Basics
- Ease of Growing
- Easy
- Grown as
- Biennial
- Days to Maturity
- 70 (Spring/Summer), 70 (Fall/Winter)
- Growing Habit
- -
- Hardiness
- Hardy
Carrots are fully hardy and in mild climates they will continue to grow right through the winter. They can be frost tolerant.
- Crops
- Spring, Fall
- Growing Season
- Short, Long
- Cultivar Type
- -
- Growing Conditions
- Cold, Cool, Warm
Carrots need full sun for best production, though they may do okay in part shade in hot climates. They also like a fairly warm soil.
- Outdoor Growing Temp
- 45°F - 75°F
- Min Outdoor Soil Temp
- 45°F
Carrots germinate very slowly in cold soil, so it's best to allow the soil to warm up a little. It takes 50 days for them to germinate at 40 degrees, but only 17 days at 50 degrees.
- Start Indoors
- No
- Start Outdoors
- Yes
- Light
- Sun: min. 6 hours daily (Cold, Cool, Warm)
Carrots need full sun for best production, though they may do okay in part shade.
- Water
- Moderate
Carrots need a steady and even supply of moisture for good growth. Too little water may result in excessively hairy roots (produced to search for water), or woody roots with marked rings. Too much water may cause the roots to split, encourage too much top growth or result in poorly flavored roots. Extreme fluctuations of soil moisture between dry and wet conditions may cause cracking of the roots.
- Feeder
- Light
Carrots are surprisingly light feeders considering the amount of food they produce.
- Suitability
- Partial shade, Needs summer shade
- Small Gardens?
- Yes
- Containers?
- No
Standard and large varieties will not usually flourish in containers. If you must grow in a container make sure it's at least 10-12 deep with spacing 1 1/2" to 3" apart.
- Attracts beneficial insects?
- No
- Color
- Deep orange
- Fruit Size
- 6.0 - 7.0"
- Plant Height
- 6.0 - 7.0"
- Plant Diameter
- 6.0 - 12.0"
- Hardiness Zone
- 3-12
- Disease Resistance
- Taste Profile
Sweet, juicy and crispy.
- Rotation Group
- Roots: Alliums + Umbeliferae