. Water the soil, not the leaves.
- No regular feeding needed in good soil — a mulch of compost is enough.
- Keep weeds down, and add a daily note and photo to your BeAgric grow diary so you can spot problems early.
4. Watch for problems
Common problems: Carrot fly. Take a photo with Check a plant if leaves look spotted, yellow or wilted.
5. Organic tip
Cover with fine mesh against carrot fly. Don't add fresh manure — it makes roots fork.
6. Harvest
Expect your first harvest about 80 days after planting. Record it in Harvests and list any spare on the marketplace.
Growing it organically
Cover with fine mesh against carrot fly. Don't add fresh manure — it makes roots fork.
Common problems
- Carrot fly
Spotted something? Check a photo of the leaf.