Growing Carrots : “My carrots grew well, but they are not particularly sweet and are thickly covered with root hairs.What is causing this?
“Carrots need a stone-free, deeply worked soil that drains well. During early stages of growth, the carrot’s taproot must meet no resistance in the soil. If a root meets a rock or hard clay, it will branch or simply stop growing. Carrots produce best in a raised bed. Till the soil to a depth of at least 8 inches, adding plenty of compost but no manure unless it is well rotted. Excess nitrogen causes branching and hairy, fiberous roots. Potassium promotes solid, sweet carrots. Carrots are cool-weather vegetables, so start sowing about two weeks before the last expected frost in your area. Make successive plantings every three weeks until July. Furrows should be about 3/4 inch deep and 4 inches apart. One planting method is to place a half-inch layer of sifted peat moss in the bottom of each furrow, sow the seeds sparingly on top, then cover with about a quarter inch of peat moss. To help germination, cover the beds with burlap bags kept soaking wet until the carrots sprout. Remove the b
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