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Practical Horticulture for Busy People.
Carrots
About This Plant...
Family:
Apiaceae
Genus and species:
Daucus carota var. sativus
Growing Season:
spring and fall
Indoor Sowing...
Time needed to reach transplant size:
-
When to transplant to garden:
-
Outdoor Sowing...
When to sow outdoors:
4 to 6 weeks before last frost
Other Sowing Guidelines...
Approx. germination time:
6-18 days
Germination temp.:
85 degrees F.
Sowing depth:
1/2 inch
Days to maturity:
62-90 days
Transplanting Guidelines...
Spacing between plants:
1-3 inches
Spacing between rows:
16-30 inches
Growing On...
Pests:
wireworms; carrot rust fly larvae
Diseases:
aster yellows
Harvest:
when they are 1/2 inch in diameter
Growing tips:
thin seedlings when soil is damp; keep bed weeded but cultivate lightly near the plants
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